Photographed in Stony Hill, Jamaica. March 23, 2010

On balancing sound, types of kings, and dancing on a US$600 microphone.

Previously on First People
March 11: Marlon ‘Biggy Bigz’ Reid and A Picture Called Death
February 23: Rosina Casserly (on Jamaica)
February 16: Devon Gordon’s Art of Extreme Patience

FIRST photographer Marlon Reid speaks about A Picture called Death – his photograph depicting the aftermath of a shooting in Kingston, Jamaica in March 2008.
See the still photographs HERE.
Interested in your own print? E-mail Marlon at marlon.reid@first-magazine.net (the print is limited to 25 and only five per year will be signed and sold).
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