Along the back roads, state roads and minor highways throughout Kentucky, smaller communities and towns are dying out, people are moving to the larger cities and towns where they can find work. Houses and farms are abandoned, clothes left hanging in closets, toys lying in the yards. In small towns, whole blocks of storefronts sit empty, becoming more derelict with each passing season.

And yet, in those same small towns you’ll find people who persevere and are quite happy. They find joy in their family and friends, some in their faith, others bellied up to a bar telling tales that get taller with each telling. I am out to find both of these, to meet some of the people who live here, document what they have left behind and to possibly learn a bit about myself along the way.



This is just a small sample of the work. It is all shot on black & white film with an old Hasselblad. I have a digital “shoebox” where I store everything I decide to scan. Some of it’s good, some not so, but it’s all Kentucky.

Photo.net has done their best to ruin their site so hopefully this link will get you to the Kentucky work, which should be in order from the latest and run backwards, as they were shot.

https://www.photo.net/2297786#//Sort-Newest/All-Categories/All-Time/Page-1



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