Opening spread for the January 2025 issue of Afar Magazine
Blue Front Cafe, a historic juke joint opened in 1948.
Bentonia, Mississippi
Jimmy “Duck” Holmes, musician and owner of Blue Front Cafe, inherited from his parents in 1970. Holmes also continues to run the Bentonia Blue Festival for more than 50 years.
Bentonia, Mississippi
Restroom inside Hal & Mal’s.
Jackson, Mississippi
Lee Reed, patron and singer outside of Red’s.
Clarksdale, Mississippi
Mississippi State Fair
Jackson, Mississippi