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From preacher to photographer Don Rutledge’s global lens
Don Rutledge, once advised against photography by a Tennessee minister, rose to fame as a religion photographer. He worked for Black Star, shot in 142 countries and all 50 states, and later joined the Southern Baptist Mission Board magazine, transforming its photojournalism with his intimate, respectful approach.
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Idlothian
Don Rutledge
Murfreesboro
Tenn
Young Rutledge
Rutledge
Richmond
Black Star
John Howard Griffen
Chattanooga
Tennessee
Time
Newsweek
U.S. News & World Report
Griffen
South
Atlanta
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Louisiana
John
Asia
Home Mission Board
The
Southern Baptist Convention
United States
Mary Alice Welch
Commission
International Mission Board
Don