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— World Turns and Earth Changes by John Garghan

 While photographing dumped cars I often get people walking past (generally with their dogs) who wonder. Well why I do it? I’m sure they think I am mad. The first question is. Do I work for the police? or, the insurance company? To protect myself and my equipment I have to be very aware of who is approaching because on most occasions the cars are found in areas that have high crime levels. I felt quite exposed and frightened working on this car when a group of youths came along with a very aggressive attitude, however, while I worked I talked to them, explaining my art practice and processes and they began to calm down and take a real interest, to the point were they were identifying areas of the car to photograph.