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David Kidd

Photojournalist / Storyteller

David Kidd is a photojournalist and storyteller for Governing. He was the art director and staff photographer at Teacher magazine and the American Journalism Review before joining Governing in 2008. He can be reached at dkidd@governing.com

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Behind the Lens: When the State Line Runs Down Main Street
Photos and musing from our photographer.
February 20, 2019
 · David Kidd
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Behind the Lens: The Rest Stop That Inspired a Book on Highways in America
Photos and musing from our photographer.
January 22, 2019
 · David Kidd
The word "love" made out of tires and other material on the beach.
Archive
Behind the Lens: People ‘Love’ This State's Tourism Campaign
Photos and musings from our photographer.
December 17, 2018
 · David Kidd
The Gathering Place park in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Archive
Behind the Lens: Can a Park Heal Racial Rifts?
Photos and musings from our photographer.
November 14, 2018
 · David Kidd
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To Get Rid of Blight, Baltimore Tries Something New
The city, which has more empty and dilapidated houses than most, is making buyers prove that they can afford to purchase a home — and to fix it up.
October 16, 2018
 · David Kidd
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<i>Behind the Lens</i>: Why This High School Football Team Spends $20,000 for Every Game
Photos and musings from our photographer.
October 16, 2018
 · David Kidd
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Behind the Lens: Welcome to America's Smallest City Hall
Photos and musings from our photographer.
September 27, 2018
 · David Kidd
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It Was America’s First Superhighway. Now Much of It Sits Abandoned.
But the Pennsylvania Turnpike hasn't been completely forgotten.
August 20, 2018
 · David Kidd
People handing out free juice on the sidewalk.
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Behind the Lens: The Only State With an ‘Embassy’ in D.C.
It's just a block away from the U.S. Capitol.
August 15, 2018
 · David Kidd
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'I'm Somewhere Bettering Myself': Prison Reform Unlike Any Other in America
North Dakota is conducting a prison experiment inspired by Norway, a country with recidivism rates three times lower than in the U.S.
July 31, 2018
 · David Kidd
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