photojournalism
it has itched and squirmed with life and now it is night and the life has all gone away. The silence is almost terrifying
— Sherwood Anderson
Photojournalism is a tool that should be used by every single journalist, not just photographers. Visual documentary is such a powerful and unique tool to tell stories, but it has to be done in a way that is nuanced and artful. The image must take the viewer on a journey through the subject matter, using elements and techniques that facilitate this. Good photojournalists and documentary artists compose photographs. To operate at a high level, it is not enough to simply take a photo; I’m in the business of making images. Through the ideas that my images put forth, I redefine photojournalism in the context of art.
The US-Mexico Border
Iraq’s Borders with Syria, Turkey, and Iran
Colombia’s Borders with Peru and Venezuela
The Spain-Morocco Border
The Korean DMZ
Israel’s Borders with Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Jordan, and Egypt
The Berlin Wall
I made the following images while exploring visual representations of censorship in America. I opted for a graphic, contrasty, black and white look to convey the concept. Ultimately, I published this work in the Focus Magazine, a subset production of the ReMarker.
At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, I founded the Perspectives Podcast, which explored the pandemic’s impact on every facet of society through interviews—or rather, words. To supplement this project, I also founded a photojournalism portfolio that explores the more intimate realities and perspectives of the pandemic as they are evident in my Dallas communities.
See more below.
See “Design” and “Writing” for my photojournalism for the ReMarker backpage.