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In 2005 Paul set out to capture the soul of rural America. Traveling across the country Mobley and his camera were welcomed time and again into the homes of over three hundred farm families who graciously shared their personal histories and private thoughts, along with the fruits of their labor.
Paul's presentation is an entertaining, inspiring pictorial journey of a city boy who traveled 100,000 miles and spent three years photographing hundreds of farmers and ranchers all over America.
While showing photographs, Paul tells the stories behind the pictures of America's unsung heroes; the men and women who put food on our table. Audiences laugh, cry, and are inspired as he moves from story to story, farm to farm, ranch to ranch from Alaska to Louisiana and Florida to Maine.
From Walter Jackson, a 104-year-old Florida citrus farmer; to Patsy Fribley, a stockyard dealer from Montana; to Aaron Bell, a young 9th generation organic dairy farmer in Maine, Mobley's exquisite photographs and narrative reveal the true face of American farming and remind us what it means to live with simplicity, contentment, and decency in a world that so often forgets. Visit after visit, Mobley came to know the independent farmer's spirit from both behind the lens and across the dinner table. The result, American Farmer: The Heart of Our Country, won the 2009 Western Heritage award for "best photography book" from the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum.
I just got back. Our audience "LOVED" him, as I knew they would.
Rich, I truly wish you could have been there to watch how the evening unfolded. You could have heard a pin drop in the room. As Paul began his presentation, there was a little noise in the room, however, about 5 minute in, the audience settle down and Paul had fully engaged their attention. From that point, no one moved.....there was just breathing, the sound of Paul's voice, the vision in the pictures, and the connection between Paul and his audience. I'm quite sure each attendee's thoughts were tied to their farms and ranches; friends and relatives. It was an awesome thing to see and experience. Between the room and Paul's presentation, it was magic!
Barb Stark, AgriBank
Clients include:
AgriBank
American Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Credit System
Bayer CropScience
United Soybean Board
Nebraska Cattlemen's Assn.
Mycogen Seed
Iowa Bankers Assn.
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