{
  "id": 15382778,
  "title": "A woman laughs behind glass, rainbows arc through a sprinkler and a marching band waits by the sea: Alex Webb’s camera photographs an America that's busy, bright and connected",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/a-woman-laughs-behind-glass-rainbows-arc-through-a-sprinkler-and-a",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-18T08:10:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Digital Camera World",
    "slug": "digital-camera-world",
    "url": "https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/books/a-woman-laughs-behind-glass-rainbows-arc-through-a-sprinkler-and-a-marching-band-waits-by-the-sea-alex-webb-depicts-an-america-thats-busy-bright-and-connected"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Photographer Alex Webb captures bustling, vibrant scenes across America in his book \"Walking Blues.\" Instead of focusing on a single subject, Webb's images are rich with details, inviting viewers to examine each element closely. In one photograph, a smiling woman with a brown hat or a grimacing expression can be seen, alongside a man in a flat cap gazing into the distance, reflected in a mural and surrounded by reflections in glass. The photo from Erie, Pennsylvania, showcases a rainbow splitting the frame between a child standing and another lying down, while a man on a bench watches nearby. Web's use of saturated colors and busy frames reflects the improvisation and connection between communities he observed during his decade-long travels across the US, from Erie to El Paso and Atlanta to Oakland.",
  "summary": "Alex Webb’s spent more than a decade crossing 40 US cities. His new book showcase photography inspired by the blues",
  "key_points": [],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}