Rory Doyle

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Location: 38732

Nationality: USA

Biography: CV — PUBLICATIONS & CLIENTS New York Times, The Guardian, National Geographic Traveler (China), Newsweek, The Atlantic, NPR, CNN, ESPN, ESPN The Magazine, ESPN The Undefeated, Washington Post, Smithsonian, Wall Street Journal, Yahoo... read on

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Delta Hill Riders

rory doyle

Mar 3, 2019

ABC News took interest in my ongoing project and have shared a photo essay on their site. Please check it out!

Black cowboys of Mississippi 'so much more than just John Wayne or the Marlboro man'
Black cowboys and cowgirls of the Mississippi Delta.

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Hechinger Report — Crumbling Schools, Dismal Outcomes

By Rory Doyle — Please read this important article I photographed for the Hechinger Report, in conjunction with The Clarion Ledger. Writer Bracey Harris explores..

Feb 10, 2020

The Guardian — MS prisoners begging for their lives

By Rory Doyle — "People were begging for their lives as they were stabbed. There were fires being set. Trash everywhere. Rats. Roaches. It was just total..

Jan 17, 2020

Wall Street Journal — FedEx bussing in the Delta

By Rory Doyle — The Wall Street Journal recently assigned me a story about FedEx bussing overnight shift workers from the Mississippi Delta to corporate..

Jan 6, 2020

Men's Journal — Joe Wrenn

By Rory Doyle — A huge thank you to cowboy Joe Wrenn for spending so much time with me in 2019 and sharing your riding history. I'm incredibly honored to..

Jan 5, 2020

Emerging Photographer from PDN

By Rory Doyle — Super excited to be selected for "Emerging Photographer" by editors from PDN and Rangefinder Magazine. Congrats to everyone selected, and..

Dec 17, 2019

on the Guardian: The Delta Hill Riders project

By Rory Doyle — Big thanks to The Guardian for this recent feature about the ongoing "Delta Hill Riders" project. Read the piece here:..

Dec 7, 2019

Emmett Till Bullet-proof Memorial

By Rory Doyle — Please give this important article from The New York Times a read — a new bullet-proof sign has been installed at the Emmett Till..

Oct 21, 2019

Exhibit announcement — Atlanta

By Rory Doyle — The @HudgensCenter outside Atlanta will be hosting "Delta Hill Riders" as part of the 2019 Atlanta Celebrates Photography schedule...

Oct 10, 2019

Feature on BBC

By Rory Doyle — Back in September, BBC invited me to their New York studios and interviewed me about "Delta Hill Riders." Honored to share the project,..

Oct 8, 2019

American Photography Contest Shortlist

By Rory Doyle — Wow, feeling stoked to be shortlisted in the American Photography Open 2019 contest ( @american_photography_ winners ) for "Newest Cowboy in..

Sep 18, 2019

"This US heartland has been flooded for five months. Does anyone care?" — The Guardian

By Rory Doyle — Huge thank you to editor Jehan Jillani for understanding the need for continued coverage of the half-year flood in the lower Mississippi Delta. As..

Aug 3, 2019

Where Floods of ‘Biblical Proportion’ Drowned Towns and Farms — New York Times

By Rory Doyle — "Where Floods of ‘Biblical Proportion’ Drowned Towns and Farms" for The New York Times :..

Aug 1, 2019

Mississippi Cowboys on CNN

By Rory Doyle — Happy July 4th y'all! Excited to wake up to this story about MS cowboys from CNN Style . Thanks for the great writing from my friend ..

Jul 4, 2019

2019 Michael P. Smith Award for Documentary Photography

By Rory Doyle — It's with extreme gratitude, I'm honored to announce I just received the 2019 Michael P. Smith Award for Documentary Photography from..

Jun 18, 2019

Kingfish drops his first album today

By Rory Doyle — Big day for Christone "KINGFISH" Ingram today, as his first album officially drops. It's been really cool to see this young MS..

May 17, 2019

GUP Editorial Award

By Rory Doyle — A sincere thank you to @GupMagazine for selecting my project for the GUP Editorial Award as part of the 2019 Belfast Photo Festival (..

May 13, 2019

Fresh newsletter out today!

By Rory Doyle — I published a fresh newsletter this morning. Please check it out, and feel free to sign up!..

Zeiss Photography Award: Grand Prize

By Rory Doyle — With great honor, I'm pleased to announce my project on MS Delta cowboys was selected for the 2019 ZEISS Photography Award! In just a few days,..

Apr 9, 2019

Grand Prize: Smithsonian contest

By Rory Doyle — Sometimes it's hard to explain how life unfolds! Two years ago I started photographing Mississippi Delta cowboys and cowgirls, and on April 2,..

Apr 4, 2019

Joia Magazine — Delta Hill Riders

By Rory Doyle — Entrevista a Rory Doyle, la desconocida historia de los cowboys afroamericanos | JOIA Magazine Las imágenes de la serie aún en..

Mar 11, 2019

Taking Focus Grant

By Rory Doyle — Taking Focus, Inc. , this is a huge honor and I am grateful for the grant support! I can't wait to begin the giving back component, partnering..

Mar 11, 2019

New York Times — HBCUs

By Rory Doyle — Seeking a Haven in H.B.C.U.s and Single-Sex Colleges Applications are up at these schools while enrollment overall is declining. Some think..

Mar 10, 2019

South Arts State Fellowship for Mississippi

By Rory Doyle — With extreme gratitude, I'm proud to announce that I'm the 2019 recipient of the South Arts State Fellowship for Mississippi. It's such..

Mar 3, 2019

Delta Supper Club for the New York Times

By Rory Doyle — What a night Delta Supper Club ! So honored to document the evening on assignment for The New York Times along with writer Hunter Atkins ...

Mar 3, 2019

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