What Has Been Will Be Again

From Indigenous genocide to slavery and secession, and from the fight for civil rights to the championing of MAGA ideology, the state of Alabama has stood at the nexus of American identity. Begun in the fall of 2020, the ongoing project, “What Has Been Will Be Again,” has led photographer Jared Ragland across historic colonial routes including the Old Federal Road and Hernando de Soto’s 1540 expedition to bear witness to and connect with individuals and communities plagued by generational poverty,  environmental exploitation, and social injustices.

Jared Ragland

Jared Ragland is a fine art and documentary photographer and former White House photo editor. His collaborative, socially conscious work critically confronts issues of identity, marginalization, and the history of place. He currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Photography at Utah State University in Logan, UT.