This is a documentary portrait of rural Florida to be presented as a gallery exhibition, book and art education program.
The history of this land, and what it means to be “rural,” remains largely unknown. Florida has a rich harvest of storytellers from a tobacco-spitting blue crab fisherman who recounts commercial fishing practices of yesteryear to a rancher who reminisces about Depression-era farming. We will travel extensively throughout Florida with no strict schedule or itinerary, allowing us the freedom to discover lost Florida through documentary photography (exclusively using the 4 x 5 large format view camera) and oral history. The project will give a voice to ordinary Floridians who have interesting stories to share about rural life.
