About Flourish
In the summer of 2025, award-winning photographer William DeShazer approached Siloam Health with a desire to do something to help the immigrant community during a difficult time. What you see on these pages is the result - a powerful portrait series of Siloam’s patients that highlights what is possible when immigrants in Nashville have access to health care.
The whole-person care Siloam provides for immigrants empowers them to flourish in their work, their families, and their communities, and Nashville thrives as a result. This project showcases to the beauty and strength of our neighbors from many nations, and the breadth of what access to quality health care makes possible.
About Siloam Health
Siloam Health is a faith-based, charitably-funded nonprofit that provides affordable, whole-person health care for marginalized immigrants and refugees throughout Middle Tennessee. For more than 30 years, Siloam has ensured that new neighbors are welcomed and empowered to lead healthy lives. Each year, Siloam cares for more than 6,500 people from more than 80 countries.
About William DeShazer
William’s career began in the bustling newsrooms of renowned publications like The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post, where he learned to distill complex narratives into powerful images that speak volumes. Now based in Nashville, his style is rooted in authenticity and emotion, capturing moments as they unfold naturally.