For six years, the Publix Tampa Bay Collard Green Festival has brought the community together to celebrate food while emphasizing health, agricultural science and improved lifestyle choices. This celebration of African American cuisine and culture also proved to be a vital learning ground for aspiring photojournalists.
This year, students taking a food photojournalism class at the USF St. Petersburg campus attended the event to capture the diverse variety of foods, activities and people. This short video explores the community festival and the unique learning experience it provided to students learning to tell stories through images.