Every year, over 650,000 people are released from state and federal prisons and back into our communities. While media often systematically brand this vast population as dangerous “ex-cons” or worse, we are rarely offered a humanized or authentic picture of their transition back to society. The reality is that formerly incarcerated individuals are fathers, mothers, students, mentors, husbands, wives, and neighbors – and so many are...
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With values such as family, self-sufficiency, responsibility, security and resiliency, Homespace is the premier agency in Western New York State that provides services for at-risk young women and empowers them to be independent members of the community in which they...
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Many communities have homes for developmentally disadvantaged adults, where are the residents receive food, shelter, support, medical attention and hopefully loving care. There are some people living in these communities who are opposed to homes like these being nearby. They are concerned about property values and they may express some fear of people with disabilities who reside in these homes. The photography I present was made at...
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I find myself drawn to this project which involves people who are disadvantaged by a transphobic society. Generally, my projects are about people whose lives are complex and are challenged by physical, social, mental, or political disadvantages. I try to reveal the dignity, humanity and courage of people who many don’t think about in their daily lives. For transgender individuals, the time before, during and after physical...
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Burma is transitioning from dictatorship to democracy. In Mandalay i was asked, “…we will have democracy…what is it?”. I did my best to explain. During WWII, Japan occupied Burma until it was liberated by Britain in 1945. Independence led to caretaker governments and party rivalries. A military coup in 1962 abolished the federal system, formed a single-party state and banned independent newspapers. In 1988 thousands...
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Images from Occupy Wall Street NYC...
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Images made for RPCI Alliance Foundation Annual Reports 2004 and...
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At Pader Internally Displaced People’s Camp in northern Uganda, Errol interviewed and photographed teenagers who escaped after being abducted and forced to be child soldiers or “wives” to the rebels, or were forced out of their home villages when the rebels attacked. The Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) lead by Joseph Kony, attacked villages, stealing anything of value, raping women in view of everyone, burning all...
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PROJIMO Is A Project Developed By HealthWrights.org In Coyotitan, Mexico. It Is A Community-based Rehabilitation Center Where People Who Are Challenged By Disability Can Receive Orthotic Services, Provided By Practitioners Who Are Disabled And Wear Orthotics...
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There has been an increase in the number of black lung disease victims since 2000. Many coal miners with the disease have applied for federal disability benefits, but too many applications have been denied. This injustice is due to several factors including the actions of a corrupt Johns Hopkins physician and an unethical law firm. These images are the first few of a project that is on-going. The men are miners who have been denied...
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When you’re in her presence, you forget that Nani is disabled. Because of spina bifida, she can’t walk, yet she seems to fly everywhere, illuminating her surroundings with her beauty, her charm, and her captivating smile. She is a wonderful role model for children who are...
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Comprised of a book and exhibit titled “Cuba: a Jewish Journey”, this work is a photo-documentation of Jews and Jewish life in contemporary Cuba. The project, sponsored by the B’nai B’rith Cuban Jewish relief project, was completed during 2001-2003, and took me from Havana to Camaguey to Santiago de Cuba, as well as many points in...
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Santeria is a syncretic religion of West African and Caribbean origin influenced by Roman Catholic Christianity. In Cuba, Santeria is a system of beliefs that merges the Yoruba religion (which was brought to the new world by enslaved West Africans sent to the Caribbean to work on sugar plantations) with Roman Catholic traditions. These Africans carried with them various religious customs, including a trance for communicating with...
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I was invited into a tattoo parlor as I walked from Havana’s Old City to the Plaza de Armas in...
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Images from the Million Man March in 1995 in Washington...
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Images of boxers and others associated with the golden gloves in WNY. Errol has been documenting fights in the ring, the action around those matches, the boxers at their training locations and their lives outside of...
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