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"Take Time to Appreciate": The Mississippi Delta Region, 1994–2002

"Take Time to Appreciate": The Mississippi Delta Region, 1994–2002 P h o t o e s s a y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “Take Time to Appreciate” The Mississippi Delta Region, 1994–2002 photographs by Bruce J. West Mrs. L. V. Hull, 2002. 48 In 1994 Bruce West began photographing the Mississippi Delta and surrounding areas. His interest in documenting the region arose from his ex-wife’s love of southern literature and because the South was the only part of the United States he had never traveled. “Although this region was largely a mystery for me,” he says, “I quickly became entranced. For me, there seemed to be an almost palpable sense of time and history inscribed in the surface of the land and in the faces of the people I met.” West makes simple and direct photographs that address this history, as well as the religion, politics, and geography that have shaped and informed the Delta region, often portraying people enmeshed in their environs. “A lush and exotic landscape—a setting encouraging and supporting heroic transformation— nurtures all endeavors,” he says. “These people joyfully forge their identities, often in the face of great adversity http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Southern Cultures University of North Carolina Press

"Take Time to Appreciate": The Mississippi Delta Region, 1994–2002

Southern Cultures , Volume 15 (1) – Feb 21, 2009

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University of North Carolina Press
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Copyright © 2008 Center for the Study of the American South.
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1534-1488

Abstract

P h o t o e s s a y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “Take Time to Appreciate” The Mississippi Delta Region, 1994–2002 photographs by Bruce J. West Mrs. L. V. Hull, 2002. 48 In 1994 Bruce West began photographing the Mississippi Delta and surrounding areas. His interest in documenting the region arose from his ex-wife’s love of southern literature and because the South was the only part of the United States he had never traveled. “Although this region was largely a mystery for me,” he says, “I quickly became entranced. For me, there seemed to be an almost palpable sense of time and history inscribed in the surface of the land and in the faces of the people I met.” West makes simple and direct photographs that address this history, as well as the religion, politics, and geography that have shaped and informed the Delta region, often portraying people enmeshed in their environs. “A lush and exotic landscape—a setting encouraging and supporting heroic transformation— nurtures all endeavors,” he says. “These people joyfully forge their identities, often in the face of great adversity

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Southern CulturesUniversity of North Carolina Press

Published: Feb 21, 2009

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