Sitting with my Mother
Even before the start, my mother guided me toward photography—and now, she helps me navigate it. …
Tag: Family
Back to Somewhere You’ve Never Been
In early December, my mother called. Her foot surgery would be far more intense than we expected. …
Photos from the Women’s March in Oakland
I got very excited when I heard about the Women’s March in Washington. I wanted to be part of something historic. I needed community. …
Chasing My
Summer Self
Growing up, I longed for summer. For the ways summer transformed and freed me to do whatever, wherever. This summer I took that license as far as I ever have. …
I Haven’t Told You Everything
Unlike the poem, which requires you add everything before you can think about removing things, the photograph achieves through reduction. …
Live from the Eye of the Storm
An opportunity came to visit the Bay Area, where my boy and his family live, which was too good to pass on. …
Homeflight
My mother’s cousin, Gina, was dying. She knew this. We knew this. She’d been making her peace with the aggressive return of an aggressive cancer for over a year. …