Emporia, Kansas - 2019
Photography by Jamaica Jones
 
A historic commercial façade holds its ground along a quiet Kansas street, its boarded windows and faded detailing bearing witness to changing economies and passing time. The symmetry of the building contrasts with its worn surface, revealing resilience beneath stillness.
 
This photograph is part of Prairie Earth’s exploration of the built environment as cultural memory—where architecture becomes a record rather than a backdrop.
 
Still Ground is a photographic series rooted in land, continuity, and stewardship. These images observe places shaped by natural cycles and long-term care—prairie, stone, water, and built forms that endure within them. Rather than dramatic moments, the work focuses on presence: what remains, what recovers, and how land holds memory through time.