The Levee

The Levee is a project by Sohrab Hura that was formed from a series of road trips made by Magnum photographers around the United States from the years 2011 to 2017. Hura, who is based in India, built his individual exploration around communities and landscapes along the lower Mississippi. The project is inspired by an appeal by the photographer’s father — who previously travelled to the river, but never stepped foot on the shore — for his son to document “what’s beyond the levee”.