quintana road, san antonio, texas (2022)
Photography documenting the community memorial to the 53 migrants who lost their life in a trailer truck in San Antonio, Texas on June 27, 2022. 67 people were locked up inside an abandoned trailer without water or air conditioning for at least 4 hours in the middle of a heatwave in Texas, with temperatures reaching 114ºF (46ºC). It is believed to be one of the worst migration tragedies in U.S. history.
robb elementary, uvalde, texas (2022)
Photography documenting the community memorial to the victims of the school shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas that took place on May 24, 2022. 19 students and 2 teachers were gunned down and killed by an armed shooter while Uvalde police waited over 1 hour in the hallways of the school and never entered the classrooms while preventing parents from attempting to rescue their children.
aid for ukraine, austin, texas (2022)
Street photography taken in Austin, Texas during the coronavirus pandemic amidst the Biden administration’s unprecedented delivery of $55 billion in aid to prolong the war in Ukraine. The United States has an estimated homeless population of over half a million people.
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