The Unseen Story of the Flint River

Beneath the tarmac of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, unknown to most people, flow the headwaters of one of the most scenic rivers in the Southeastern United States—the Flint. In Lost in Sight: In Search of the Flint’s Headwaters, photographer Virginie Drujon-Kippelen traces the nearly invisible origins of the Flint River as it flows through the hills of the Georgia Piedmont all the way to the Florida Panhandle.

Told through a series of telling photographs taken at varying distances from the headwaters of the Flint River, Drujon-Kippelen provides visual and symbolic identity to a river that has been buried—physically and culturally. By focusing on the obscured and often forgotten headwaters rather than tracing the river’s full course, she uses imagery to draw attention to the fragile origins where its meaning is most vulnerable. Her work weaves poetic visual storytelling with a deep environmental awareness, urging viewers to consider human impact on the natural world.