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Vinimis Snakes

478 min read

I drove hell bent Washington, DC to Jolo, West Virginia way far south deep in the heart of coal country. All for the purpose of photographing a Pentecostal service where handling of venomous snakes would be the featured attraction. (Vinimis snakes as it’s pronounced in the local vernacular.)
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by Beatrice Hamblett

Strangers

303 min read

Driving the backroads of West Virginia, I am looking for people whose portraits will tell the story of rural life. Yet each person I stop and ask to photograph begins as a stranger.
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by Beatrice Hamblett

Evangeline

448 min read

It’s the height of trout season and many roadside pull-overs along state highways are filled with jumbo pickup trucks, the favored vehicle of local fishermen. I spot an angler now by the river’s edge all suited up in a fishing jacket with a willow tree pattern, better to blend in with the river side flora. This gentleman is a bit annoyed when I ask for a picture and he’s not keen on the idea of a book about West Virginia either.
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by Beatrice Hamblett

Fire Pit Blues

177 min read

Kumbrabow State Forest is a state forest in southern Randolph County, West Virginia. It is 9,474 acres in size. WikipediaAddress: Kumbrabow Rd, Huttonsville, WV 26273.  Established: December 29, 1934Named for: KUMp-BRAdy-BOWers, families involved in
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by Beatrice Hamblett

Tony and Penis

371 min read

Driving down Dry Branch Road about 10 miles west of Huttonsville, I navigate the narrow dirt road that snakes along the wide Elk River, lazy in spots, rushing with rapids in others. Tiny campers and ancient cabins line the river and on a summer
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by Beatrice Hamblett

Three Times a Charm

300 min read

 It is late October, my third trip to West Virginia. The leaves blast gold and red, a changed landscape, but the road is the same twisting and untwisting like a wound-up top let loose. Around curves, 45 mph is the rule. Flying down, down the
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by Beatrice Hamblett

Cheat Pond

367 min read

The day has arrived for our early evening photo shoot— destination, Cheat Pond. We meet at Brandy’s house, her partner Chris joins us this time and we all head south down State Route 250 then turn off on a well-maintained dirt road. Winding through
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by Beatrice Hamblett

Vinimis Snakes

478 min read

I drove hell bent Washington, DC to Jolo, West Virginia way far south deep in the heart of coal country. All for the purpose of photographing a Pentecostal service where handling of venomous snakes would be the featured attraction. (Vinimis snakes as it’s pronounced in the local vernacular.)

Read More
by Beatrice Hamblett

Strangers

303 min read

Driving the backroads of West Virginia, I am looking for people whose portraits will tell the story of rural life. Yet each person I stop and ask to photograph begins as a stranger.

Read More
by Beatrice Hamblett

Evangeline

448 min read

It’s the height of trout season and many roadside pull-overs along state highways are filled with jumbo pickup trucks, the favored vehicle of local fishermen. I spot an angler now by the river’s edge all suited up in a fishing jacket with a willow tree pattern, better to blend in with the river side flora. This gentleman is a bit annoyed when I ask for a picture and he’s not keen on the idea of a book about West Virginia either.

Read More
by Beatrice Hamblett

Fire Pit Blues

177 min read

Kumbrabow State Forest is a state forest in southern Randolph County, West Virginia. It is 9,474 acres in size. WikipediaAddress: Kumbrabow Rd, Huttonsville, WV 26273.  Established: December 29, 1934Named for: KUMp-BRAdy-BOWers, families involved in

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by Beatrice Hamblett

Tony and Penis

371 min read

Driving down Dry Branch Road about 10 miles west of Huttonsville, I navigate the narrow dirt road that snakes along the wide Elk River, lazy in spots, rushing with rapids in others. Tiny campers and ancient cabins line the river and on a summer

Read More
by Beatrice Hamblett

Three Times a Charm

300 min read

 It is late October, my third trip to West Virginia. The leaves blast gold and red, a changed landscape, but the road is the same twisting and untwisting like a wound-up top let loose. Around curves, 45 mph is the rule. Flying down, down the

Read More
by Beatrice Hamblett

Cheat Pond

367 min read

The day has arrived for our early evening photo shoot— destination, Cheat Pond. We meet at Brandy’s house, her partner Chris joins us this time and we all head south down State Route 250 then turn off on a well-maintained dirt road. Winding through

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by Beatrice Hamblett

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Vinimis Snakes

478 min read

I drove hell bent Washington, DC to Jolo, West Virginia way far south deep in the heart of coal country. All for the purpose of photographing a Pentecostal service where handling of venomous snakes would be the featured attraction. (Vinimis snakes as it’s pronounced in the local vernacular.)

Read More
by Beatrice Hamblett

Strangers

303 min read

Driving the backroads of West Virginia, I am looking for people whose portraits will tell the story of rural life. Yet each person I stop and ask to photograph begins as a stranger.

Read More
by Beatrice Hamblett

Evangeline

448 min read

It’s the height of trout season and many roadside pull-overs along state highways are filled with jumbo pickup trucks, the favored vehicle of local fishermen. I spot an angler now by the river’s edge all suited up in a fishing jacket with a willow tree pattern, better to blend in with the river side flora. This gentleman is a bit annoyed when I ask for a picture and he’s not keen on the idea of a book about West Virginia either.

Read More
by Beatrice Hamblett

Fire Pit Blues

177 min read

Kumbrabow State Forest is a state forest in southern Randolph County, West Virginia. It is 9,474 acres in size. WikipediaAddress: Kumbrabow Rd, Huttonsville, WV 26273.  Established: December 29, 1934Named for: KUMp-BRAdy-BOWers, families involved in

Read More
by Beatrice Hamblett

Tony and Penis

371 min read

Driving down Dry Branch Road about 10 miles west of Huttonsville, I navigate the narrow dirt road that snakes along the wide Elk River, lazy in spots, rushing with rapids in others. Tiny campers and ancient cabins line the river and on a summer

Read More
by Beatrice Hamblett

Three Times a Charm

300 min read

 It is late October, my third trip to West Virginia. The leaves blast gold and red, a changed landscape, but the road is the same twisting and untwisting like a wound-up top let loose. Around curves, 45 mph is the rule. Flying down, down the

Read More
by Beatrice Hamblett

Cheat Pond

367 min read

The day has arrived for our early evening photo shoot— destination, Cheat Pond. We meet at Brandy’s house, her partner Chris joins us this time and we all head south down State Route 250 then turn off on a well-maintained dirt road. Winding through

Read More
by Beatrice Hamblett

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