Paul Shambroom

A few government-issue desks or folding tables. Stacks of paper. Bleary-eyed officials peering at the umpteenth ink-smudged ballot. This week’s statewide recount has offered little in the way of fodder for photojournalists looking for compelling imagery. Here’s a look at the best and the worst, plus a word on the topic from Twin Cities photographers Alec Soth and Paul Shambroom, a former photojournalist whose fine art work has included a project focusing on government meetings.