I recently took a trip to Owsley County, Kentucky. The county is one of the poorest counties in the entire nation. For the entire story with sound files and interviews, click here.
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I had an amazing, eye-opening, interesting and somewhat sad trip to Owsley, County KY.
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I had an amazing, eye-opening, interesting and somewhat sad trip to Owsley, County KY. The poverty rate in the county is the HIGHEST in the United States. I headed up there with a friend and we randomly knocked on doors of trailers, buses, and homes and handed out food to those in dire need. We also gave a box of student bibles to a local woman in Boonseville, KY who runs a Christian outreach center. She told us that meth is a major battle for them.
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Shavings heads for a great cause
Why did you move to Tennessee?
I asked, “Where are you from?” He told me Kansas. Of course I had to ask why he moved to Tennessee. He told me, “Because it wasn’t too far away on the map...”
Read MoreMaking music
There is something far more peaceful about listening to street musicians at night instead of the daytime...
Read MoreWaiting on the 9:00 bus
Quietly sitting, waiting on the bus.
Read MoreEveryday normalcy in street photography
Capturing the everyday stuff is sometimes fun to do with street photography. Take for example this picture...
Read MoreHeaded to Lunch
I shot this while sitting on the front porch of a restaurant. This couple was making their way inside the covered patio dining area.
Read MoreAbout to go to blows over preaching?
The guy on the left wanted to preach from the Bible. The guy on the right wanted to play music in the park in hopes of earning a buck. The guy on the right told the man preaching to not use the megaphone, however he was much more descriptive about it. The man on the left told the musician to move on that he was spreading peace. Interesting conversation to listen to.
Read MoreWaiting on the big break
I shot this in Knoxville, Tennessee. The perfect description, "Waiting on the big break."
Read MoreSitting
Watching life go by, sitting in the park.
Read MoreThe Violin Man Can
Sitting behind two stretched choppers was this calm and precise man. He quietly played as people walked by, smiling the entire time.
Read MoreThe Magician
Slip of the hands, slip of the feet. Street performance.
Read MoreMusic for the people
I thought this was an interesting photograph illustrating life. Here you have a woman playing the heck out of a guitar on the left and to the right, a woman peacefully working on a sewing project, enjoying the music.
Read MoreThe amazing story of recovery, at only one year of age
Sushi Man
I asked, "How many Sushi rolls do you may each day... is that what you call them, Sushi rolls?" He continued to watch the TV in front
Read MoreEveryday spent in a sleeping bag
Every-time I have walked past this individual, he has been in his sleeping bag. Day, night, snow or rain, he is in the sleeping bag.
Read MoreTake my picture for $5
As I got closer I could hear that the woman was saying something as she stared at me. I finally asked, "What did you say?" "YOU #$%$@^%@ GIVE ME $5 BECAUSE YOU TOOK MY PICTURE," she snarled.
Read MoreThe talk
The talk is what I titled this shot. As you can see, these two men were having a deep discussion as they walked down the street in the freezing cold weather with the snowflakes falling around them.
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