Double Exposure Portraits of City Council Members and Things Important to Them
Photojournalist Kyle Grantham of The News Journal in Delaware recently shot a creative series of portraits of the city council members of Wilmington, Delaware. Each of the images is a double exposure photo showing the member blended with a subject of their choice.
“Each member brings their own personal experience in Wilmington, and vision for the city’s future, to their position in the city’s leadership,” Grantham writes at The News Journal. “Through this project I wanted to visually illustrate a direct connection between members of City Council and the districts, or city as a whole, they represent.”

!["I grew up on Poplar Street, which was renamed Clifford Brown Walk. My mom's house was across the street from the house [Clifford Brown] grew up in. Learning about him, seeing that everyday and his contributions to music told me that growing up the East Side whatever you dream of, it's possible to attain." – Darius Brown, Third District](https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2015/04/635636060571894725-033015-CouncilDEx-KRG0299.jpg)

!["St. Elizabeth [High School] is an anchor for the district, it's in the middle of it all. What St. Elizabeth means to me is love, peace and joy. While I was there I was taught that I could be anything and I could do anything if I kept my focus on God, family and my community. St. Elizabeth, with help of my family, molded me into the person I am today." – Sherry Dorsey Walker, Sixth District](https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2015/04/635636060571894725-032915-CouncilDEx-KRG0268.jpg)
!["There's a lot of deeply entrenched residents who have been [in Little Italy] all their lives and I want to try to keep their traditions alive. They're very enthusiastic and committed to their neighborhood. It renews my faith in humanity that people still do care and want to make a difference." – Robert Williams, Seventh District](https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2015/04/635636060571426737-033015-CouncilDEx-KRG0305.jpg)




You can find a behind-the-scenes video showing how the project was done over at The News Journal.
Image credits: Photographs by Kyle Grantham/The News Journal and used with permission