Aperture: 1.5
Camera: SM-G970U
Iso: 800
Tri-Valley CAREs’ Environmental Program Manager speaks at the rally
Location: outside of Central Valley mall, Tracy CA. From a young age I realized my generation would have to inherit the world just as the last did, however the carelessness of those that came before has forever tainted the earth. Littering, industrial waste and toxic emissions are causing irreversible damage to the planet and hardly anyone with any power is doing anything because it makes them richer. The death of our planet is deeply normalized and interwoven with our society. Few care about littering and fewer care about the people causing most of the issues, The upper class, oil tycoons and the politicians they bankroll. It’s pitiful to see the world we inherit and I'm scared to grow old in this world but I fight for it nonetheless as anyone should! it's our one home, we must take care of it. When the world is blue, everyone is.
Aperture: 1.7
Camera: Galaxy S23 Ultra
Iso: 640
Aperture: 7.1
Camera: ILCE-7M4
Iso: 100
Tri-Valley CAREs’ Environmental Program Manager speaks at the rally
This picture was taken outside of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The trees inside of the fence line were planted there to block anyone walking by to see what was going on inside. This makes me feel sad for the trees because they are being kept from animals and humans to enjoy and cherish. The Lab is using beautiful and elegant trees to try and deceive people into thinking that they care about the environment and community.
Trees create empathy and psychological connection in humans which distracts us from the fact that the Lab is building weapons of mass destruction. I know that the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is doing some kind of dangerous thing behind those trees, but the real question is, why are they using trees to hide if they are proud of what they are doing?
Aperture: 1.7
Camera: Galaxy S23 Ultra
Iso: 640
At Press Conference about RECA
Aperture: 9
Camera: ILCE-7M4
Iso: 100
Protestors outside the EPA’s office in San Francisco
As I've started walking more around the city of Tracy, I've noticed a connection. Street side litter, especially in parking lots, can be traced back to fast-food establishments. For example, the photograph I took was a funnily placed jumbo soda I stumbled upon, right in the middle of the sidewalk. I looked around and found its point of origin, a Jack in the Box just a few hundred feet away. Somehow it made its way here. After the soda's photo shoot, the time came to throw it away. I looked around, but I struggled to find a trashcan anywhere in sight. The soda's placement was inconvenient, but I found no convenience to its disposal either. I walked around searching for a trashcan, making me cynically think, No wonder someone dropped it there! Jokes aside, there is no excuse for littering; however, an absence of accessible options to dispose of waste is an underlying cause of it. When I finally found a trash can at a nearby bus stop and threw the litter away, I came to a conclusion: If we want to keep our community and neighborhoods clean, increasing trash can accessibility could be a small change with a meaningful impact for the city of Tracy!
Aperture: 1.7
Camera: Galaxy S23 Ultra
Iso: 800
Aperture: 5.6
Camera: ILCE-7M4
Iso: 100
Protestors outside the EPA’s office in San Francisco
My family and I visit Rainbow Falls in Yosemite every year. We hop along the rocks and wade through the river, all the while overshadowed by bright-green trees. The last time we ventured down the river, I noticed a sort of butterfly congregation in a moist patch near the river. For half an hour, I photographed these butterflies, speculating over the cause of their meeting. It has never been so important to photograph and document butterflies, for their populations have experienced steep declines of up to 20% over the past two decades. Hopefully, humans can learn to coexist with these delicate creatures.
