Documenting the Growth of the East Durham Children’s Initiative (EDCI) through Photography

Abstract

This paper is the written supplement to my Graduation with Distinction project in Documentary Photography. Through photography, I documented the initial growth of the EDCI’s programs to benefit the low-income populations of East Durham, as well as East Durham’s commitment to overcoming the constraints low poverty has put upon its children’s education. The timing of my documentary project is especially important in the first full year of programs under the EDCI.