You're not in Disneyworld anymore: Florida's 'shadow country' laid bare by photographer who spent months traveling through the Sunshine State's wild side

迪斯尼世界都是骗人的！佛罗里达州的“影子乡村”遭摄影师曝光
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Mason
IMO the photographs were not captivating. Nor were they anything special. Perhaps Hatleberg allowed his subjects to take the photos.
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Ex U.K. resident
It is a country of unbelievable wealth but also unbelievable poverty.
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wellthatsinterestingReply toEx U.K. resident
Some of our residents have wealth, but America is bankrupt. We're living on credit and borrowed time. It's too bad our leaders sold America out from under us.
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SouthWalesSimon
That is not a boy caught up in his thoughts. That is a man.
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Lydia
I have been to Florida many times growing up and yes there is a large part of the state that is rural and away from the glitz of Miami or the beach. With that, it's a truly beautiful, wild state in the fullest meaning of the word. Still many swamps, alligators, and overgrowth that makes you wonder what settlers must have thought when they first found it. Nothing like a sunset in Florida- truly, the colors are magnificent. And yes, they have their own local cultures that aren't anything to look down upon. Shame he seemed to take such a negative stance towards a truly beautiful and special part of our country.
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cpco02
I lived in Fl. for 50 years. Instead of blowing money at the mouse (disney) , get an old travel guide , get off the beaten path and check out the sites.Especially around central Florida.
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Lampshade
Every state has these same scenarios! California, New York, Philadelphia, North Carolina, Kansas....you get the drift. Florida is no different. Florida does not have earthquakes. That was a huge LOL and really bad reporting!
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Bemused of Dawley
Beautiful pictures spoilt by the awful commentary of the DM reporters
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m3173
Lifetime Floridian here.... Like any large city, state or country, it has it's nice parts and not so nice parts. Good people, bad people. You've got the whole spectrum here, that's for sure!
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Karla
Find it odd that he does not identify the areas where these were taken or even dates. There are no earthquakes here at all but there is the odd tornado that goes through and of course the hurricanes, that one pic looked like a sink hole that opened up. Of course it is not all Disney World how silly would that be. Also there are a lot of beautiful places that are not Orlando. There is some beautiful horse county as well as St Augustine and then down to the Keys/head over the Gulf Coast And even there one will find a plethora of areas that are less than stellar. Florida is a pretty big place. j/s
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Freda123
The picture of the young boy sitting in the cypress swamp is actually a picture of him sitting at the edge of one of the larger springs that emanate from the Florida aquifer. It's really quite amazing to drive through a heavily wooded area and then come upon one of these springs and see crystal-clear water bubbling up out of the ground from a 30 foot deep hole 100 feet in diameter. The springs are great places to cool off in the summertime because the water is usually around 72°F.
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Rainbown
Next you'll try to tell me that the United Kingdom is not like the Buckingham Palace?!
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BesenyiReply toRainbown
Compared to Americas impoverished and homeless, you're not far wrong. In the UK we have councils and other agencies that house homeless people. Depending on the size of your family, as in are you a single person or a couple with 10 kids, dictates the size of property you will get, so we actually have people on benefits living in mansions. No joke, google it. Particularly if you're an immigrant, they get all kinds of perks. Some councils give out free gym memberships etc. I'm not saying we don't have people on the streets, we do but in those cases there are usually back stories as to the the whys. Drunkards etc Not all obviously but I've worked in places that dealt with homeless and some choose to be on the streets, more money for their vices.
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johnniec64
when has florida had an earthquake?
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AsloReply tojohnniec64
Someone was tipsy and intended on a hurricane.
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Allen Ross
People, don't you understand? Because "Hatleberg, who received an MFA from Yale University, currently teaches photography at Yale University and Cooper Union." makes these otherwise pedestrian photographs ART.
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LordPeteReply toAllen Ross
LOL!
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old gag
The men pictured aren't digging out a car ! they are digging a hole.
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OldMan46
You will see the same in every State in the US. Poverty will always be with us . For too many reasons to write here.
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Lalaura
Interesting. Except, I'm a Floridian by birth. The photo of the man sitting in the river or spring is NOT a mangrove swamp. Those trees are cypress trees and cypress "knees" as the nobs are called. Mangrove's are south of this area and are the root systems, much more complex.
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onstage2015
dm obviously does not know where Disneyland is! Disney World is in Florida!!
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clodia metelliReply toonstage2015
DM also doesn't know the difference between mangroves and cypress.
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Maureen Florida USA
I tried to find where the pictures were taken, but article only says "Florida". It's a big state, and you will find poverty in every state. I thought the article was pointless, unless giving us less tourists was the goal. That is fine with me.
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jollyoneReply toMaureen Florida USA
Picture #11 has an address on the house. Google maps.
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Maureen Florida USAReply toMaureen Florida USA
@jollyone can you give me a hint? Google maps shows that address in many states...
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LordPeteReply toMaureen Florida USA
Maureen. It's Perry (population 7000 or so, You can get all the rest from Wikipedia - but, yes, it is predominantly poor.) . If you had used Google maps with the address and Florida" you'd have found it. Apparently it didn't have the same paint job in 2013 when Google swung by. Actually, if the photographer had included the WHOLE of the front of the house, showing how tiny it is, it would have been a lot more interesting.
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orlandofl
Drove all over America....The most frightening place was Gary, Indiana...was going to have stopover before going to Chicago, driving down the streets looking for lodgings, soon changed our minds.
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Alexa
It's no different than any other state, you could live in the wealthiest area, drive a few miles and see poverty like this.
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