Portrait of US: Recent Episodes
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Portrait of Us is a living, transforming and growing collection of people’s stories from the Nomadic Photo Ark a converted cargo trailer that equipped with a photo darkroom and studio. For more information visit www.nomadicphotoark.com and subscribe to our free newsletter at portraitofus.substack.com
Today on the podcast we hear from Kim and Millard. They each shared powerful stories with us about overcoming hardships in their life, and how that led them to leave behind the prejudices and racism they learned early in life.
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We spoke with Tom and Fritz in 2021 on their land in North Hero, Vermont. Their family has been spending summers there since the late 1800's.
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We sat with Casper in spring of 2022 less than a week before she was going in for to have her thyroid removed. It's a story of about overcoming health issues and finding joy and excitement in something that on the outside appears very dark.
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In the summer of 2021 we were living in an RV park in Birch Bay Washington. Towards the end of our time there we invited our neighbors in the park to come and sit for a portrait. Jennifer and Reed were some of the first people to take us up on the offer and it was wonderful to get to know them more.
After the interview they invited us to their home and showed us how they live small, and shared some of their art with us. Their story has always stuck with us as we drive from coast to coast, crossing mountain passes with our trailer.
Reed holding one of Jennifer’s mothers paintings.
One of Jennifer’s paintings.
One of the rocks that Reed polished in his workshop.
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We spoke with Chuck and Aariona in the Slavic Village neighborhood of Cleveland Ohio. They each spoke with us about the potential they see in their neighborhood, despite what it may look like from the outside.
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We met John on some family land near Two Harbors, MN. He had been visiting the land since he was 7, and quite literally learned all his outdoor skills there. Please take a listen. It’s a beautiful story about how land and tradition can bring people together, about dedication and love for the earth.
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