1.) Clayton Long, 65, at San Juan High School on October 2, 2018 in Blanding, Utah. 2.) Tiana Sam, 16, Miss Blue Mountain Unity Princess 2017-18, photographed at San Juan High School on October 3, 2018 in Blanding, Utah. "It's important to me to save our culture and language because I'm full Navajo. Its important to pass it on to the next generation," says Sam. 3.) Marion Sequaptewa, 16, holds her great grandfather's ceremonial basket, as she is photographed at San Juan High School on October 2, 2018 in Blanding, Utah. "My Grandpa always tells me I'm not a true Navajo if I don't speak the language," she says. "It's important to me because other tribes are forgetting their language. I don't want my tribe to forget ours." 4.) Demarian Benally, 14, photographed at San Juan High School on October 2, 2018 in Blanding, Utah. Banally says, "It is important to me to save Navajo language and protect our tradition. Our culture will be stronger and others will be able to learn it." 5.) Syiera Tsosie, 14, at San Juan High School on October 2, 2018 in Blanding, Utah. "I grew up with Navajo. My mom taught me like her mother did. Navajo is passed down. Today many families are losing their traditional ways." 6.) Charlotta Lacy, a teacher at San Juan High School is photographed on October 2, 2018 in Blanding, Utah. 7.) Claramae Armajo, 14, photographed at San Juan High School on October 2, 2018 in Blanding, Utah. "My great grandmother used to speak to me in Navajo. I'm very thankful that she and my grandma taught me." 8.) Esperanzo Lee, 16, holds her Navajo flute, as she is photographed at San Juan High School on October 2, 2018 in Blanding, Utah. "It's a good thing to keep our culture and language alive. It's something we need to keep going for our youth. It brings happiness to our elders that we can share and show our culture is still here," says Lee.
Americana
Fort Armstrong Rodeo /
Esther's Hobby Shop /
Rodeo Cowboys /
Trump's America /
I spent quite a bit of time traveling through West Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania documenting the presidential election, communities struggles with the opioid epidemic, and life in America's Rust Belt. The images were published a variety of publications including STAT, The Daily Mail, The New York Post, The Dallas Morning News, The Washington Post, The Chicago Sun Times, The Times of Oman, The Boston Globe, The Oregonian, Forbes, Folha de S. Paulo, BBC and many others.
Memorial Day /
Kevin "Slim" Forsythe performs from the back of a pickup truck along Butler Street in Lawrenceville during the Memorial Day parade on Monday, May 30, 2016.
People watch the Memorial Day parade pass along Butler Street .
Civil War re-enactors with the 40th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry march along Butler Street.
Kelly Ratz, 32, (right) enjoys a comfortable chair from her tattoo studio, Rogue Tattoo, as she watches the parade pass by.
A Syria Shriner buzzes by along Butler Street in Lawrenceville during the Memorial Day parade.
A man on stilts waves to crowd along the parade route.
Maryann Brown of Lawrenceville (center) folds her hands as she watches a gold-star mother place a wreath during the Memorial Day events at Allegheny Cemetery in Lawrenceville.
Civil War re-enactors with the 40th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry fire a 21-gun-salute during the Memorial Day events at Allegheny Cemetery in Lawrenceville on Monday, May 30, 2016.