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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Honer farm , July 23, 2015: Although altered and modernized, the house built by the original homesteading Honer family still stands inside the present-day structure. I went to photograph on a July evening, waiting until the light from the home’s interior balanced the fading daylight. I enjoy seeing houses in this light; the glow from inside makes them look alive.