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Delta Blues

By Ari Gabel

November 10, 2015

All photographs by Ari Gabel

Artist: Ari Gabel

Project: Tired of Being Tired

Description: Tired of Being Tired, by Ari Gabel, focuses on people of the Mississippi Delta. Inspired by his love for the delta blues, Gabel traveled throughout the region searching for the source of this powerful genre of American music. This series was originally featured on Eyes on the South in 2013.





Ari Gabel

Ari Gabel documents vanishing faces and stories throughout the American landscape. Born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, Gabel studied photography at the Ringling College of Art and Design.

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