When Morning Comes

Brandon Thibodeaux photographs among five rural communities that span roughly 15 square miles in the northern Mississippi Delta. Towns like Alligator, Bo Bo, and Mound Bayou are historically rife with poverty and racism, but are also emblems of faith and perseverance today. Thibodeaux began the project as a personal exploration but encountered the universal; “While this work makes specific reference to the rural black experience, I am reminded that with every visit themes of faith, identity, and perseverance are common to us all.”

Thibodeaux is based in Dallas, Texas. His photojournalist work has appeared inThe New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Forbes, among others. In 2012, Oxford American named him a New Superstar of Southern Art. And in 2013, When Morning Comes won several notable awards including Photolucida Solo Exhibition Award, PND Faces Contest, and was a Center Awards finalist.