A photographer’s “love letter to Appalachia”: Interview with Roger May
By Beth Newberry
“I am both insider and outsider,” says documentary photographer and Appalachian Roger May. Read more
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Apr 17
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Hollow: Documenting West Virginia
The HillVille unabashedly loves stories, community building and especially innovative ways to use stories to build community. So when we saw Hollow, an interactive documentary about McDowell County, W.Va., on Kickstarter, we were intrigued. We caught up with project founder and ex-App Elaine McMillion earlier this week to get the scoop.
Making Mountain Music: Sam Shinault is Back Home Proud
Welcome to another installment of our “Back Home Proud” series, a re-occurring feature in which Apps and Ex-Apps tell us, in their own words, what their Appalachian identity means to them. Today we hear from Sam Shinault, a photographer, guitarist and mandolin player for the Two Dollar Bill Band, an old-time, bluegrass and newgrass band in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. Read more
Kudzu Forever: Photographer captures beauty and malice of ‘Mile-a-Minute’ Vine
By Beth Newberry
The beauty and strength of kudzu was not lost on me when I first moved to Harlan Co., Ky. as a child. At the bottom of the mountain where we lived was a no-name convenience store. From its parking lot, I could toss my head back and see the skyscraper-high trees covered with long braids of Kudzu. Read more
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