Every now and then you work really hard on an assignment and it never publishes, like this one for New York Times about Joe Minter’s massive art exhibit last fall in a Titusville warehouse. I try to go as hard as I can on every assignment, because you truly never know where your images will end up, as evidenced by accidentally discovering my images were part of a gorgeous environmental exhibit at the New York Times Climate Forward summit a few weeks ago in NYC.
Back to Joe, I spent time with him, our mayor Randall Woodfin, author Imani Perry, and curator Tyler Jones following Joe around his home and the giant warehouse where the exhibit was held. Joe is one of the most photographed artists in Birmingham, but not yet by me at the time. It was so special to see Joe honored in all these ways, and I was proud to be a part of subverting the Biblical warning “A prophet is not without honor, except in his hometown…”. You can see more photos in my recent instagram post.
