Rob Culpepper — Photography

Bryan Stevenson of EJI at the Legacy Museum in Montgomery, Alabama. Mr Stevenson is someone I greatly admire—this is an understatement, but I’m at a loss for words to describe my respect for him, his work, and the work of the organization he founded. He has chosen a difficult but important path and has given much of himself in the pursuit of equal justice under the law. My pictures accompanied an interview in the Washington Post Magazine (I’ll link in bio). I am grateful to Dudley Brooks for the assignment and chance to meet a hero. Though, I played it cool and (regrettably) did not have him sign my copy of his book.

More Freshwater Land Trust. Turkey Creek. An afternoon much like today’s. @blackdiamond #hiking #turkeycreek #alabama

This is what it looks like to write braille and check your work. Last year, before the pandemic, I had the opportunity to photograph a memorable, precocious girl at Alabama’s School for the Blind. Her energy was boundless as she bounced from typing to explaining how much she loves to read. The book in the last picture is a great children’s book, and what they do is rebind it with a clear braille sheet atop each page so that as the child reads the braille, the parent can follow along. Super cool. This was shot for the Alabama Power Foundation Annual Report, designed by @cayennecreative.