The ferry from Camden, AL to Gee's Bend is a dead simple affair. No ups, no extras. On this particular cold winter's day, we were first in line and I elected to photograph from the relative warmth of the passenger's seat of the car. Even if you live in the Deep South, always get the seat warmers when purchasing a vehicle. En route, I got out and took some film shots, but they just confirmed that the quality of the light was indeed pretty bad. One of the Gee's Bend quilters was celebrating her 60th birthday and we were planning to drop in for a short visit. Great art can, and often does, arise from humble circumstances and isolated conditions.
