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Bruce Edwards

Bruce Edwards

Bruce Edwards is a documentary and fine art photographer specializing in landscape, nature and abstract photographs. He was a staff photographer at the Flint Journal for 30 years and an adjunct photography instructor at Mott Community College for 13 years. He has three married children and five grandchildren and lives with his wife Susan in Grand Blanc, Michigan. He owns bruceedwardsphotography.com.

Bruce Edwards's Latest Articles

Quintin Evans uses a mower borrowed from the Community Tool Shed to mow elderly neighbors' lawns.
Giving us the tools: Flint’s Community Tool Shed helping us finish any and all jobs

A lawn mower, rake, or trimmer—Flint neighbors can always borrow whatever they need from the Community Tool Shed at no (or occasionally very little) cost. 

Even vandalized, this garden continues to nourish both the body and the soul.
Hope and community grow from garden vandalism

Flintside contributor Bruce Edwards shares a personal story of seeing his garden destroyed and joy restored by neighbors he didn't know who live in neighborhoods he'd never heard of.

Samuel Berry Sr. (left) and Marquetta Smith (far right) talk to a boy seeking a meal for his grandmother at the Beecher-Vera B. Rison Library in Mt. Morris Township after distributing meals to children in a summer program there.
Cooking up a unique solution to childhood hunger

The Food Bank of Eastern Michigan's one-of-a-kind kitchen is a place with a purpose. It builds on fresh ingredients to network throughout the community to feed children all summer and all year.  

Gianni Love, 19, of Flint Township, rehearses a step-dance routine with other members of the Alpha Esquires at the Mott Community College Workforce Center on North Saginaw Street in Flint earlier this month.
Giving young men in Flint mentors, making young men in Flint leaders—These are the Alpha Esquires

For 20 years, the Alpha Esquires have been a guiding force in Flint. A community. A brotherhood. A family.  

Carma Lewis brings personality, joy and deep commitment to her work at the Neighborhood Engagement Hub on Martin Luther King Avenue in Flint.
Bringing good Carma to Flint

Meet Carma Lewis, a woman whose hard work, determination, and knack for problem-solving has made her a central figure in the Flint water crisis response efforts. 

Bryant Nolden, executive director of the Friends of Berston, stands outside the facility on North Saginaw Street in Flint.
The rise of Berston Field House

'Berston is the home of champions, a place that makes a difference in the community.'

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