{"id":62024,"date":"2024-08-12T09:25:30","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T16:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/?p=62024"},"modified":"2024-08-12T09:25:37","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T16:25:37","slug":"latino-photography-sf-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/en\/latino-photography-sf-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Capturing Latinx life in San Francisco through a photographer\u2019s lens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When I\u2019m holding a camera, I\u2019m an outsider looking in\u2014observing moments as they unfold in real time. As a photographer, I always question the role that visuals have in journalism and how I can push the boundaries of visual storytelling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My journey toward figuring this out accelerated a year ago when I packed up my life in Long Beach to live and work in San Francisco. As part of a fellowship with Report for America and CatchLight Local, I became <em>El Tecolote\u2019s<\/em> full-time photojournalist, documenting Latinx life in one of the most multicultural cities in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-23-YEAR-IN-REVIEW-ET-PU-52-medium.jpg?resize=600%2C400&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-23-YEAR-IN-REVIEW-ET-PU-52-medium.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-23-YEAR-IN-REVIEW-ET-PU-52-medium.jpg?resize=360%2C240&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-23-YEAR-IN-REVIEW-ET-PU-52-medium.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-23-YEAR-IN-REVIEW-ET-PU-52-medium.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-23-YEAR-IN-REVIEW-ET-PU-52-medium.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-23-YEAR-IN-REVIEW-ET-PU-52-medium.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-23-YEAR-IN-REVIEW-ET-PU-52-medium.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-23-YEAR-IN-REVIEW-ET-PU-52-medium.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-23-YEAR-IN-REVIEW-ET-PU-52-medium.jpg?w=2000&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Grupo Coyolxauhqui performs during the 42nd Annual Day of the Dead Ritual Procession in the Mission District on Nov. 2, 2023, in San Francisco, Calif. Every year for the Mexican holiday, D\u00eda de los Muertos, also known as Day of the Dead, the Mission District comes to life with altars, scattered marigolds, pan dulce, artful decorations, face paint, and candles. Photo: Pablo Unzueta for El Tecolote\/CatchLight Local<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Latinx Life in San Francisco<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My first impression of the Mission District, where<em> El Tecolote\u2019s<\/em> newsroom is located, was that it felt like home. Right outside our doors, Latinx communities come together for events like D\u00eda de los Muertos, Carnaval, and lowrider shows. They gather inside our doors, too, for art walks, gallery openings, and tiny music concerts featuring local Latinx artists and vendors. I don\u2019t know any other newsroom that merges art and media together, particularly in the service of a bilingual, working-class community of color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:69.18917%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1333\" data-id=\"61854\" data-link=\"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/en\/2024-23-year-in-review-et-pu-16-medium\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-23-YEAR-IN-REVIEW-ET-PU-16-medium-600x400.jpg\" data-width=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-23-YEAR-IN-REVIEW-ET-PU-16-medium-600x400.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open image 1 of 2 in full-screen\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:30.81083%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"2000\" data-id=\"61852\" data-link=\"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/en\/2024-23-year-in-review-et-pu-8-medium\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-23-YEAR-IN-REVIEW-ET-PU-8-medium-320x480.jpg\" data-width=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-23-YEAR-IN-REVIEW-ET-PU-8-medium-320x480.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open image 2 of 2 in full-screen\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-23-YEAR-IN-REVIEW-ET-PU-17-medium.jpg?resize=600%2C400&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-23-YEAR-IN-REVIEW-ET-PU-17-medium.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-23-YEAR-IN-REVIEW-ET-PU-17-medium.jpg?resize=360%2C240&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-23-YEAR-IN-REVIEW-ET-PU-17-medium.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-23-YEAR-IN-REVIEW-ET-PU-17-medium.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-23-YEAR-IN-REVIEW-ET-PU-17-medium.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-23-YEAR-IN-REVIEW-ET-PU-17-medium.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-23-YEAR-IN-REVIEW-ET-PU-17-medium.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-23-YEAR-IN-REVIEW-ET-PU-17-medium.