Having lived in the area for six years, Rich-Joseph’s new body of work captures the spirit of “loving, kind and proud people”.

Image 3 of 11 from gallery of 8 Tips for Designing Residential Kitchens. © Nathalie Artaxo

Appalachia has long been saddled with stereotypes related to poverty, insularity and racism. When photographer Rich-Joseph Facun moved to the Ohio countryside with his family, he used his camera to better understand his new home.

Counties : All counties : Barbour, Berkeley, Boone, Braxton, Brooke, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge, Fayette, Gilmer, Grant, Greenbrier, Hampshire, Hancock, Hardy, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Kanawha, Lewis, Lincoln, Logan, Marion, Marshall, Mason, McDowell, Mercer, Mineral, Mingo, Monongalia, Monroe, Morgan, Nicholas, Ohio, Pendleton, Pleasants, Pocahontas, Preston, Putnam, Raleigh, Randolph, Ritchie, Roane, Summers, Taylor, Tucker, Tyler, Upshur, Wayne, Webster, Wetzel, Wirt, Wood, and Wyoming. Contributors : Amanda Abbott , Aaron Allman, Mike Baker , Perry Bennett , Josh Birnbaum , Aaron Blum , Garnet Bruell, Shawn Campbell , Tara Chavez, Chad Cordell, Ed DeWitt , Jan Dodgins, Melissa Ellsworth, George Etheredge , Rich-Joseph Facun , F. Brian Ferguson, Justin Gellerson , Ryan Herdman, Ashley Hoffman , Craig Hudson , Chris Jackson , Pat Jarrett , Rebecca Kiger , Steve Konya, Nate Larson , Roger May , Jordan Mazurek, Rachel Molenda , Catherine V. Moore , Justin Murphy, Sam Owens , Swikar Patel , Nic Persinger , Miikka Pirinen , Alan Pittman, Lauren Pond , Julie Rae Powers , Shelby Rush, Dennis Savage , Lauren Schneiderman , J. Deacon Stone, Ryan Stone , Kristian Thacker , Michael Theis , Eileen Thompson, Raymond Thompson Jr. , Mark Trent , Pang Tubhirun , Mark Womack, Rachel Yoke .