Non Returning Status

Non Returning Status is a project that began as a photo journal by George Washington Rogers, IV documenting the life and spiritual philosophies of the Natti Love Joys, a reggae band living in the mountains of East Tennessee. The project has since developed into a complete multimedia experience, including over one thousand photographs taken over the course of three years, a series of videos documenting the lifestyle and spirituality of the band, and music by the Natti Love Joys themselves.

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Non Returning Status is the ultimate spiritual aspiration. It is the ascendancy of the soul into a higher plane of existence, exempt from the earthly cycle of reincarnation. Non Returning Status is a way of life that essentially leads to the end of suffering, the expansion of consciousness and the attainment of enlightenment.

Non Returning Status is a phrase I first heard from Jah-T, musician-philosopher of the Natti Love Joys, a roots rock reggae band he fronts along with wife Marla.

Non Returning Status is a culmination of work that has spanned over the course of three years. It is a testament to the power of impermanence and to the inherent human instinct toward understanding one’s true self.

- George Washington Rogers, IV