Wes Underwood Featured on Texas Country Reporter
Most of you have probably read my article (if not you should!) Underwood to be Featured on Texas Country Reporter, well it finally happened!
Wes Underwood was featured on Texas Country Reporter the weekend of May 7/8.
Here is a YouTube copy of his story on his photography career at South Plains College and his passion of telling the story of the Lost and Forgotten.
The “Lost and the Forgotten” is a collection of photographs that represent Underwood’s ten-year quest to record lost and forgotten cemeteries and graves. He has traveled more than 10,000 miles throughout Texas and the southwestern United States to capture more than 5,000 images and continues adds to it.
“I enjoy the history of the cemeteries, and the stories of the people who are buried there,” he said. “I feel the need to tell their untold stories to others.”
Underwood spends his day capturing the stories and students of South Plains College in his photographs, but in his time away from the college you can find him on Texas back roads looking for the lost and forgotten.
Texas Country Reporter is a highly acclaimed TV program that celebrates the history, emotion and beauty that make Texas and Texans so unique. Since 1972, Bob Phillips has traveled the backroads of the Lone Star State and shared the stories of real Texans. From artists to cowboys, hobbyists to musicians, Texas Country Reporter explores the passions, interests, and lifestyles of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. Every week you’re invited to hop in and travel with Bob as he meets the folks that make Texas such a special place. For more information and an episode guide for Texas Country Reporter you can follow them on Facebook or visit their website.
