Photographer documents Mississippi blues musicians

Photographer Lou Bopp captures some of the last remaining Mississippi Delta Blues musicians from a bygone era in a beautiful series called Portraits of the Blues.

“As a photographer and part of my overall DNA, I wanted to go where most do not, could not, nor dare not venture,” Bopp wrote in his artist statement.” Their stories seem embedded in their skin, scent, hands, stares; they are draped in history.”

Bluesman Johnnie Billington is pictured above. See more of the photos at FeatureShoot.com.

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