How about that? Wired magazine's Raw File blog has named me one of its favorite photobloggers. Here's part of what the blog has to say: Mason deals with America’s visual heritage in fresh and often surprising ways. He mines the Farm Security Administration photography archives and applies the back stories,... Read more →
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