In a captivating set of black and white portraits, Springfield, Missouri photographer Randy Bacon invites you to experience the life views of people with Down syndrome.
Inspired by his niece who has the additional chromosome that causes the syndrome, Bacon believes that chromosome gives "those with Down syndrome an extraordinary ability to see the good, the joy, and the beauty in this world that the rest of us can’t see."
- Randy Bacon, photographer and documentarian
"Just As I Am" is on exhibit at the Leedy Voulkos Art Center, 2012 Baltimore Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri, 64108, 11 a.m - 5 p.m. Thursday - Saturday, through October 30, 2021. Admission is free.