Austin Rich Post #7

Watershed: Jeff Rich. Jeff's photo journal documents the life and spaces along the French Broad River Basin, spanning through North Carolina and Tennessee. This series resonates with because of the exploration into the richer (water) and how it affects its environment. He goes into detail describing the people flock to its waters. The homeless as well as home owners have set up their lives along its banks. The water is used for recreation or industrial dumping. Jeff talks about how the water represents a passing of time, death and rebirth. He puts emphasis on the rivers use, abuse and preservation.