Portraits
Read MoreFrom left, iLana Jaxxx'n, also known as Lane Pascall, Summer Smalls, also known as Ethan Smith, and Regina Jaxxx'n, also known as Rick Hibbs, will be among the performers in the lineup for the 90's Drag Show hosted by The Countship of the Imperial Sovereign Court of the State of Montana in Billings, Mont. on Saturday, March 9, 2019.
Reverend Laura Beville stands at the pulpit of the Harmony United Methodist Church where she has been assigned for the past 20 years in Coos Bay, Ore. on Dec. 21, 2017. Rev. Beville shared her experiences with sexual assault within the ranks of the Methodist organization to show solidarity and support to the recent #Metoo movement.
Jeara, a mother of four and a victim of domestic violence, sits for a portrait in Fort Collins, Colo. on Thursday, April 23, 2020. Jeara and her children left her husband on March 5, 2020 - the same day that Colorado saw its first reported case of the coronavirus. Now, as she and her children live in a women's shelter, Jeara faces the challenge of fighting for custody of her children while also navigating the strain of a global pandemic.
Gage Horne, the first male to ever earn a spot on the Idaho State University's Bengal Dancers team, performs a hip-hop move in a practice room at Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015. “Go full-out. If you choose something and go full out, your dream will happen. It’s a whole ripple effect,” he said.
Bud Grant stands for a portrait in Reedsport, Ore. on July 14, 2017. Grant is in his 42nd year of coaching baseball, beginning when his son Jeff was only six-years-old. Grant is also in his third year as the American Legion Oregon State A commissioner. “I always wanted to be a coach,” Grant commented.
Gynasi Ross, an alumnus of Seattle Central College, stands for a portrait at Seattle Central College in Seattle, Wash. on Feb. 5, 2016. Ross works as a poet, writer, musician, lawyer and activist from the Blackfeet Indian and Suquamish Nations.
“Seattle Central was pivotal in opening my eyes to bigger conversations about the world,” Gyasi said. “I was a pretty mediocre student before, but my instructors helped me realize I was smart. They helped me put my ideas into language that up until that point I didn’t have.”