Working Land refers to two facets of rural landscape: the idea of working the land as a vocation and as a description of productive ground. My family tree includes immigrant ancestors who made a living from working the soil and some of their descendants who carry on this work to the present day. That personal connection to working land inspired the project.
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Lida Farm, May 27, 2015: Peanut, of the milking shorthorn breed, grazed in the lush May grass behind the barn. I climbed over the fence into the pasture, hoping to include her in a photograph. I expected her to keep her distance since I was a stranger, but she approached and regarded me curiously, stopping a few feet away as if to pose for her portrait.