this guy george culpepper
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george culpepper

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phoenix magazineis the University of Tennessee’s student-run literary arts publication. My work was published in four of their issues. Two photos published in issue 68 and one from issue 69 were also exhibited by Phoenix at Gallery 1010. Click titles to see

issue 74
summer
2026

page 23

walk in the park (with my love)

issue 73 spring
2026

page 54

green tea

issue 70 fall
2025

page 42, 52

beach day

pale shelter

issue 68 spring
2024

page 31, 32, 50

anyone home

gallery 1010 is a contemporary art exhibition space in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee. Mensch and Presence were shown in Phoenix Magazine’s exhibit featuring work from issues 68 and 69

exhibit
fall ‘24

mensch

presence

exhibit
spring ‘26

this photo from issue 73 was also exhibited as part of Phoenix Magazine’s showcase

green tea

obubu
internship
japan
march-june ‘25

In last year’s spring I interned at Obubu Tea Farms in Japan. There I met the head farmer Akihiro Kita (Akky-san) and many other wonderful people with abundant, radiant passion for their work–creating a real product for people to enjoy around the world, continuing an ancient tradition and people’s combined efforts spanning thousands of years. Their spirit and energy were contagious. It was my first time photographing with purpose. They inspired me to begin

tea shaping
april 16 ‘25

Obubu, the global japanese tea association, and local community organized a tea handpicking and shaping event

harvesting
monzen field
may 5 ‘25

harvesting

tenku field

june 4 ‘25

processing
may 7 ‘25

processing
may 16 ‘25

trimming
may 24 ‘25

trimming
june 12 ‘25

haymaking IIbukovo, slovenia
june ‘26

One year ago, I helped my partner’s family make hay by raking dried grass that her grandparents tirelessly scythed days earlier. This month, I was invited to help again

karajzewc

cerkno, slovenia
june ‘26

I took photos for C.M.A.K. Cerkno at Karajzewc, an outdoor festival for all ages in the nature of Divje Babe (where the oldest known musical instrument was found) near the center of Cerkno

world’s end

near esperance, new york
may ‘26

I visited my sister and her partner with my little brother on a farm they work on in upstate New York

pottery

world’s end farm, new york
may ‘26

I photographed Max Mulpagano, the resident ceramicist at World’s End in upstate New York, in his studio

haymaking
bukovo, slovenia
june ‘25

My partner’s family let me help her grandparents rake and transport dried grass for haymaking, an old tradition in Slovenia

farmI volunteered on different farms last year. Three were through WWOOF (world-wide opportunities for organic farms). I also visited my sister and her partner on a farm they were working on in Connecticut

ohrid
north macedonia
september 2-10
2025

mokrin
serbia
september 14-25
2025

toksumak
kazakhstan
october 21-november 3
2025

lyme
connecticut, us
november-december
2025

george
culpepper ‘26