Selected Portraits
Edie “The Egg Woman” Massey, actress and singer, who appeared in several John Waters’ films. Baltimore, Maryland. 1979.
Mary Ann Pettaway, quilter. Gee’s Bend, Alabama. 2010.
Willie “Poor Monkey” Seaberry donning a wig and relaxing in his juke joint, Poor Monkey’s. Merigold. Mississippi. 2015.
Frankie Hatton, with one of his prize coonhound dogs, Coon Dog Cemetery, near Cherokee, Alabama. 2023.
Paul Getzkow in front of a tenant house. Seale, Alabama. 2020.
Ralph Frank, sign painter and resident of Columbus, George. Seale, Alabama. 2020.
Larry Grimes, guard at Parchman Farm State Penitentiary, artist, and Vietnam Veteran. Parchman, Mississippi. 2017.
Tim White, recycler, in front of his home. Louise, Mississippi. 2017.
Barber. Mindfield Barber Shop. Brownsville, Tennessee. 2020.
Game sideshow barker at the St. Paul Rodeo. St. Paul, Oregon. 2013.
Matt Gone, with 95 percent of his body covered in tattoos. Portland, Oregon. 2009.
Clarke Bedford in front of his home with three of his vehicles. Hyattsville, Maryland. 2020.
Dean Coombs, reporter, editor, publisher, and linotype operator for the Saguache Crescent, the last linotype-printed newspaper in America. Saguache, Colorado. 2020.
Judge Rex Fields, center, with deputies in the Eastland County Courthouse, holding the remains of Ol’ Rip, a horn toad who survived 31 years encapsulated in the Courthouse time capsule. Eastland, Texas. 2021.
Passenger on the S.S. Badger ferry. Ludington, Michigan. 2019.
Two boys with bikes in the town bandstand. Powell, Wyoming. 2012.