CPOY 78 Portfolio Award of Excellence: Michael Blackshire
A body of work that demonstrates versatility, expertise and depth and showcases a photographer's vision.
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May 9, 2023
Cody smokes a joint during a break at his tire shop in Madison, West Virginia as a confederate flag is showcased on a truck in the background. “I used to not like Black people until I went to the county,” Randy said. He mentions that race relations were at an all time high with him in the mid 1990s when football superstar Randy Moss got into a racial fight with a white student over being called the N word, which lead to a misdemeanor battery charge. “I didn’t like Randy Moss after he whoop that white kid at the school. It was an issue.” He now say he isn’t racist, and considers the confederate flag apart of southern heritage.