In 1925, a U.S. Navy vessel wrecked in eastern Ohio. Sixty years later, a wrecker driver memorialized the event that shaped his hometown.
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ground truth
Sometimes, the answers are right in front of you.
‘Nothing Sexier than Two-Stroke Smoke…’
The intersection of education funding, small-town culture, vintage motor scooters and mineral rights is messy and muddy.
A Mess of Feesh
Since February 2015, Dan Smith has documented the story of Eddie Willis, his wife Alison, their three year old daughter, Maggie and the dozens of family, friends and employees who work with them. Eddie, a fourth generation Harkers Island fisherman and Alison, currently appointed to the North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission, are leading the effort…
no sight but thine and mine
An experimental short form documentary bridging the divide between cosmetic ocular prosthetics and cutting edge retinal prosthetics which have restored sight to Larry Hester, who was blind for more than 30 years.
The Blind Pig
A dozen contemporary chefs from across the United States have a single day to produce a locally-sourced pop-up community dinner on the historical estate of Ebenezer Harker.
Camille
An ongoing collaboration with artist Camille I., to create paintings based on our photographic sessions.
the first corner
The high-speed world of low-cost endurance racing.
small-caliber wounds
An exploration of memory, mourning and the secrets we all keep, in the wake of the murder of rookie police officer Alexander Thalmann, in New Bern, North Carolina.
storytellers
An ongoing series exploring the catharsis of modern storytelling.
revelations
An ongoing series exploring form, light and humanity with the first artistic subject: the human body.