there’s evil here.

Maxwell Duryea · 2026 · 9 minutes

The first city to be designated a National Park City, Chattanooga is a southern paradise. While parents tuck their kids in, a first date is blossoming downtown and police officers change shifts. These streets, motels, and truck stops also change shifts – into an ongoing epidemic: sex trafficking.

Maxwell Duryea is a director who believes a well told story can change the world. His work highlights the grit & vulnerability of humanity. Forged with a foundation in photojournalism, hardened by decades of international coverage and finished with a forever desire to make work that matters, his projects usually revolve around humanitarian issues & abuse of power.