Photographer Oraien Catledge has a show of photographs of the people of Cabbagetown at Opal Gallery through January 9th. Creative Loafing has an article, a slideshow and an audio interview with Catledge here. Plus, there’s a forthcoming book of Catledge’s work in August, 2010, from University of Mississippi Press.

“The resulting body of work is a collection of approximately 50,000 negatives. The images present accidental landscapes disguised as portraits, as scene after scene of children and adults personifies the dilapidated surroundings. These stark black-and-white and rich sepia-toned photos are imbued with a quality that transcends time, capturing an era that feels much further away than the late ’70s and early ’80s. Much like Dorothea Lange’s Dust Bowl photos or Walker Evans’ Great Depression imagery, Catledge’s photographs embody the suffering and celebrations of a poor, undereducated white haven on the brink of disappearance.”