Category: Photography
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Photojournalism: The Girl Who Tamed the Beast
These photos were featured with the essay “The Girl Who Tamed the Beast: A True Faerie Tale” in my column “Unsettled in the Mission” published by El Tecolote on November 15, 2018. Barbie Niño is truly a remarkable woman with a stunning border crossing tale.
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Photojournalism: Redlined, a portrait of Mission Street
These photographs were published on April 5, 2018 with “Redlined” , an essay in my column “Unsettled in the Mission” in El Tecolote newspaper, about the history of organizing in the Mission and the changing landscape of the main commercial drag Mission Street from redlining through gentrification.
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Photojournalism: Threading the Life of a Mayan
These photos were featured as part of the essay “Threading the Life of a Mayan” published in my column “Unsettled in the Mission” on November 2, 2017 in El Tecolote newspaper. José Góngora and I collaborated in developing the video about his brother Luis’s murder by police, featuring his family in Teabo, and himself. José…
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Mission Spirits: A Mission District Photo Essay
The Mission Spirits photography series is about the anonymous folk of the Mission District, who give el barrio its strong sense of place by spiriting the neighborhood.
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LessHome: A Mission District Photo Essay
A photo series of mattresses and carts installed on the streets by Mission residents.
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Still Life After Dark: A Mission District Photo Essay
Stills of storefronts and streets in the dark evoke the bustle of the daylight Mission.
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Street Altars: A Mission District Photo Essay
A photo series of street altars as public expressions of grief in the Mission District.