Thirty-nine photographers from 16 states, four countries and the District of Columbia
explored Boonville, Mo., a Missouri River town turned into a laboratory for improving
research and visual story telling skills.
The workshop has been here before; MPW.5 in 1953 and MPW.50 in 1998.
What did they find?
- A YouTube family who lives somewhat off the grid, but really defines their lifestyle as they choose.
- A recently-widowed man who is coming to terms with his loss.
- A boy with his own super powers.
- And even a large animal vet who was not only photographed for a story in 1998, but opened his life up once again in 2019.
And more! Three workshops in the same town, separated by decades, provided a unique look into the world's largest archive of the changing canvas of small town America. This was evident in the final public show where hundreds of Boonville residents viewed the three sets of prints, taking away a deeper understanding of history and of themselves.
