David Robert Farmerie

Listening for Dignity and Belonging in a Time That Demands Witness Amid Division

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 Whirligig Park in Wilson, NC

Whirligig Park in Wilson, NC

 Whirligig Park at Night in Wilson, NC.

Whirligig Park at Night in Wilson, NC.

 Train Station in Wilson, NC

Train Station in Wilson, NC

 Tig’s Courtyard Coffe House

Tig’s Courtyard Coffe House

 One of many Black-owned barber shops in Wilson, NC

One of many Black-owned barber shops in Wilson, NC

 Melo cutting a young boy’s hair at his Salon on the east side of the tracks in Wilson, NC

Melo cutting a young boy’s hair at his Salon on the east side of the tracks in Wilson, NC

 Iconostar Studio and Gallery owned my Elizabeth Lule Healey.

Iconostar Studio and Gallery owned my Elizabeth Lule Healey.

 Elizabeth Lule Healey’s iconostars.

Elizabeth Lule Healey’s iconostars.

 Gizzards and Livers are popular in Wilson, NC

Gizzards and Livers are popular in Wilson, NC

 Rehearsals for the local theater’s production of Cinderella.

Rehearsals for the local theater’s production of Cinderella.

 I photographed Bailey just as the sun cast a magical light. I knew that it wouldn’t last long, so I interrupted her from bussing our table - and thankfully she complied graciously.

I photographed Bailey just as the sun cast a magical light. I knew that it wouldn’t last long, so I interrupted her from bussing our table - and thankfully she complied graciously.

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 Whirligig Park in Wilson, NC
 Whirligig Park at Night in Wilson, NC.
 Train Station in Wilson, NC
 Tig’s Courtyard Coffe House
 One of many Black-owned barber shops in Wilson, NC
 Melo cutting a young boy’s hair at his Salon on the east side of the tracks in Wilson, NC
 Iconostar Studio and Gallery owned my Elizabeth Lule Healey.
 Elizabeth Lule Healey’s iconostars.
 Gizzards and Livers are popular in Wilson, NC
 Rehearsals for the local theater’s production of Cinderella.
 I photographed Bailey just as the sun cast a magical light. I knew that it wouldn’t last long, so I interrupted her from bussing our table - and thankfully she complied graciously.

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David Robert Farmerie is a photojournalist and long-form documentarian capturing the lived realities of Americans often overlooked. Since 2015, he has traveled nationwide, listening and documenting stories on digital and film to preserve them for the present and future. His work centers on dignity and belonging, offering both reflection and urgent insight into a divided society.