Eagle and the Dragon

image by Alec Soth

I'v been fortunate over the past few weeks to have free copies of the weekend Telegraph newspaper, while my parents are on holiday i'v been using their annual subscription.
The Telegraph magazine has recently had some great articles, in particular this four part photo article on America and China, with photographs by Alec Soth.

Soth's style of portraiture i find very interesting as most of the image is of the persons surroundings, this places the image in between documentary and portraiture. Both personal yet also surveying, placing the "sitter" in their social context.

its a true return to form for the Telegraph magazine, which had perhaps lapsed somewhat over the years. The series is great and i recommend you take a look, it's all available on the Telegraphs website