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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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The confluence of Clearfield Creek and Turner Run, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania

Stream Origins

Artist: Scott Jost

Project: Source and Confluence: Exploring the Chesapeake Bay Watershed

Location: Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware

Description: Source and Confluence, by Scott Jost, explores the origins and tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Through his images of floods and rapids, scenic overlooks and weedy river banks, Jost searches for signs of balance between human interests and natural systems.


Scott Jost teaches photography and design at Bridgewater College in Virginia.





Jeff Rich

Jeff Rich is a photographer based in Pawleys Island, South Carolina. Jeff currently teaches photography at Coastal Carolina University. He curates the OA’s weekly photo series, Eyes on the South.