William Christenberry obituary

Photographer and artist who chronicled the changing face of rural AlabamaWilliam Christenberry, who has died aged 80, was a pioneer of American colour photography. His richly hued images of the vernacular architecture of the deep south – wooden churches, shacks and dilapidated houses – were all made in Hale County, Alabama, south of close to the city of Tuscaloosa, where Christenberry was born and raised. Their cumulative power comes from the strong sense of place they evoke, as well