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Perspective | Finding race and compassion in the Mississippi Delta

Brandon Thibodeaux spent eight years photographing rural communities in the Mississippi Delta - exploring race, religion and his own identity along the way.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-sight/wp/2017/09/29/finding-race-and-compassion-in-the-mississippi-delta/?utm_term=.a57545badf2e

Beautifully written article by Marisa Schwartz Taylor about In That Land of Perfect Day for the Washington Post.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-sight/wp/2017/09/29/finding-race-and-compassion-in-the-mississippi-delta/?utm_term=.a57545badf2e

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PDN INTERVIEW

I was delighted when Conor Risch over at PDN agreed to feature In That Land of Perfect Day for the magazine’s November issue. We spoke about how I began the project, my background, and the responsibility carried when photographing predominantly African American communities.

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Exhibition is up at the @clickphotofest in Durham, NC! Thanks for stopping by @maryvirginiaswanson and for the photo @frankkonhaus ! #brandonthibodeaux #inthatlandofperfectday #photobook #whenmorningcomes #blacklivesmatter #clicktrianglephoto #redhookeditions (at KONTEK Systems)

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Jumping for joy to think that I'll be signing and shipping pre-order book sales in two weeks in NY, Sept. 6-10! Then there's a host of book signing events lined up to kick off the release including Photoville, the Click! Festival, Atlanta Celebrates Photography and Slow Exposures, with several more to come! LINK TO BOOK IN PROFILE! #brandonthibodeaux #inthatlandofperfectday #whenmorningcomes #mississippi #deltablues #blacklivesmatter #mamiyac330 #blackandwhitephotography #atlantacelebratesphotography #clickfestival #photoville #redhookeditions (at Duncan, Mississippi)

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Rays of light shine down upon a cresting Mississippi River in Vicksburg, MS. A small version of this print will be included in Photolucida's 2017 Critical Mass Print Collecting Initiative. All jurors and finalists are able to select one of three fine prints to add to their collection. *LINK TO BOOK IN PROFILE* @photolucida #brandonthibodeaux #inthatlandofperfectday #whenmorningcomes #mississippi #blackandwhitephotography #redhookeditions #mamiyac330 #landscape #southern #wearemjr

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We're off to the presses in Holland this week! In That Land of Perfect Day will be in New York by the first week of September, as will I, signing books and inserting prints! Makes me feel like I need a Sno Ball in this summer heat. #brandonthibodeaux #whenmorningcomes #blacklivesmatter #makeportraits #mamiyac330 #mississippi #wearemjr #southern #inthatlandofperfectday #instadfw (at Duncan, Mississippi)

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Maw Maw's New Braids. She danced upon the dusty lane. Glittering in the summer sun, exploding with life, when released from her mother's lap after hours of weaving. The sparkle of each tiny bead a reminder that good things do come with time if we just have the strength to hold on. *LINK TO BOOK IN PROFILE* Or visit RedHookEditions.com for pre-sale. #brandonthibodeaux #inthatlandofperfectday #whenmorningcomes #makeportraits #blacklivesmatter #deltablues #mississippi #mamiyac330 #wearemjr #blackandwhitephotography #redhookeditions (at Duncan, Mississippi)

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LENSCRATCH FEATURE PRE-SALE ANNOUNCEMENT

I can’t thank Aline Smithson enough for her kind words and generous support in announcing the pre-sale release of my forthcoming book, In That Land of Perfect Day. The book is based on my eight-year project When Morning Comes that focuses on life in the Mississippi Delta.

Here is a link to the article.

And here is a link to the pre-sale through my publisher, Red Hook Editions.