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.
apples gathered from the ground
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Anderson farm, October 10, 2015: I kept an eye out for a pickup truck to photograph during this project because of their universal role in farm life. Each pickup bed’s contents tell a work story: a chain saw and gas can, herbicide containers, fencing tools, a crumpled McDonald’s bag. The Andersons drove this pickup through the orchard to pick up apples already fallen from the trees.