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A visual celebration of the small towns dotting the rural Arkansas and Southeast Missouri landscape.

26/05/2025

Memorial Day, 2018

Passing through Portia, AR seven years ago to see family over Memorial Day weekend, this flag stood proudly, showing some life outside the few old buildings that line Hwy 63.

14/04/2025

I haven’t posted many duplicates on this platform, but some scenes need to see the light again.

Barn and a Light | Cave City, AR 2019

10/04/2025

Throwback Thursday:
Barn outside of Caraway, AR 2020

06/12/2024

From Arkansas to Austin: The Rural Record delivers prints to filmmaker Jeff Nichols.

I recently posted a few photos from the great State of Texas. The destination was Austin to deliver prints to none other than film writer and director, Jeff Nichols (Shotgun Stories, Mud, The Bikeriders).

Jeff was born and raised in Arkansas, his parents from Altheimer, a small town in the SE region of the state. I had met Jeff in March and placed a copy of The RR v2 in his hands. He soon contacted me, asking if I had any photos of Altheimer or the surrounding communities. As I hadn’t been to that part of the state for the project, my friend Matt and I spent a couple days in mid-April running around a few towns in the area.

Jeff loved the work and asked for several of the photos as prints, with one massive 32x40 to go in his office in Austin. He chose “Wabbaseka Drive By” to fill that spot as he knew he “couldn’t help but smile” every time he saw the photo.

We were able to hang out with Jeff and hear all sorts of stories, his ability to orate is akin to his writing talent.

Arkansas has a rich landscape and story to share, and that’s exactly what’s in the mind of this Arkansan director.

30/11/2024

“Black Friday”
Gibson Switch/Jonesboro, AR
Fujifilm GFX 100sii
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28/11/2024

“For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving,”
‭‭1 Timothy‬ ‭4‬:‭4‬
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Happy Thanksgiving! I pray your harvest has been plentiful this year.

14/11/2024

Town Square
Pocahontas, AR | November 2024

25/10/2024

The Rural Record went to Texas. A short (but long drive) trip to Austin to hand deliver a few prints. More on that story soon.

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The Rural Record - Between Eras

I’ve lived my life along the split between the Ozarks and The Delta, traveling the towns and roads that boast such rich histories, but now struggle to keep their identities. My mission is to find the beauty in the dereliction, the right light and atmosphere that transform these ordinary structures and scenes into beacons of nostalgia and rich texture.

The Rural Record is a photography project by Matthew Walton.