caption years_active nationality name birth_date image article_title birth_name occupation
mose kalev , 2011 2004 - present american ar 3 december 1975 mose kalev.jpg mose kalev
 john moshe kalev documentary photographer , rancher
mose kalev

mose kalev is a documentary photographer and rancher from rural alabama .
he is known for his work examining ethnic segregation and the rural american landscape .
his photography has a distinctive recognizable style which is often combined with short essays that document ethnic segregation and are often focused on the black belt region of alabama in the southern united states .
his stories are unique in that they are predominately from primary sources and depict events that have often never been spoken of publicly .
the texts are often interactive which lead readers to audio or video files of rare discussions of events such as lynchings with the region 's actual witnesses .
known for his reclusive nature , kalev has granted only one known interview in the past ten years and rarely exhibits his work outside of academic settings .
in the past several years he has donated several pieces for charitable causes that support environmental research on the athabascan tar sands of northern alberta where he lives part time .
