American Flag (Blow Up)

For those whose affection is tangled in nostalgia and critique - this is a card for complicated romance, for sultry days and sticky feelings. Here, Charlie Stein captures an unsettling kind of beauty: the idle pose, the perfect float, the heat-laced haze of it all. The figure's eyes are hidden beneath a sun-drenched arm. The flag, once proud, sits casual and off-kilter.