Mennonites in Black (Mother Jones)
Mother Jones has published images from the essay I did on an Old Order Mennonite family I had the honor of getting to know while I was still living in Harrisonburg, Virginia and working at the Daily News-Record. For more on the essay: Mennonites in Black (Click here).
The Old Order
The Old Order – Images by Pete Marovich The farmlands of Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, and Ontario are among the most productive in North America. Many of the farmers here are different though, but different by choice. They are the Old Order Mennonites, sometimes called the ‘Plain People,’ they trace their heritage back hundreds of [...]
IMPACT ONLINE EXHIBITION: A Look Inside The Old Order
Welcome to the new IMPACT online exhibition, a project exploring the internet as a venue for insightful photographic work. In an effort to remind viewers of the important role photographers play around the world, we invited an array of imagemakers to share galleries on their blogs (like this one) that comprise 12 images representing an [...]
Young Mennonite
I was visiting with the Old Order Mennonite family that I am working on a long term project with and got this shot of their youngest son, Jesse, letting one of the horses out of the barn. One of the photos that will probably not make the cut for the story, but I kinda like [...]
The Old Order
I have been working on an essay about the Old Order Mennonites in our area and have been allowed access to a family. It is kind of a delicate situation and line to walk since the Old Order Mennonites are a lot like the Amish in that they prefer not to be photographed. When discussing [...]
