Ginger hair portraits show unexpected 'golden thread' connecting Americans
For Kieran Dodds, photographing people with red hair has become something of an obsession over the past decade or more.
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Notable Quotes
"I realised I didn't have any American citizens."
— Kieran Dodds , Other
"My mom's side has always been involved with the Muscogee tribe and traditions and I've grown up around it."
— Joshua Elliot , Other
"That's why my Lottie has a good mix of everything going on."
— Lottie Wahkinney , Other
"Everyone thought, since I was about eight, that I dyed my hair."
— Lakia Jones , Other
Key People
Joshua Elliot is a member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation with ancestral ties to multiple ethnic backgrounds.
Kieran Dodds is a photographer known for his work capturing portraits of people with red hair.
Lakia Jones is a Cherokee girl whose hair turned red during childhood, despite her family's primarily jet-black hair.
Lottie Wahkinney is a Comanche girl from Oklahoma with Scottish heritage.
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For Kieran Dodds, photographing people with red hair has become something of an obsession over the past decade or more.
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