Appalachian photographer to teach digital class
Roger May is an Appalachian American photographer and writer based in Charleston, West Virginia. He was born in the Tug River Valley, located on the West Virginia and Kentucky border in the heart of Hatfield and McCoy country.
The Massillon Museum will offer a digital photography class onSaturday, April 13 from 10 a.m. to noon.
Roger May, curator of the museum’s "Looking at Appalachia" exhibition (March 23 to June 2), will lead the workshop. The workshop and the exhibition both complement the museum’s 2019 NEA Big Read and "Burning Bright" by Ron Rash, the book selection for this 12th annual Big Read in Stark County.
May is an Appalachian American photographer and writer based in Charleston, West Virginia. He was born in the Tug River Valley, located on the West Virginia and Kentucky state line in the heart of Hatfield and McCoy country.
His photographs, essays and interviews have been published by theNew York Times, the Guardian, the Atlantic, Al Jazeera America, National Geographic, The Intercept, Southern Cultures, Huffington Post, Quartz, the Oxford American, Le Monde diplomatique and others. In February 2014 he initiated the crowd-sourced "Looking at Appalachia"project.
The workshop fee is $12 or $10 for museum members. Preregistration is required by visiting or calling the museum.
The Massillon Museum receives operating support from the Ohio Arts Council and ArtsinStark.
The Massillon Museum is located at 121 Lincoln Way E. in downtown Massillon. A visit to the Massillon Museum is always free. Free parking is available on adjacent streets and in nearby city lots.