Along the back roads, state roads and highways throughout Kentucky, smaller communities and towns are dying out, the inhabitants moving to larger towns and cities where they can, hopefully, find work. Houses and farms are abandoned, clothes left hanging in closets, toys weathering in unkempt yards. In many small towns, entire blocks of storefronts sit empty, becoming more derelict with each passing year.
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 looking for these moments and documenting what I find along the way.
Archival pigment prints of all of the images are available.
michaelmorrisimages@gmail.com
All photographs on this web site are © Michael Morris
and may not be downloaded, appropriated, re-used, or re-published in any form whatsoever without the express consent of Michael Morris. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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 looking for these moments and documenting what I find along the way.
Archival pigment prints of all of the images are available.
michaelmorrisimages@gmail.com
All photographs on this web site are © Michael Morris
and may not be downloaded, appropriated, re-used, or re-published in any form whatsoever without the express consent of Michael Morris. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.