Tag Archives: West Virginia

Black and White for Back Road Photography

Posted on August 15, 2020 by bobg.bell@gmail.com

Back road photography is different than documentary photography. It’s subjects don’t normally make the nightly news, and aren’t timely in the same sort of way. They are, however, just as important. Continue reading →

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Photographing Barn Quilts

Posted on July 6, 2020 by bobg.bell@gmail.com

Anyone who has spent time drive rural back roads has seen quilt blocks painted on barns. They are quite common in parts of West Virginia, and most states have them. When I first started seeing them a few years ago, … Continue reading →

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Zenith: A Hidden West Virginia Treasure

Posted on May 11, 2020 by bobg.bell@gmail.com

It was a somewhat typical spring day in southern West Virginia. Maybe a little cooler than normal, with blue skies. Then by mid-afternoon clouds started moving in. That was my signal to grab my camera bag and head to nearby Zenith, a small community at the base of Peter’s Mountain in Monroe County. Continue reading →

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