A woman in a Kathmandu temple ground reaches her hand out to ask for money, while two young children maintain their playfulness just to the side of her.
Kathmandu, Nepal, 2014
I met this woman while trekking in the Middle Himalayas, just above Kathmandu, Nepal. She cares for her grandchild, slung around her back. The wind caught her hair just as she and the child glanced at my camera.
Middle Himalayas, Nepal, 2014
I met this woman on the grounds of a temple in Kathmandu just as the sun was coming over the rooftops of the city.
Kathmandu, Nepal, 2014
A young Utah girl greeted the family that arrived as refugees from Afghanistan on February 2, 2017. The girl had tears streaming down her cheeks as she looked at the family, and the family took her in their arms to console her. She was overcome with emotion, and told me, "Muslims are not terrorists."
Salt Lake City International Airport, Utah, 2017
A woman in the rock churches of Lalibela, Ethiopia looks up at the foreigners that just walked into this church. Worshippers wrap themselves in this white cloth.
Lalibela, Ethiopia, 2015
Preparing for a Princess Pageant on December 9, 2017, on the Upper West Side.
New York City, USA, 2017
A man shouts passionate pro-refugee statements into his megaphone on February 4, 2017 during the Utah March for Refugees.
Salt Lake City, Utah, 2017
Hundreds massed to a church in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the worship overflowing into the parking lot which did not deter prayers from being said.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2015
Dandy Velour ends his performance at the annual Bushwig Festival, which is a celebration of drag, by opening his sweater to let leaves fall over the audience in Bushwick, Brooklyn.
New York City, USA, 2017
Zainab Mohamed watches a press conference unfold at the Medina Mosque in Salt Lake City, Utah after a fellow community member was detained by ICE agents and set to be deported.
Medina Mosque, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2017
Philip Mortillaro has owned the small locksmith shop on 7th Avenue for over 30 years. Mortillaro plans to stay even longer. He turned down a $2 million offer from Chase Manhattan in 2016.
New York City, USA, 2017
A woman with pink hair rushes past a group of Mennonites singing hymns at the 42nd Street subway station in Midtown Manhattan. Just moments before, Laura, who is wearing the blue dress, said women in her religion dress modestly to help men "not think impure thoughts," and to show they are separate from men.
New York City, USA, 2017
A young Muslim woman wraps herself in the American flag in protest of the Trump administration's travel ban at the Utah March for Refugees on February 4, 2017.
Salt Lake City, Utah, 2017
These women are part of a financial initiative set in motion by Plan International.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2015
I met this woman on the streets of Dharamsala, India as she was collecting money for Tibetan refugees. Dharamsala is where many Tibetans escaped to after the Chinese invaded their country and began the assimilation of the locals over fifty years ago.
Dharamsala, India, 2014
These children followed our team around the village of Bhorle in Nepal. They were fascinated by our cameras and struck poses for us in between interviews with locals affected by the earthquake. Many people in this village lost their homes and were reconstructing temporary homes out of tin.
Bhorle, Nepal, 2015
The mother of the Hassan family, newly arrived refugees from Afghanistan, hugs a local girl to console her tears in response to the travel ban.
Salt Lake City International Airport, Utah, 2017
Donald Shorter Jr. is a nonconforming gender artist. Shorter performed at the 2017 Bushwig Festival located in Maspeth, Queens at the Knockdown Center.
New York City, USA, 2017
Couple Laia and Ramon traveled from their hometown of Valencia, Spain to Vimoutiers, France in a van that was remodeled into a home. Complete with a couch that turns into a bed and a kitchen.
Vimoutiers, France, 2016
Young women console Alicia Cervantes, a mother brought to tears as the deportation date of a Utah Muslim couple looms closer, and the impact of their exit to their son becomes clearer.
Press Conference at the Medina Mosque in Salt lake City, Utah, 2017
Women take part in a financial initiative by Plan International.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2015
Julie Green, a resident of Cedar Hills, Utah, designs her sign for the Utah Women's March on January 23, 2017.
Salt Lake City, Utah, 2017
Weeks after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Nepal in 2015, many people in the Bhorle region of Nepal were still waiting for basic sheltering needs. Tin had arrived to temporarily replace many of the homes that were destroyed, and now this woman waits to receive a mosquito net from SEEDS Nepal, a local NGO.
Bhorle, Nepal, 2015
Kate Schaefer, a resident of Salt Lake City, Utah marches despite the blizzard that took place on January 23, 2017 on the Utah State Capitol for women.
Salt Lake City, Utah, 2017
Noor Ul-Hasan, a member of the Muslim community in Utah, leads the crowd at the Utah March for Refugees in a cheer on February 4, 2017.
