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Sure, Marshall, Missouri has it's fair share of the ugly stuff that most of us would rather not think about-just like every city in America. Fortunately for the citizens of Marshall and Saline county they have a dedicated man, Deputy Richard Miller of the Saline County Sheriffs Department.

Sheriff Wally George describes Richard Miller as his "top deputy" and "methamphetamine expert." Miller spends his afternoons and evenings busting illegal drug making labs, hauling in sex offenders, and even arresting the occasional citizen that happens to assault a fellow deputy. With all of the darker things Miller must cope with on a regular basis, one would think a man in this line of work would become cold, cynical, and emotionally removed from "normal" civilian life.

Anna Miller, Richard Miller's wife of 8 years also works at the Saline County Sheriff's department-as a dispatcher. They also have two beautiful and amazing adopted children, 1 year old daughter, Paige, and 3 year old son, Nathan. Fortunately for the Miller's, they're able to work complimentary shifts for the Sheriff's Department. The Miller's do not believe in putting their children in day-care. So they each take turns caring for the kids when the other is at work. When off-duty, Richard, the tough, drug busting, star deputy, cares for his two small children, poopie diapers and all.

Working in such a dangerous profession, Anna says, "I never stop worrying about him, but Richard's really good about calling home if he's going to be late," and she adds, "I hate waking up in the morning and realizing he's not there."

Photographs from the 56th Missouri Photo Workshop are available available online through the Year-by-Year page, or through the MPW.56 homepage

History of the Missouri Photo Workshop

The roots of the Missouri Photo Workshop are embedded firmly in a half-century of rich tradition; current workshops carry on principals present from the beginning.

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When the late Clifton C. Edom of the Missouri School of Journalism founded the Missouri Photo Workshop in 1949, he too, looked to the past to map the path for photojournalism's future. Inspired by the gritty, content-rich photographs of the documentary photo unit of the pre-WWII Farm Security Administration, Edom promoted research, observation and timing as the methods to make strong story-telling photographs. FSA director Roy Stryker and photographer Russell Lee worked closely with Edom in the creation of the Workshop and served as faculty members during its early years.

In subsequent years, faculty members have been many of America’s leading newspaper and magazine photographers and photo editors; a roster of faculty and students reads like a Who’s Who of photojournalism. Faculty of today includes some of the most energetic, productive and articulate documentarians currently working. All are experts dedicated to passing on the fundamentals of photo research, shooting and editing to those who hope to carry on these values and techniques in the future.

The workshop still follows Cliff Edom's credo:

"Show truth with a camera. Ideally truth is a matter of personal integrity. In no circumstances will a posed or fake photograph be tolerated."

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