Katy Grannan: The Nine

An intimate and unflinching portrait of a ravaged community living on South Ninth Street in Modesto, California. Grannan photographs everyday rituals, small interactions, and moments of beauty on the fringes of society, conferring significance to what is often overlooked.

Black-and-white photograph of a woman in high heels standing in the dark with only her legs and arm illuminated
Black-and-white photograph of two women standing in long grass under a concrete bridge
Black-and-white photograph of a dirt lot on a road with low buildings and a person walking away in the distance
Black-and-white photograph of a a woman pointing at another coming out of a room in a motel parking lot with a man leaning on a pillar
Black-and-white photograph of a woman in an overgrown lot pointing behind her
Black-and-white photograph of a wall painting of a flying dove and two hands emanating rays of light
Black-and-white photograph of a man on on a rocky overgrown riverbank watching a woman standing in the water holding foil balloons
Black-and-white photograph of two people reclining on a bare mattress on a riverbank in the shade
Black-and-white photograph of a woman walking by a low white building at an intersection
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