American Barbecue

Summary graphic: A spit-screen dyptic: on the left, a person uses an eclectic knife to slice a brisket in a restaurant, on the right, another person prepares a brisket to be smoked at home.

It’s All About That Interaction

On: 05/27/2015

We learned about barbecue by asking questions and taking photos. On June 3, 2015 we discussed that process at Boston’s Photographic Resource Center.

Summary graphic: Two people, mother and son, pose for a photo outside of Snow’s BBQ during a break in their work. The son wears overalls, both wear Snow’s branded t-shirts and aprons. The composition echoes Grant Wood’s “American Gothic” painting, but is by no means a recreation.

An Introduction to American Barbecue

On: 12/22/2013

In: American Barbecue, Photo Essays

Barbecue is an American tradition that reveals as much about those who make as it does about the location where it is made. These twelve photos will introduce you to some of the places we’ve been and people we’ve met so far.