PHOTOVOICE: The José Chicas Saga
José Chicas has been in sanctuary from ICE at the School for Conversion in Durham since 2017. On Friday, October 16 at Saint John’s Missionary Baptist Church of Durham, there was a socially distant prayer vigil for him and two others in sanctuary.
Photo Journal: Humans of the Triangle
“I am the singer of a band called The Veldt, and I feel you should ‘be’ the part, not play it. Playing the part implies it’s not real, and everything about me is real.” Daniel Chavis of The Veldt “I want my outfit to express the kind of person I am on the inside and…
2015: The year in photos
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A zen approach to the street
Street photography is different from news photojournalism in that street photos often ask questions, not answer them. Street photography is difficult to definesome practitioners of this style even resist a definitionbecause it is many things. But I would describe it as working toward a zen state, an exploration in light, pattern, color, behavior, history, emotion,…
Urban beekeepers care for their colonies
I can talk bees for hours” says Trish Lemm, as she tends to the two hives in her yard late Sunday morning along Anderson Street, in Durham. Lemm is a member of the Durham County Beekeepers Association. This is the third year Lemm has kept honey bees in her yard. Her hives are new; she…
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Photo Journal: Amendment One is dead, life goes on
I met Kelli, Karen and their 3-year-old triplets in 2011 when I photographed them for a portrait series about same-sex couples just before Amendment One banned same-sex marriage in North Carolina. We’ve kept in touch ever since, and I photographed their wedding on the 20th anniversary of their relationship. Tell me about the ceremony. Kelli:…
Un Buen Carnicero
Cada mañana, antes del trabajo, Tolo Martínez, alimenta a sus gallinas y se sienta al lado en una banca a pensar. La rutina se repite todos los días debajo de la sombra de los pinos tan distintos existentes en Carolina del Norte, donde escucha el ronroneo de las gallinas que gradualmente despiertan con sus cantos…
(‘Aa’ila) Family
Nija McKay, a Muslim, wept during an “Adhan” or Islamic call-to-prayer at Duke Chapel at Duke University on Friday, Jan. 16. Hundreds of students and supporters filled the quad in solidarity with Duke’s Muslim students as the call to prayer was broadcast from a radio on the chapel steps. After pressure from the evangelist Franklin…
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