In Beebe, Donavon Smallwood Reflects on Ancestry and Land | Atmos
02.04.2024
Tender portraits of family, friends, and land offer an intimate glimpse into the photographer’s roots in smalltown Washington.
Beebe is an ongoing project on the paternal side of my family; one that explores our roots in smalltown Washington, North Carolina.
My earliest known ancestor was a member of a church named Beebe Chapel, which still has its foundation and burial grounds behind my grandmother’s home. With that reality in mind, I go out to photograph family members, friends—the land and the water that fractures it.
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