out! by BJ Goins
Having spent much time in the East Austin community while photographing and researching for my Mural of Austin project several years ago, this event was a great opportunity to revisit some of the beautiful neighborhoods I had learned about then, but been too busy to enjoy regularly since. Unfortunately, this is the story for many Austinites. In a city which moves so fast as to forget the simple pleasures of friends, family and faith, the reaffirmation of these things can easily be found on a Saturday afternoon just a short drive east of downtown. Photographs give faces to those who work, live, go to school and play in a part of the city which get overlooked by those on the west side of IH-35. It is important to document East Austin as an integral part of Austin's rich cultural history, which will surely be engulfed and erased as he city grows unless its unique contributions are constantly kept in the public eye.
