Later this month I will be back on the road in Alabama to continue work on What Has Been Will Be Again through the generous support of a Brooklyn Darkroom artist residency.
Brooklyn Darkroom, a New York State 501(c)3, supports photographers by providing photography and travel resources and facilities for dedicated artist practitioners. The annual residency provides use of a fully equipped 2023 Winnebago Solis 59P pop-top camper for up to one month, a $4,000 stipend to cover travel, living, and materials expenses, and access to the Brooklyn Darkroom for development, printing, and finishing. Previous resident artists include noted photographers Trent Davis Bailey, Rose Marie Cromwell, Curran Hatleberg, Ian Kline, Andrew Lichtenstein, Irina Rozovsky, Mark Steinmetz, and Rachel Stern.
For my time in the camper, beginning in mid-May and continuing through mid-June, I’ll retrace the de Soto expedition and Old Federal Road through Alabama, also making stops in Mobile and Birmingham, spending time in the Sipsey Wilderness and Bankhead National Forest, and photographing through the small coal mining communities where my family originates.
Follow along via the Brooklyn Darkroom Instagram feed.
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