Small Town Photography Team Taking the Art-World By Storm
My name is Amanda Ray. I wanted to reach out about a potential arts/culture story in Yahoo News.
To tell you a bit about myself, l'm half of an internationally renown husband & wife photography team stationed in the small country town of Florence outside of Jackson, Mississippi. We have spent the past three years documenting historical sites, forgotten forests and cemeteries across America with our vintage medium format film camera (a dying art to say the least). In this, we have met with tremendous recognition in the arts and have had the opportunity to publish nearly 70 photographs in Vogue Italia, putting a creative spotlight on the southern landscape and its unique history.
Please see our Vogue portfolio here: https://www.vogue.com/photovogue/photographers/221035
For background, my husband and I both come from extremely troubled upbringings. We're abuse survivors that went from being homeless after a family betrayal left us destitute, to being internationally renown artists. In 2019 alone, we were forced into homelessness by our own family, lost everything, and had to give up our jobs to care for my mother while she was on life support in a coma. Due to the trauma, I was diagnosed with PTSD, anxiety disorder, panic disorder and was hospitalized over 50 times with panic attacks. It was an uphill battle, but through our art, we were able to heal. And not only that, we were able to achieve our wildest dreams. We did all of this with unfailing hope, a focus on mental health, and a dedication to the arts. We would love to get the word out about this as we feel many people would find this story both interesting and inspiring.
Here are some links to other stories about our art for reference:
https://shoutoutcolorado.com/meet-jason-amanda-ray-award-winning-fine-art-photography-team/
Thanks so much. We have flexible schedules and would love the opportunity to speak with y'all about this potential story.
With Positivity & Light,
-Amanda & Jason Ray
c: 601-715-0957
e: double.negative@yahoo.com