In one of the images in the gallery show “Picturing Justice,” a woman in a beautifully patterned dress holds her grandson on her family’s front porch. The boy’s father tickles his feet. In an image taken just one month later, that same woman sits in a hospital bed, a mask covering her mouth and nose, holding another of her grandchildren. Both were taken by photographer Maura Friedman.
“They’re part of a project looking at different aspects of poverty in Chattanooga,” Friedman tells City Lights host Lois Reitzes, “but also a more nuanced look at the joy and stability and fulfillment that large families bring folks.”
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