On February 15 I am headed to Greenwood, Mississippi with LUCEO partner, musician Tyler Strickland to begin tinkering with something that we hope will evolve into a much larger project over time. In June of last year I pitched an idea we had hatched for National Geographic’s Innovation in Storytelling Grant which was given to two photographers who were invited to the LOOKbetween Festival. About 100 photographers were allowed to submit proposals, and I was both excited and humbled to be one of the recipients along with Toby Smith. I’m also really pleased to be working with National Geographic’s Director of  Photography and Digital Media, Katel Ledu.  

I’ll fill in the details over time but suffice to say we’re headed to Baptist Town to do a person-profile that is planned to be a small piece in a two-part beginning to something that could keep us busy for a few years, if we were able to find sustainable funding and sufficient time for it. The outtakes from this trip will begin my documentation of the Baptist Town neighborhood this year, and Greenwood at large to continue “Sin and Salvation in Baptist Town”. I will also begin photographing the second chapter, the other side of the tracks, to see what the rest of the city is like and do my best to understand what creates that pocket of poverty, crime and violence. I plan to keep everyone posted through this blog and am excited to start making pictures in 2011.  

On February 15 I am headed to Greenwood, Mississippi with LUCEO partner, musician Tyler Strickland to begin tinkering with something that we hope will evolve into a much larger project over time. In June of last year I pitched an idea we had hatched for National Geographic's Innovation in Storytelling Grant which was given ...