close While Kansas has had it's share of notorious characters over the years the Phelps family and their Westborough Baptist Church are some of the worst. Their protests at soldiers funerals have led to laws across the country regarding protests at funerals. These images are from a protest in Meade, Kansas over a hotel that choose to fly a rainbow colored flag which many say is a symbol of gay and lesbian pride something the Phelps family is vehemently against.

All Images Copyright 2001-2007 Cort Anderson

Kansas photographer Cort Anderson is a fine art and news photographer known for his unique Kansas images and black & white photography.
Drawing on his experience as a newspaper photographer he travels across the country searching for interesting photographs in uninteresting places.
Working with the Kansas Press Association as a technology consultant Cort Anderson has returned to news photography, shooting major
news events in Kansas for the association's member newspapers. Cort's photographs of the Greensburg tornado appeared in newspapers across the state.