Photography from Appalachia: 5 Projects Explore a Complex Place

Photography from Appalachia: 5 Projects Explore a Complex Place

Five photographers reveal a complex and ambivalent portrait of a mysterious place in this collection of photography from Appalachia.

via Feature Shoot: https://www.featureshoot.com/2023/04/photography-from-appalachia-5-projects-explore-a-complex-place/

“I’m certainly aware of the stereotypes, clichés, and exploitation this area has been exposed to by many entities,” the photographer Rich-Joseph Facun once told us. “I want to be clear: I’m not here to define what Appalachia is or isn’t.” In this collection, we take a look back at some of the most powerful photography from Appalachia, created by five visual storytellers, each with a different perspective.