Sprawling, Gorgeous Photo Project Dives Deep Into the Life and Heavy Industries of Rivers

Jeff Rich’s Watershed Project is an ongoing documentary study of three large rivers; the French Broad, the Tennessee and the Mississippi.

via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/rawfile/2013/09/sprawling-and-gorgeous-photo-project-dives-deep-into-the-life-and-waste-of-rivers/?viewall=true

When tackling a huge, abstract photo project, it helps to set some parameters. For Jeff Rich and his Watershed Project, they were: Every photo must deal directly with some aspect of the river; focus on either pollution, control or stewardship; and finally, be something that you’d want to hang in your living room.