MYTHOLOGIZED HISTORY FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES BY KENDRICK BRINSON

Kendrick Brinson asked herself this question while on assignment for The New York Times: "How do you photograph a mythologized history?" She had to create imagery for an article on Nancy Ward, a Cherokee woman whose intervention to save the lives of white settlers in the 1770s has left her with a controversial legacy. Kendrick spent a few days in rural Tennessee chasing ghosts and exploring this complex story alongside reporter Ellen Barry and Nancy’s fifth-great-granddaughter Becky Hobbs, who is featured in the powerful images.

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