Look here. His "Artisans" series involved getting to know and enter the world of dedicated workers and try to engrave that experience in an image. He's not flitting here and there or snapping.
Thanks for the good press Asher
Since that thread was about good websites - and you were mentionning mine - I'll take the opportunity to redirect the conversation somewhat and hopefully share my experiences. My site as you linked to it a month or so a go was actually a bit of a mess; I've just finished a complete make over. This is probably the first time that I've ever truly been happy with it.
I think it's very hard to create a good web site. The biggest problem that I have had in the past was my desire to share too many types of images; my professional intentions were thus unclear to prospective clients, and this is never a good thing.
On the other hand I wish to show my personal work, such as the Artisans project, and I believe that clients do benefit from this. I discuss this problem and offer suggestions in a recent blog post:
http://www.timothyarmes.com/blog/2009/09/specialise-or-generalise/
Briefly though, my solution is to make a clear statement of my profession intent on the front page, and to present a focussed commercial portfolio that only presents the speciality that I wish to undertake professionally. Personal work is placed in it's own gallery. Other images are placed in the blog; I do this to show my technical competances to prospective clients in an informal way that doesn't get confused with my portfolio or professional objectives.
Another issue I had when redesigning the site was that of actually presenting my images. I like to generate my galleries directly in Lightroom - it's easy and convenient - unfortunately there weren't any Lightroom "Web Engines" that met my needs (mainly because I refuse to use Flash). In the end I had to write my own, which I've since turned into a donationware product. Again, I blogged about my efforts:
http://www.timothyarmes.com/blog/2009/09/elegance-a-new-web-engine-for-lightroom-2/
Good web sites need good images, that goes without saying, but they also need a lot of thought to make them work. They should be easy to navigate, compelling to visit, a pleasure to read, and they should have a clear objective. It's hard to achieve.
Until recently my site was quite confusing, containing an ambiguous mix of professional work and personal work and even Lightroom plug-ins. The previous colour scheme - an attempt to be offer something more unique - was totally inappropriate for my commercial work. All these issues have been addressed. I don't know if I've yet achieved what most people would consider a "good" site, but it's certainly a big improvement and it'll continue to mature and evolve.
Hopefully this post will help any others who are struggling too...
Tim