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alegria
The town of Alegria celebrates their patron saint, archangel San Miguel. Days begin with sunrise fireworks, before the clouds have time to roll back down the mountain side. The town’s band plays for a those eager enough to wake early.
The regular life of town halts for the week to make way for vendors, amusement rides, parades, and concerts. At night, the streets shake from the pop-up discoteca next to the city’s church. Heavily armed police act as sentries.
El Salvador, September 2022
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portrait of elissa
Dozens of birds waddled at our feet while the more brazen perched across her arms. Elissa gave some advice: everyone would be happier finding their connection to nature.
New York City, 2019 -
may 30th, 2020
Hundreds of demonstrators met in front of the Austin Police Department with demands for change in the wake of the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Mike Ramos.
As the day progressed, protestors splintered between taking over highway 35, marching through the metropolitan area and congregating in front of the Texas State Capitol Building. Officers responded in using rubber bullets and mace.
Texas, 2020
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ali at sundown
His motorcycle sputteres up sand dunes following a line of camels carrying visitors into the Merzouga Desert. Morocco, 2019.