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Dawson Springs Tornado

10-February-2022 by Ted Wathen

The Tornado hit Dawson Springs on Friday evening December 10, 2021. It was most likely one of a number of tornados that emerged along a 200+ mile line ranging from Northeast Arkansas through central Kentucky. I began my photographic journey by … [Continue reading]

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Sept 1st, 2020

20-October-2020 by Brittany Greeson

Today I returned to my alma mater, Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green to photograph courses amid the global pandemic. I was curious to see how students were handling everyday protocol for mask wearing, distancing and how instructors would … [Continue reading]

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Russellville

23-September-2020 by Ted Wathen

I have always liked Russellville. It’s in Logan County. The northern section of the county is hilly, bordering, Muhlenberg County. As you go south, the land gets more level, becoming rich farmland. Russellville seemed genteel. The people were (and … [Continue reading]

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People Working

9-September-2020 by Bob Hower

I’m always interested in people at work. I began to think a lot about fast food workers and wonder about their lives – and so I made some efforts to photograph them. They are mostly kids and put on big smiles when you face them with a camera. … [Continue reading]

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Muhlenberg County Roadside Encounter

25-August-2020 by Ted Wathen

Leaving Paradise I meandered. I went to the Rochester Dam that John Prine sang about. Rochester is a small town with maybe one store a bank and a post office. I saw a dot on my Delorme Map identifying the town of Gus. My older son’s name is Gus, so I … [Continue reading]

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Police Work

14-August-2020 by Bob Hower

In Paducah I arrange to ride with the Police Department. I’m paired with Officer Kelly Drew but we had a fair amount of contact with the other officers on that shift as well. Kelly amazed me with his background (broken home, alcoholic abusive father, … [Continue reading]

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Slave Collar

28-July-2020 by Ted Wathen

Juneteenth.  June 19, 2020. Demonstrators in Louisville march to both commemorate the day and to call out the killings of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and a list of others who had been killed by the police. The march left Liberty Square and … [Continue reading]

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The truth is that I just really like to take pictures…

10-July-2020 by Rachel Boillot

Having studied photography, pictures like these orbit my mind on a constant loop whether I am conscious of them or not, reminding me of the power of photography and the significance of the past. On the days when I am presumed a DEA agent, these are … [Continue reading]

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Jefferson Davis

26-June-2020 by Ted Wathen

At 351 feet, it towers over the Todd County landscape, the fifth tallest monument in the United States.  Driving west on US 68 from Elkton, it immediately comes into view: the Jefferson Davis Monument, sited in the small town of Fairview, … [Continue reading]

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Leslie County, June 3, 2018

5-June-2020 by Ted Wathen

I’d just spent a wonderful weekend with Pine Mountain Collective, and informal group of artists convened by the Kentucky Natural Lands Trust (KNLT).  The KNLT has the vision of purchasing all of the available lands on Pine Mountain and putting … [Continue reading]

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Fishing with Ronnie

27-May-2020 by Bob Hower

I went fishing one night for Asian Carp with Ronnie Hopkins near Kentucky Lake Dam. When I called him to set things up and asked him how he was, he answered “not fit to kill” (meaning not worth the price of the bullet it would take to kill him as he … [Continue reading]

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The “new” Kentucky Documentary Photographic Project

15-May-2020 by Bob Hower

Perhaps the best way to describe my thoughts about the “new” Kentucky Documentary Photographic Project is to tell a few stories from my journey so far that illustrate some of the things I’m interested in covering. I’ve spent 3 weeks on the road so … [Continue reading]

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