Kate Medley

Kate Medley

@katemedley.bsky.social

Photojournalist covering the American South: @nytimes @WaPo @wsj Author: THANK YOU PLEASE COME AGAIN Member: @nppa @womenphotograph Durham, NC www.katemedley.com

1,500 Followers 115 Following 12 Posts Joined Nov 2024
10 months ago
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He Was Living In N.C. Legally. Why Was He Deported? Julio Zambrano, a Venezuelan asylum seeker with no criminal record, was living in Davidson. Why did the Trump administration deport him to El Salvador?

A Venezuelan asylum seeker living in North Carolina legally was among those the Trump administration deported to El Salvador. The father of two had no criminal record. Tremendous reporting from The Assembly. www.theassemblync.com/politics/tru...

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1 year ago
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Foto Podcast 017 - Lisa Elmaleh Podcast Episode · Foto Podcast · 02/12/2025 · 57m

Leading documentary work with empathy. Highly recommend this interview with photographer Lisa Elmaleh. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

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1 year ago
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Months after Hurricane Helene, North Carolina farms are still in crisis Hurricane Helene inflicted huge losses on North Carolina farms. As many farmers wait for aid to flow, some wonder whether they can — or should — begin again.

For The Washington Post, Brady Dennis and I spent a couple days checking in with farmers in western North Carolina to see how recovery is going four months after Hurricane Helene. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

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1 year ago
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Talk about a driveway moment! Thanks to NPR’s @arishapiro + Andrew Limbong for talking Thank You Please Come Again last night on All Things Considered. An awesome surprise! www.npr.org/2024/12/12/n...

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1 year ago

Gas stations fueling the savviest traveler of them all 🎄

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1 year ago

Agreed. This story took over my Sunday afternoon.

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1 year ago

Look out fam—gift subscriptions to the best journalism in North Carolina coming to your stocking.

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1 year ago
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Thank You Please Come Again: How Gas Stations Feed & Fuel the American South THANK YOU PLEASE COME AGAIN : How Gas Stations Feed & Fuel the American South - A Photographic Road Trip by Kate Medley ~ with Powerful Opening Essay by Kiese Laymon.  THANK YOU PLEASE COME AGAIN ...

Calling all holiday shoppers: THANK YOU PLEASE COME AGAIN, my coffee table book of photography, is currently 20% off at bittersoutherner.com, and - this week only - I am mailing signed bookplates at no charge. Buy from anywhere, DM me your mailing address 📫 bsgeneralstore.com/products/tha...

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Thrilled to find THANK YOU PLEASE COME AGAIN on NPR’s year-end list: 2024 Books We Love. I love y’all right back, NPR! apps.npr.org/best-books/#...

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1 year ago

Truly THE BEST. Do yourself a favor folks.

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1 year ago

A beautiful take on Maya Freelon’s latest creative endeavors and how they fit within the current and past histories of Stagville via @eddysarah.bsky.social

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1 year ago
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Join us tonight, 7pm, at the UNC journalism school, where we’ll talk photojournalism, gas station food, and election coverage. Free and open to the public!

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