Ain’t No Grave Gonna Hold My Body Down

This project examines the evolving representation of the Appalachian mountaineer, tracing how poverty in the region has been constructed, challenged, and reimagined over time.

Through historical archives and contemporary images this work  explores how the camera has served as a witness to hardship, a tool of propaganda, an instrument of oppression, and, at times, a vehicle for redemption.

A monograph of this project will be co-published in August 2026 by Terrible Baby Books and Editions Images Vevey with support from an Images Vevey Book Award.

Exhibitions will be on view this fall at:

Biennale Images Vevey in Vevey, Switzerland

The Contemporary Dayton in Dayton, Ohio

The Gallatin Galleries in New York, NY