The Promised Land

(forthcoming)

For the past five years I have been documenting the daily lives of a religious community who are practicing traditional homesteading lifestyles on a compound in rural Alabama. This community has chosen to live partially off-grid, without cell phones or television, committing their lives to following messages from a visionary in Eastern Europe. 

I not only share a hometown with the community I am documenting, but also the past experience of being raised within an insular faith community. My unique perspective allows me to navigate complexities that exist within closed religious groups from a place of deep understanding. As I immerse myself in their world, I revisit my conservative upbringing while exploring the land’s history that is intertwined with my pioneer ancestors, making images from a place where I exist as both insider and outsider.