Mawmaw (2021 - 2026)
Photographer
An intimate, long-term exploration of West Virginia's grandfamilies, households where children are raised by their grandparents. Spanning all four seasons, the work moves beyond the usual narratives around the opioid crisis to examine the many reasons grandparents step into a caregiving role: incarceration, death, unpreparedness, or neglect.
Through photographs made between 2022 and 2026, the photobook weaves together everyday life — from birthdays and play to exhaustion and resilience — to show both the triumphs and the struggles of these families. At the heart of it all are the grandmothers themselves, who keep these children fed, happy, and deeply loved, protecting them from the uncertainty and instability of the foster care system. Personal journal entries and letters from the grandmothers themselves expand the story, giving them space to speak in their own words.
Published by pomegranate press & Guest Editions.
Press: The New York Times, The New Yorker, Collater.al, Composition
Photographer
An intimate, long-term exploration of West Virginia's grandfamilies, households where children are raised by their grandparents. Spanning all four seasons, the work moves beyond the usual narratives around the opioid crisis to examine the many reasons grandparents step into a caregiving role: incarceration, death, unpreparedness, or neglect.
Through photographs made between 2022 and 2026, the photobook weaves together everyday life — from birthdays and play to exhaustion and resilience — to show both the triumphs and the struggles of these families. At the heart of it all are the grandmothers themselves, who keep these children fed, happy, and deeply loved, protecting them from the uncertainty and instability of the foster care system. Personal journal entries and letters from the grandmothers themselves expand the story, giving them space to speak in their own words.
Published by pomegranate press & Guest Editions.
Press: The New York Times, The New Yorker, Collater.al, Composition