Shreveport, Lousiana

Driving around the backroads of Northern Louisiana you can just feel the history. Another interesting aspect, IMHOP, is the blurring of the cultures/identities? In this part of the state where Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas converge. In some cases you can be in Texas or Arkansas in less than an hours drive. 

The landscape looks the same. I don't hear the creaole vocal tones of my New Orleans family here. In the store I see Boudain sausage labeled as Boudin? All is good. Family is Family. 

At the end of the day, for the most part, Louisiana hospitality is always there waiting for you no matter what part of the state you are in.

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#baptist

#baptistchurch

#bossiercity

#caddoblackbayoureserve

#faith

#gospel

#louisiana

#prayer

#shreveport

#shreveportbossier

#shreveportlouisiana

#theblues

#kevinbjonesphotography

Martin Luther King Day 2022

The first time I heard of the band U2 I was stationed in West Germany. This was in the early 80’s. My kaserne was located in a small town called Neu Ulm. Right across the river from old Ulm. A good place to be stationed. Stuttgart to the North. Munich to the south(east). I was fortunate in that I was able to live off post in a little farming town about 20+ minutes away. On this day it was the heart of winter and we were working seven days a week. Twelve plus hours days in support of the Pershing Nuclear Missile companies. It seemed never ending and was just a freaking crazy time! This particular Sunday morning and I was headed to work. The sun just barely coming up. It was FREEZING cold!!! What also sucked was my heater cables had broken on my VW and I had no heat in my car. But, on quiet clear quiet mornings like this day. I could pick up radio Luxembourg in my car. Luxembourg is a country surrounded by Belgium, France and Germany. Every Belgium speaks all these languages. Plus English. Radio Luxembourg was a multilingual commercial broadcaster in Luxembourg. I can still hear the radio announcer with his very heavy French accent speak as I was driving to work ,” Now playing…..U2….Sunday… Bloody...Sunday” For me it was the perfect song for the coming day. I was still in country when they performed at Live Aid on TV. #MLKDAY2022 

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U2: Pride in the Name of Love

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In the name of love

One man come in the name of love

One man, he come and go

One man comes he to justify

One man to overthrow

In the name of love

What more in the name of love

In the name of love

What more in the name of love

Early evening, April four

A shot rings out in the Memphis sky

Free at last, they took your life

They could not take your pride

In the name of love

In the name of love

In the name of love

In the name of love

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#martinlutherking #mlkday #mlk2022 #africanamericanhistory #civilrights #equalrights #injusticeanywhereisathreattojusticeeverywhere #ulmgermany #newulmgermany #radioluxembourg #jetmagazine #lifemagazine 

School of Design at Louisiana Tech University 6th Annual Louisiana Biennial Exhibition

I’m excited to be a part of this years 6th Annual Louisiana Biennial Exhibition. The work will be on display at the School of Design at Louisiana Tech University. The exhibition dates are January 25 - February 15, 2022. My images are a diptych pair of store window displays of southern ball gowns and a quinceañera vestidos. Visually I am trying to show that on the surface our communities have many similar traditions. But, below those surfaces, lie differences, beliefs, and challenges not outrightly seen. Looking forward to visiting the exhibition, photographing Northern Louisiana and to also reconnect with the members of Stoner Hill Baptist Church. I definitely have plans to revisit Homer, Louisiana where my Great-Great Grandfather was freed from slavery. Overall looking forward to do some photography in Northern Louisiana. Grateful for this opportunity.

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#louisiana

#6thAnnualLouisianaBiennialExhibition

#lousianatech

#exhibition

#philadelphiamississippi

#oaklandcalifornia

#ballgown

#whitegown

#southenformal

##quinceañera

#quinceaneradresses

#KevinBJonesPhotography

Washington, DC - Post Insurrection

 

The city was definetly on lock down. In the few days I was in town that streets were quite. "Normal" life seemed to continue. But in the few days I was in town. A new layer of fencing and blocked street appeared. #newnormal? 

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#washingtondc
#districtofcolombia
#insurrection
#lockdown
#election2020
#bidenharrisinauguration
#kevinbjonesphotography

The Phillips Collection - Community in Focus Exhibition 2020

 

Well 2021 started off with a Bang!

I’m not sure when I came across the IG profile of user @carolina_photo_cafe. I do recall

seeing her images in my stream. I saw a powerful story that I wanted to follow. #inspiration

A few weeks ago carolina_photo_cafe sent me the link to this call for work from the Phillips Collection Museum in DC. I had never heard of this organization. This was not on my radar at all! I wrote back to her saying ,”Thank you very much for sharing.” Her immediate response to me was, “Sharing is caring...and you do take some beautiful pictures. Good luck.” Thank you for the kind words!!!

The Phillips Community in Focus exhibition is a selected set of images representing the year 2020. It was to my surprise to see my image this morning in the collection. My foto was taken last year while at the Martin Luther King parade. I was back home in Los Angeles. It was a great day. This image had some visibility in 2020. It was selected to be in two other exhibitions last year, Fraction Magazine 12th Anniversary Group Edition and the Berkeley University URSAMINOR Punctuated Equilibrium VOL4.

I always look forward to being home and capturing images of my city. For me capturing the history of my city (to include Compton) is just something I like to do.

The exhibition will be presented on-site at the Phillips Collection and at the Phillips satellite campus Phillips@THEARC as a projected exhibition from January 9th-February 7, 2021

What (else) will 2021 bring?

THANK YOU!!! carolina_photo_cafe! Yo estaré agradecido por tu amabilidad. ¡Dios bendiga usted y su familia!

#phillipscollection

#fractionmedia

#Fraction Magazine12thAnniversaryGroupEditionIssue

#berkerleyURSAMINORpunctuated equilibriumvol4

#losangeles

#martinlutherking

#misscomptonpageant

#royalcourt

#misscompton

#queen

#compton

#documentryphotography

#injusticeanywhereisathreattojusticeeverywhere

#votingrightsactof1965

#allvotescount

#nodreamshallbedeferred

#kevinbjonesphotograph

The Pandemic Project

From time to time I have used a set of wood fencing boards on my sawhorses to give me some expaned work space. One day it came to me that I should just glue these boards together. Make it simplier for storing and using. After gluing them together I had an ah ha moment. #workdesk! This will be fun. I love working with wood. Plus it will go great with the whiteboard my neighbors through out. I'd been dying to make some homemade beewax wood polish. Looking forward to 2021. Will be a nice space to work on ideas and project planning.

#projectscopecreep
#lynwoodhighschool
#woodshopproject
#woodshopi
#woodshopii
#mrwoodall
#ThePandemicProject2020

The De Young Open Exhibiton