19 year-old Joshua Brabo works on his family’s farm in a 200-person town on the Mississippi River when he’s not photographing bucolic images of Missouri, Alabama and the Midwest. Josh kept me going when I worked long hours on his family’s Certified Naturally Grown farm last summer. We’d tell stories in funny voices while picking turnips, my least favorite vegetable, and he’d guide me into the basement during tornado storms. His carefully-framed photos are evidence of his natural ability to foster life.

Sheep photo shoot

Birdie photo shoot

Day 329