This Spring, the OA will focus on food.

Through fresh reporting, in-depth profiles, and daring personal essays, this issue will explore what we eat: people, industries, and tastes that both build and challenge our ideas of Southern food.

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“Department Store, Mobile, Alabama” (1965) by Gordon Parks | This image appeared in the Oxford American’s Spring 2013 issue and is currently being presented by the Do Good Fund Collection

Excellence and Diversity

Artists: Various

Project: Do Good Fund 

Description: Presenting a selection of works from the Do Good Fund collection, currently on exhibition in Athens, Georgia, through March. Showcased across six venues, the exhibition seeks to promote the excellence and diversity of contemporary Southern photography and includes work by Oxford American contributors—Gordon Parks, Susan Worsham, Walter Pickering, Debbie Fleming Caffery, and others. The Do Good Fund, a “Southern Photography Initiative,” is a nonprofit founded in 2012 in Columbus, Georgia. 


Eyes on the South is curated by Jeff Rich. The weekly series features selections of current work from Southern artists, or artists whose photography concerns the South. To submit your work to the series, email Jeff at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..