MawmawMawmaw is an intimate, long term exploration of West Virginias grandfamilies households where children are being raised by their grandparents. Spanning all four seasons, the work moves beyond the usual narratives around the opioid crisis to examine the many reasons grandparents step into a caregiving role: incarceration, death, unpreparedness, or neglect. Through photographs made between 2021 and 2026, the book weaves together everyday life from

water usage

guile and humour

tackling such diverse subjects as collectors

he experienced his ego diminish and the cosmos exist by itself

a historical fiction

and a portrait

and directly confronting the camera

the ponds and woods

yet romantic view of Southern California

Though the couple would eventually part

including many of the most recognizable names today: President Barack Obama

Through repetition