Sin and Salvation in Baptist Town

A project about contemporary race and class disparities in Greenwood, Mississippi by photographer Matt Eich

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Jörg Brüggemann, Tourists Vs. Refugees

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Finally. Somebody did something interesting and powerful in Greece about the refugee situation. 

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Great work by Jörg Brüggemann. 

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APAD’s BACKYARD STORYTELLING GRANT

Summary:

APhotoADay’s inaugural Backyard Storytelling Grant is a $4,000 grant awarded to a visual storyteller to aid in a project within 350 miles (or roughly one tank of gas) of the journalist’s home.

Our goal is to reward and encourage finding the extraordinary in the ordinary, while also focusing on community. Often time the best stories - the ones that resonate most - are the ones that hit closest to home.

A hand-picked panel of judges from APhotoADay and speakers from GeekFest Oakland 2015 will review the applications and award prizes. On top of that, APhotoADay will help find the completed project a home with at least one prominent industry photo blogs. Yes, think the NYT Lens Blogs and TIME Lightboxes of the world.

Application Process:

In a statement not to exceed 500 words, please describe the project you’re interested in completing. Also include research you’ve made and the ways in which the grant will directly help you achieve your goals. In a bio not to exceed 250 words, please tell us about yourself. Keep it real. Be yourself.

If you haven’t started the project already, but you have a great idea that you need help starting and funding, that’s cool. Please describe how you would approach it, while illustrating some tangible research you’ve done and contacts you’ve made.

In a selection of up to 20 pictures (or a 5 minute sample reel if you’re doing a video project), please show us work that highlights your abilities as they relate to the type of work you’ll be doing.

Photographers and visual journalists from any country may apply for this grant.

Proposals for projects that have already received grants or awards of more than $5,000 in the previous calendar year are not eligible. The grant is awarded to an individual photographer; project proposals that involve multiple content producers will not be accepted.

To submit your project:

Please Dropbox up to 20 sequenced images in a folder titled with your first and last name. For those working on a video project, please include a 5-minute (or less) video that pertains to the story and/or is representative of the work you’re looking to do.

In that folder, include a text document with your statement/proposal. 

Also include three references, along with the following contact info:

• name

• mailing address

• phone number

• email address

• social media handles

You can dropbox your entries to — [email protected]. 

One entry per person.

The deadline for submissions is midnight (PST) on Monday, Aug. 31, 2015. 

The announcement of the winner(s) will be made during GeekFest Oakland (Sept 11-13, 2015).

Any questions: please email m[at]melissalyttle.com.

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Love me some APAD and some thelifeofm. Check it out and apply!

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“Sin & Salvation in Baptist Town” was recognized in this year’s Photo District News Photo Annual in the student category. 

All images made in and around Greenwood, Mississippi in 2014. This work was supported in part by the Getty Images Grant for Editorial Photography. 

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Life journeys and Culinary Art with @jamespomerantz

To see more moments from James’ culinary journey, follow @jamespomerantz on Instagram.

“When I was very young, I would sit on the kitchen floor with my dog and watch my mom cook,” recalls James Pomerantz (@jamespomerantz). For James, food and family are recurring themes in a life that now takes him around the world as a photographer, after a stint in the restaurant business. “I was young and in a really bad place following my mom’s sudden death and had a tough time taking orders and being responsible,” he explains. “Baking biscotti at 6:00 AM did not fit well into my lifestyle at the time. Usually I got canned or quit after a couple of months.”

James now lives in New York City with his own family, and when not traveling, he teaches a BioArt course at the School of Visual Arts that incorporates photography, science, and food. “Whenever I’ve returned from a photo assignment, whether it be in Pakistan or Azerbaijan, the first thing I do when I get home is cook my wife something I ate while abroad.” He continues, “As a father, it makes me cry when my two year old daughter wants me to pick her up so she can watch me cook her dinner.”

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A big fan of James’ work. It’s been cool to see his evolution from conflict photographer to what he is doing now, which I think transcends genres. 

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Car work in the Baptist Town neighborhood of Greenwood, Mississippi on March 28, 2014. From the series, “Sin & Salvation in Baptist Town.”

Made using Kodak Professional Films, with support in part from the Getty Images Grant for Editorial Photography.

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Making a picture of me making a picture at the Viking 5K and Half Marathon in Greenwood, Mississippi on March 29, 2014. From the series, “Sin & Salvation in Baptist Town.”

Made using Kodak Professional Films, with support in part from the Getty Images Grant for Editorial Photography.

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Busted windshield, Baptist Town neighborhood of Greenwood, Mississippi on June 9, 2014. From the series, “Sin & Salvation in Baptist Town.”

Made using Kodak Professional Films, with support in part from the Getty Images Grant for Editorial Photography.

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Rodeway Inn Parking Lot, June 9, 2014. From the series, “Sin & Salvation in Baptist Town.”

Made using Kodak Professional Films, with support in part from the Getty Images Grant for Editorial Photography.

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Powder Puff Football Game at Pillow Academy in Greenwood, Mississippi on March 31, 2014. From the series, “Sin & Salvation in Baptist Town.”

Made using Kodak Professional Films, with support in part from the Getty Images Grant for Editorial Photography.

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Nino X in Greenwood, Mississippi on April 2, 2014. From the series, “Sin & Salvation in Baptist Town.”

Made using Kodak Professional Films, with support in part from the Getty Images Grant for Editorial Photography.

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Portrait of Kierra Hampton at Little Round Lake near Greenwood, Mississippi on April 3, 2014. From the series, “Sin & Salvation in Baptist Town.”

Made using Kodak Professional Films, with support in part from the Getty Images Grant for Editorial Photography.

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Burning the fields, Greenwood, Mississippi, March 27, 2014. From the series, “Sin & Salvation in Baptist Town.”

Made using Kodak Professional Films, with support in part from the Getty Images Grant for Editorial Photography.

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Aerial over the Baptist Town neighborhood in South Greenwood / Aerial over the Robert E. Lee Subdivision in North Greenwood, Mississippi on April 1, 2014. From the series, “Sin & Salvation in Baptist Town.”

Made using Kodak Professional Films, with support in part from the Getty Images Grant for Editorial Photography.

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After the Viking 5K and Half Marathon, Greenwood, Mississippi, March 29, 2014. From the series, “Sin & Salvation in Baptist Town.”

Made using Kodak Professional Films, with support in part from the Getty Images Grant for Editorial Photography.

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Impossible Project images made by Jaylin Smith and Carl Jones, students at Delta Streets Academy, a school for at-risk young men in Greenwood, Mississippi. 

Whenever I return to Greenwood, I try to stop by Delta Streets, bring some film, and get some time with a handful of students. My goal has been to give them the tools and encouragement necessary to learn the value of visual self-expression. These are a few of the resulting photographs. 

An extension of the project, "Sin & Salvation in Baptist Town." Supported in part by the Getty Images Grant for Editorial Photography. 

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Very proud to have an image from the Baptist Town project in this year's PDN Photo Annual, alongside some of my friends and photographic heroes. 

"Cat-Call, Greenwood, Mississippi, 2010." From the series, "Sin & Salvation in Baptist Town."

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The figures are shocking. More than 70 journalists killed in 2013 alone, already 14 more in 2014, with hundreds more assaulted, imprisoned or kidnapped…’if any other industry had such large numbers murdered, there would be an enormous campaign.’

- Aidan Sullivan, of Reportage by Getty Images and A Day Without News?, on Security and Safety Issues for Media Workers, via World Press Photo. Sullivan will speak about journalist safety at TEDx Atlanta tomorrow. (via reportagebygettyimages)