Earlier this year I made a road trip through Iowa with a fellow photographer, Russ Taylor. We were there to do some research on a potential project with the Meskwaki Nation. It was the first time either of us had been in this part of the heartland and we found ourselves fascinated with this part of our great country.
Here are just a few of my favorite photos depicting "Rural America."
Wasn't expecting Iowa to be so beautiful...really didn't know what to expect but I was pleasantly surprised. Since last Friday Russ Taylor and I have been here in Tama-Toledo working in a documentary project with the Meskwaki Native Americans (more on that project later). During some of our downtime, what do two photographer do...explore. We did shoot some with our regular cameras but we could not help but pull out our phones and document our trip along the way. The iPhone and Snapseed app are the perfect combo for such a trip.
When we arrived at the Good Samaritan School in Madanpur Khadar, the kids greeted us with traditional marigold wreaths and a song.
Here are a few photos from the Madanpur Khadar Resettlement Community. More will come later, just wanted to get a few posted before we head out for today's adventure.
This little girl caught this chicken and was running around playing with it. I waited a caught in a moment that is priceless and rarely seen in the United States. The second photo is of a ladies hands with traditional Mehndi.
We spent Tuesday at the Good Samaritan School in Madanpur Khadar. Madanpur Khadar is a government resettlement colony in South Delhi. The people here were relocated from various slums around Delhi. The kids are so special and so fun to hang out with. Patsy and I sponsor two kids from this school and I was able to spend time with both. So cool to have been here in November to meet them and then back this month to see them again...special time.
Monday we spent the day in Garh Ganga, Uttar Pradesh, India with the Truthseekers organization.