Salt Lake City, Utah, 2017
Kate Schaefer (left) and Julie Green (right) catch up on emails and snack as people exit the Utah State Capitol after the Women's March on January 23, 2017.
Salt Lake City, Utah, 2017
A newly arrived mother and refugee looks on at the chaos that surrounds her family moments after arriving in Utah. The family was supposedly the last refugees to arrive in Utah following the infamous travel ban.
Salt Lake City International Airport, Utah, 2017
Just days following the 45th President's travel ban, a family that escaped Afghanistan's war arrives in Salt Lake City, Utah on February 2, 2017. They were supposedly the last refugees to arrive in Utah for 180 days until a court struck down the ban days later.
Salt Lake City, Utah, 2017
Flowers are gifted to the young newcomer from Afghanistan on February 2, 2017.
Salt Lake City, Utah, 2017
A young Muslim woman and her sign at the Utah March for Refugees on February 4, 2017.
Salt Lake City, Utah, 2017
Men pose for a photo at the Utah March for Refugees on February 4, 2017.
Salt Lake City, Utah, 2017
On February 4, 2017 thousands of Utahans marched to the state capitol in defense of the refugee population, in response to the Trump administration's travel ban.
Salt Lake City, Utah, 2017
Mahazad is a traveler and journalist from Iran. Here she is touring the Roman Forum in October of 2016.
Rome, Italy, 2016
Utah March for Refugees on February 4, 2017.
Salt Lake City, Utah, 2017
Julie Green takes a peek over the balcony at the crowd that filled the Utah State Capitol during the Women's March on January 23, 2017.
Salt Lake City, Utah, 2017
Jackie Biskupski, Salt Lake City's 35th mayor and first openly gay mayor, cheers at the Utah March for Refugees on February 4, 2017.
Salt Lake City, Utah, 2017
Utahans gathered for the speeches during the Utah March for Refugees on February 4, 2017.
Salt Lake City, Utah, 2017
A woman sporting a t-shirt from Brigham Young University, a private research university in Provo, Utah owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, marches on February 4, 2017 in the Utah March for Refugees.
Salt Lake City, Utah, 2017
Burundi drummers drum through the crowd on their way to the podium during the Utah March for Refugees on February 4, 2017.
Salt Lake City, Utah, 2017
A young boy participates in the Burundi drummers performance on February 4, 2017 at the Utah March for Refugees.
Salt Lake City, Utah, 2017
Portrait of Annie, Sugarhouse, Salt Lake City, Utah 2017
Aden Batar, Immigration and Refugee Resettlement Director for Catholic Community Services, awaits the arrival of the supposed last refugees to Utah on February 2, 2017.
Salt Lake City, Utah, 2017
Julie Green holds her sign high during the Women's March on January 23, 2017 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Salt Lake City, Utah, 2017
Hassan Barat Ali Hassan is greeted by Aden Batar, Immigration and Refugee Resettlement Director for Catholic Community Services, on February 2, 2017. Hassan and his family were presumptively the last refugees to enter Utah after the announcement of the Trump administration's travel ban.
Salt Lake City, Utah, 2017
Protesters attend the "No Dakota Access Pipeline" rally on January 26, 2017 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Salt Lake City, Utah, 2017
Children pose for a photo in from of a home plastered with images of Bollywood stars and religious figures.
Bhorle, Nepal, 2015
San Francisco, California, 2016
Protesters attend the "No Dakota Access Pipeline" rally on January 26, 2017 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Salt Lake City, Utah, 2017
A young member of the Hassan family, the supposed last refugees to arrive in Utah, looks on as the crowd of reporters and greeters dispersed after their grand welcome to the state.
Salt Lake City, Utah, 2017
A young Utah girl greeted the family that arrived as refugees from Afghanistan on February 2, 2017. The girl had tears streaming down her cheeks as she looked at the family and hugged and spoke to the daughter her same age. To my surprise, she looked up at me and said she was lucky enough to speak a language similar to the new arrivals, and told me she was from Iran. She was overcome with emotion, and told me, "Muslims are not terrorists."
Salt Lake City International Airport, Utah, 2017
A crowd gathers on February 2, 2017 to greet the supposed last refugees to arrive in Utah.
Salt Lake City International Airport, Utah, 2017
On the road to Bears Ears National Monument, an American flag hanging in an abandoned house. Wellington, Utah, 2017
The Hassan family, supposedly the last refugees to arrive in Utah, take questions from reporters on February 2, 2017.
Salt Lake City International Airport, Utah, 2017
The Hassan family walks out of the airport terminal on February 2, 2017 to a grand welcome from hundreds of local Utahans. The family was supposedly the last family to arrive in Utah following the travel ban.
Salt Lake City International Airport, Utah, 2017
Glen Canyon Overlook, Southeastern Utah, 2017
