Grown and Gone: A Photographic Study of Urban and Natural Middle Tennessee

Abstract

This creative project examines the urban development of Nashville, Tennessee, United States, the history of the National Park System and the Tennessee State Park system, the impact of urban and natural environments on mental and physical health, and the need to preserve natural environments for a healthy lifestyle. The photographic study uses long exposure photography to capture movement in the Middle Tennessee State Parks and well-known Nashville neighborhoods to compare and contrast the two kinds of spaces. This project is to be self-published in a book format using blurb.com’s Bookwright bookmaking software.