Author: Tom Parker
Retired professional photographer, journalist and freelance writer in Blue Rapids, a rural town located in northeast Kansas.
Big Kansas Road Trip 2024: Carneiro, Ellsworth County
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Post-op four weeks. Already up and moving, not fast and not far, but better than expected.
Last selfie before the scalpel; Winterwoods, Alcove Spring
Life on a gravel road
Escape. That’s what our friends and family thought we were doing late in 1999 after our announcement that we were going to quit our high-paying jobs in the metro Denver area and move to a small rural town of 1,100 residents in northeast Kansas. I could only agree. With a reason to escape only one … More Life on a gravel road
The Project
To create a year-long photographic documentation of people at work in a small rural Kansas town. Fourteen towns in the state were chosen as partner sites for The Way We Worked, the Smithsonian Institution’s traveling exhibit showcasing 150 years of labor in America. Of those towns, only Blue Rapids added to the historical record by … More The Project









