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

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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On my Lightbox: The Gullah Geechee Project

January 5, 2014 by Pete Marovich

Cold and rainy outside and football on TV today… a perfect time to edit and work on captions for the Shadows of the Gullah Geechee project.

Categories: On my Lightbox • Tags: Gullah Geechee, People, photojournalism, photojournalist

Shadows of the Gullah Geechee – 2013 Year-End Update

December 26, 2013 by Pete Marovich

I have had an amazing year working on this project. I have met wonderful people in the Gullah Geechee communities of Ten-Mile, Sol Legare, Hilton Head, Daufuskie and Sapelo islands and have rekindled many friendships with people I had met while covering this story in years past. Thank you for helping make it possible! While […]

Categories: People, Projects, Shadows of the Gullah Geechee • Tags: Geechee, Georgia, Gullah, Gullah Geechee, Gullah Geechee Corridor, People, photojournalism, photojournalist, S.C., Sapelo Island

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