In Celebration of National African American History Month

February 1, 2015 by Pete Marovich

On January 30, 2015, President Barack Obama issued a proclamation designating February 2015 as National African American History Month. In keeping with the celebration, I am posting a slideshow of images from my project about the Gullah Geechee people of the Sea Islands of the United States. The Gullah Geechee people are direct descendants of […]

Categories: Fine Art, Limited Editions - Shadows of the Gullah Geechee, People, Shadows of the Gullah Geechee • Tags: Gullah, Gullah Geechee, Gullah Geechee Corridor, People, photojournalism, photojournalist

Limited Edition Flash Sale – EXTENDED

September 15, 2014 by Pete Marovich

The next 25 customers who purchase a limited edition print from the Shadows of the Gullah Geechee Project will receive 20% off their total purchase. Minimum purchase of $275.00 (before coupon) required. Please use code 914SHADOWS20 in the shopping cart. Offer good through 10/15/2014 and only on images from the project. CLICK HERE FOR GALLERY

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Shadows of the Gullah Geechee Update

September 6, 2014 by Pete Marovich

The daily web magazine Slate recently featured Shadows of the Gullah Geechee on its photo blog. Be sure to check it out. Slate’s Jordan Teicher wrote a nice story about the project! Stern magazine in Germany also contacted me recently about publishing a story to coincide with the publication of the book. I look forward […]

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A Victory for Yvonne

July 2, 2014 by Pete Marovich

Most of my friends are aware of the documentary project that I have been working on for more than a few years about the Gullah Geechee culture. Recently a portion of the project was published on the New York Times LENS Blog. The story that accompanies the NYT slideshow mentions that while working on the […]

Categories: People, Projects, Shadows of the Gullah Geechee • Tags: Gullah, Gullah Geechee, Gullah Geechee Corridor, People, photojournalism, photojournalist

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Shadows of the Gullah Geechee – Photography Complete

June 19, 2014 by Pete Marovich

I just returned from what was likely my final trip for photography on this project. It has been a part of my life for so long, it will be difficult to put it down. The image above is from the 17th Charleston Middle Passage Remembrance ceremony on Sullivan’s Island, S.C. The Middle Passage was the […]

Categories: Projects, Shadows of the Gullah Geechee • Tags: FujiFilm X-T1, Gullah, Gullah Geechee, Gullah Geechee Corridor, People, photojournalism, photojournalist

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Dispatches from the Field

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