Houck Medford https://houckmedford.com/ Southern Documentary Artist Thu, 29 Jan 2026 22:46:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://houckmedford.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/cropped-favicon-150x150.png Houck Medford https://houckmedford.com/ 32 32 147244365 Sacred Ground https://houckmedford.com/sacred-ground/ Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:13:16 +0000 https://houckmedford.com/?p=3788 In the beginning John Wesley, long considered the father of Methodism, discovered “field preaching” almost as a fluke.  On a seminal occasion, he witnessed one of his missionary colleagues preaching in an open forum from atop a stump before several hundred emotionally rapt congregants.  A century later, field preaching was still held outside, but under […]

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]]> 3788 Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery – 1863 https://houckmedford.com/santa-maria-magdalena-de-pazzis-cemetery-1863/ Wed, 14 Feb 2024 14:37:41 +0000 https://houckmedford.com/?p=3702 The Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery is a colonial-era cemetery located in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is the final resting place of many of Puerto Rico’s most prominent natives and residents. Construction began in 1863. The cemetery is located outside the walls of Fort San Felipe del Morro fortress, one of the […]

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]]> 3702 Medford Archives Fellow, a Unique Employment Opportunity https://houckmedford.com/medford-archives-fellow-a-unique-employment-opportunity%ef%bf%bc/ Tue, 30 Jan 2024 01:10:51 +0000 https://houckmedford.com/?p=3691 Wake Forest University’s Z. Smith Reynolds Libary seeks a distinctive individual for a fellowship position in its Special Collections and Archives. This full-time temporary position will be responsible for arranging, inventorying, rehousing, and describing the Houck Medford Collection.  This position is a career-building opportunity where the successful candidate will have responsibility for processing a complex […]

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]]> 3691 Raw Peanut Power https://houckmedford.com/raw-peanut-power/ Sat, 12 Nov 2022 14:57:59 +0000 https://houckmedford.com/?p=3680 The post Raw Peanut Power appeared first on Houck Medford.

]]> 3680 A book release with a free Southern picnic?! https://houckmedford.com/a-book-release-with-a-free-southern-picnic/ Sat, 01 Oct 2022 17:41:37 +0000 https://houckmedford.com/?p=3659 What more could one ask for? Former North Carolina poet laureate Joseph Bathanti and renowned documentary artist Houck Medford will be celebrating the release of their new book, “Rising Meadow”. The conservation farm of the same name “Rising Meadow Farm” and the American Farmland Trust will be hosts and honorees for the free event – […]

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]]> 3659 Cyder to Syrup https://houckmedford.com/cyder-to-syrup/ Thu, 14 Oct 2021 18:14:14 +0000 https://houckmedford.com/?p=3601 The Against the Grain Farm family prides itself on a culture that anything is possible. Their members will try anything – at least once. They are not afraid of failure. The farm has made molasses before, which is a very similar process. Start with the juice and reduce it with even heat until it thickens. […]

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]]> 3601 Literacy is not just about the written word. https://houckmedford.com/literacy-is-not-just-about-the-written-word/ Mon, 19 Jul 2021 21:55:50 +0000 https://houckmedford.com/?p=3573 We are generously supporting the Visual Legacy Project which is designed to empower a younger generation to critically interpret and use responsibly documentary media to explore and understand themselves, their communities, and the issues that matter most in today’s world. This program builds on the well-established work and reputation of the Social Documentary Network (SDN), […]

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]]> 3573 Tired of living and scared of dying https://houckmedford.com/tired-of-living-and-scared-of-dyin/ Fri, 12 Feb 2021 14:40:29 +0000 https://houckmedford.com/?p=3543 For nearly 30 years, I have driven by this lone abandoned farmhouse, amazed at its resilience, always still standing and always with its roofline intact. Maybe it was the contrast with the snow, or the sun reflecting from the roof that caught my eye. I was immediately alarmed. Oh my, we are about to lose […]

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]]> 3543 Why I am a digital photographer supporting the Film Photo Award … https://houckmedford.com/why-i-am-a-digital-photographer-supporting-the-film-photo-award/ Sun, 07 Feb 2021 10:11:09 +0000 https://houckmedford.com/?p=3530 https://www.filmphotoaward.com/ I believe a successful storytelling photographer needs to be passionately engaged in a time-rich long-term project with a well-defined goal.  Film by normal constraints slows time.   Time allows the photographer to be responsive to the unexpected and unknown which will inevitably occur.  Rapid firing digital shooters do not have that luxury and only a […]

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]]> 3530 The Nose Knows https://houckmedford.com/the-nose-knows/ Wed, 17 Jun 2020 18:24:58 +0000 https://houckmedford.com/?p=3473   The impetus for this photograph was to capture a projected sky image of Against the Grain Farm’s new heritage Scottish Highland Cows which have a horn spread of nearly six feet.  But today – no cows – only goats. The conversation then turned to the anticipated reaction of the goats to the ground camera.  […]

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