Photos of race and compassion in the Mississippi Delta – The Washington Post

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Perspective | Finding race and compassion in the Mississippi Delta

Brandon Thibodeaux spent eight years photographing rural communities in the Mississippi Delta – exploring race, religion and his own identity along the way.

via Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-sight/wp/2017/09/29/finding-race-and-compassion-in-the-mississippi-delta/

Brandon Thibodeaux’s eight-year journey in the Mississippi Delta, which resulted in the poetic images of In That Land of Perfect Day, began with a personal quest. The Texas native, who is white, moved to small predominantly African American towns of the Delta where he didn’t know a soul — armed with a bicycle, a Mamiya C330, and a stack of 3×3 inch square prints.

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