The desaturated landscape surrounding the Amache Japanese-American Relocation Center, better known to the world as Camp Amache, reflects a sad texture in American history.
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Thursday morning, I had the unique honor of speaking with a socially distanced college classroom in Hickory, North Carolina, from my Denver home.
I insisted on a zoom selfie.
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During lockdowns and shutdowns, I scribbled down a few ideas and thoughts to remain hopeful and continue to work toward progressive purpose.
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Not only does gardening give you energy, but it also allows for focus. It's pretty simple; a clear focus is one of the most powerful tools in your bag of tricks.
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2020 is the year for the creative world to dig through their archive, to look for missed opportunities, for something to learn from. Maybe even find a few favorite gems that never found a home during the editing process.
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I was recently assigned to walk the Denver burbs for the Los Angeles Times and speak with primary voters and document canvassers. For the first time in 20 years, Colorado is holding a presidential primary instead of caucuses.
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The United States maternal death rate is among the highest in the developed world. Eighteen states haven't studied these deaths and others tend to blame moms. This assignment, to photograph and interview Nathan Butler, played a role in a larger project, Deadly Deliveries, launched by USA TODAY to investigate why thousands of moms are needlessly injured, and some die, giving birth every year in the U.S.
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More than 4000 years since the Chinese observed the eclipse of 2136 BC, millions of Americans are flocking to cities and towns along “the path of totality” to witness this celebrated celestial event.
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Visitors read the raised bronze letters of the Columbine Memorial plaques in whispers, asking questions to God, survivors, the community, and each other.
The confusion still hangs in the air, blending with the sounds of current events. They ring in your ears as you run your hand along the rough red sandstone wall built into the side of a hill where students once gathered before football games, after class, and in times of joy.
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The historic Denver neighborhood of Whittier is northeast of the rapidly growing downtown. By standards of cities in the American West, it’s old. The first residential housing was built around 1890 and borrows the name from Whittier Elementary School, the original building now mostly demolished, rebuilt, and redesigned in 1970.
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New photography work published for Education Week. Proud to play a part of a larger initiative that launched in October to help better understand the role of education in the, as many say, current American civics crisis.
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