Dr. Lisa Jenkins Brown, pastor of St. Matthew's Baptist Church, in her home in Yonkers in April, 2023. Jenkins Brown was forced out of her church in her early twenties when she became pregnant. Her boyfriend, a leader in the same church and the father of her child, was not. Since then, Jenkins Brown has aimed to lead church communities that are inclusive and accepting to people in all walks of life. She also leads DEI courses for churches and organizations across the nation.
Reverend Vicki Moss, Pastor of Ridgewood Presbyterian Church in Queens, prepares for a service in November, 2022. A decade ago, Moss was ostracized by her previous church community for questioning gender inequity and bringing attention to abuse she witnessed. Today, she is the pastor of Ridgewood Presbyterian Church in Queens.
Seminary student Katie Crockford through a window at Union Theological Seminary in April, 2023.
Light filters through a stained glass window in a prayer room at St. Matthew's Baptist Church in Harlem. In 2013, Dr. Lisa Jenkins Brown became the first female pastor of the church.
Reverend Vicki Moss waits in a stairwell outside the sanctuary of Ridgewood Presbyterian Church in November, 2022. As pastor here, Moss leads initiatives to decrease gun violence, create safe spaces for LGBTQ+ youth, and empower women to pursue leadership roles.
Reverend Adriene Thorne in one of the Riverside Church's libraries in March, 2023. Despite this church’s long history of progressive theology and equity work, Thorne is the first woman of color to serve as pastor here. In this role, she leads a staff of over 150 people.
A member of St. Matthew's Baptist Church leaves the church's annual Thanksgiving Celebration in November, 2022. The congregation prides itself on their history of social justice work and community outreach in their Harlem neighborhood.
The desk of Reverend Kelsey Brown, pastor of Jehu's Table Lutheran Church, East New York . Brown is the first woman and first queer person to pastor Jehu's Table. At 30, she is also the youngest person to lead the church.
Dipali Gupta, a 28-year-old native of Astoria, Queens. Gupta leads historical walking tours of Astoria, including parks, bridges, historic mansions, new apartment buildings, and even a beer garden and a baklava shop. Through discussions about the area’s original settlers, immigrant populations, and new development, she hopes to encourage deeper understanding and lasting connection with the community. October, 2023.
My Nana, photographed in her Dallas home in June, 2023 for my ongoing portraits series “How I See You” exploring my Synesthesia and the colors I associate with the people in my life.
My Aunt Ana, photographed in her Dallas living room in June, 2023 for my ongoing portraits series “How I See You” exploring my Synesthesia and the colors I associate with the people in my life.
My brother Ben, photographed in his Brooklyn apartment in October, 2023 for my ongoing portraits series “How I See You” exploring my Synesthesia and the colors I associate with the people in my life.
The sun sets over Brooklyn's North 5th Street Pier in July, 2022.
An onlooker at Syracuse's annual Procession of Saint Lucia in Sicily, Italy in June, 2018.
The first Save Harlem community meeting in September, 2023. Local organizers, faith leaders, elected officials and Harlem neighbors gathered to discuss the harmful consequences of new development in the area, including Columbia University’s continued acquisition of land for student housing, which drastically increases costs of living and ultimately displaces long-time residents.
Photographed as a part of my ongoing work documenting gentrification issues in New York City.
Iris, my childhood friend, in Ridgewood, Queens in February, 2023.
Political theorist and philosopher Michael Walzer in his Manhattan apartment in October, 2023.
Nana in her Dallas home, baking cookies. May, 2022.
Bison in Wyoming’s Mormon Row in May, 2019.
An Italian Catholic Good Friday Procession through the streets of Ridgewood, Queens. April, 2023.
Visitors at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in October, 2019.
Chanler Cook in an East Village community garden. October, 2022.
A staff member reads to children at Talitha Koum Institute, a trauma-informed, mental health-focused nursery for at-risk children in Waco, Texas. July, 2018.
Barak Epstein, owner of the historic Texas Theater in Dallas, Texas in October, 2021.
Edna, a former client and current staff member at Graffiti Community Ministries in Manhattan’s Alphabet City. November, 2019.
A young girl, out with her family in the coastal city of Syracuse, Sicily, looks towards the sea. June, 2018.
A construction worker at the site of a new high-rise apartment building in Waco, Texas in 2018.