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Aaron Hardin

The 13th Spring
About Aaron Hardin

Aaron Hardin is an independent photographer based out of Jackson, Tennessee. Hardin was born in the rice fields of central Arkansas, but migrated to West Tennessee as a child. His work focuses on life in rural southern communities. Hardin is a graduate of the Hartford Art School International Limited-Residency MFA in Photography program and is currently the Assistant Professor of Visual Communications at Union University.

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    “Love thy neighbor as thyself”—a common phrase, but one that takes on new meaning for this photographer in the aftermath of the deeply divisive American election.
  • The 13th Spring
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    “I wondered if my daughter would be marred by the world, like her father and her father’s father…Maybe this time will be different. Maybe she’ll make it.”
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