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

Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-sight/wp/2017/09/29/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.

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.

L E N S C R A T C H: Paul McDonough

The Sasha Wolf Gallery is celebrating the work and a new publication of Paul McDonough's New York Photographs, 1968-1978. I really enjoyed seeing a 1970's New York City with quirky denizens from decades past. Paul has an incredible eye for timing, juxtaposition, and the humorous moment, and this exhibition was a complete photographic pleasure.

redlights and redeyes: art of art

I got sent to Miami for three days for The New York Times for a piece on the Miami art scene post Art Basel. I can’t really say much more than it was an amazing time, met some really chill people and got a chance to just wander and make photos I wanted to make. We don’t get to do nearly as much of that these days in our business, so I took full advantage of making wrong turns, finding random wi-fi spots (thank you Denny’s), and taking in some spectacular shows.

These are only a fraction of the 80-picture edit I sent, but I’ll drop a few more on this blog in a few days when I get around to editing my stuff from my random side-trip to the fashion district – which is about as close to painted wall heaven as I have ever been.

Check it out here.

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