by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 25, 2024 | A Southern Soul
Mary Myers: “I was diagnosed when I was three months old with ALCAPA, one of the rarest forms of heart defects. Doctors thought I wouldn’t make it. I am turning eight on March 10. My bracelet says ‘powerful’. I am strong. I am brave. I can do hard things.” Ashley:...
by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 24, 2024 | A Southern Soul
“I make art from cigarettes that I pick up from beaches, parking lots, or anywhere people are. Cigarettes are a free medium that never runs out. It’s shocking to see this art, but there is so much proof of humanity in each piece. Every filter was smoked by a different...
by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 23, 2024 | A Southern Soul
“This is Happy Hour, where you can check out a dog from the Tuscaloosa Metro Animal Shelter. We’re walking Caymen. She hasn’t left her cage in a month and is happy to be outside. There are so many dogs in the shelter–it was hard picking just one. Next time, more...
by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 18, 2024 | A Southern Soul
“Before, if you saw me, you saw my camera. It was like a hood ornament. When my wife and I were first together, she rolled onto my camera in our bed. She said, ‘It’s me or the camera.’ I never answered that, but I still have both. Photography started when my...
by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 17, 2024 | A Southern Soul
“We’re playing ‘name that tune.’ If you can’t get this song in three seconds, you need to leave the building. (Plays Light My Fire by the Doors) That song typified the rock-and-roll era of the sixties. I discovered Elvis and rock and roll when I was about...