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-23-YEAR-IN-REVIEW-ET-PU-17-medium.jpg?w=2000&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A child presses against a storefront glass door from inside a restaurant on Mission Street in San Francisco, Calif., on Feb. 24, 2024. Photo: Pablo Unzueta for El Tecolote\/CatchLight Local<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Latinx people are being pushed out of their historic district in the Mission, yet the neighborhood owes its vibrant artistic and cultural legacy to the ideas and contributions of the thousands of Latin American immigrants who made it their home over the past several decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, even though Hispanic people make up only about 12% of San Francisco residents, Latinx people still have a strong foothold in the Mission and are also concentrated in tight-knit communities in other neighborhoods like the Excelsior, the Bayview, and the Tenderloin. Even if they don\u2019t live in the city, thousands of Latinx people undergo long commutes from the East Bay to work in San Francisco&#8217;s restaurants, construction sites, gig-work and other service-sector economies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a bilingual photojournalist with Chilean roots, the community I cover for<em> El Tecolote<\/em> feels like my own, a personal tie that deeply informs the way I approach visual documentation in San Francisco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-23-YEAR-IN-REVIEW-ET-PU-14-medium.jpg?resize=600%2C400&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-23-YEAR-IN-REVIEW-ET-PU-14-medium.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-23-YEAR-IN-REVIEW-ET-PU-14-medium.jpg?resize=360%2C240&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-23-YEAR-IN-REVIEW-ET-PU-14-medium.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-23-YEAR-IN-REVIEW-ET-PU-14-medium.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-23-YEAR-IN-REVIEW-ET-PU-14-medium.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-23-YEAR-IN-REVIEW-ET-PU-14-medium.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-23-YEAR-IN-REVIEW-ET-PU-14-medium.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-23-YEAR-IN-REVIEW-ET-PU-14-medium.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-23-YEAR-IN-REVIEW-ET-PU-14-medium.jpg?w=2000&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A local musician stands for a portrait on Mission Street in San Francisco, Calif., on Feb. 24, 2024. Photo: Pablo Unzueta for El Tecolote\/CatchLight Local<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Community-Centered Approach to Photojournalism<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Working in a community, bilingual newsroom, my approach differs from that of traditional photojournalists. Instead of upholding pretensions of distance and objectivity\u2014which can often produce harmful imagery of marginalized groups\u2014at <em>El Tecolote<\/em>, we pursue the truth with both rigor and empathy. This practice requires us to work hand-in-hand with the people and communities we cover. It\u2019s part of the history here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the distance created by my camera while I\u2019m taking photos, most of my job involves getting to know people, building trust, and ensuring they feel fairly and accurately represented by my photographs. Trust is both scarce and easily destroyed, especially when working with vulnerable and marginalized communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:50.00000%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1331\" data-id=\"61969\" data-link=\"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/en\/07312024-rvresidentswinston-et-pu-22-medium\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/07312024-RVRESIDENTSWINSTON-ET-PU-22-medium-600x399.jpg\" data-width=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/07312024-RVRESIDENTSWINSTON-ET-PU-22-medium-600x399.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open image 1 of 2 in full-screen\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:50.00000%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1331\" data-id=\"61968\" data-link=\"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/en\/07312024-rvresidentswinston-et-pu-21-medium\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/07312024-RVRESIDENTSWINSTON-ET-PU-21-medium-600x399.jpg\" data-width=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/07312024-RVRESIDENTSWINSTON-ET-PU-21-medium-600x399.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open image 2 of 2 in full-screen\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/FEB-MARCH-UNHOUSEDSTREETPARKING-ET-PU-32-medium.jpg?resize=600%2C400&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/FEB-MARCH-UNHOUSEDSTREETPARKING-ET-PU-32-medium.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/FEB-MARCH-UNHOUSEDSTREETPARKING-ET-PU-32-medium.jpg?resize=360%2C240&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/FEB-MARCH-UNHOUSEDSTREETPARKING-ET-PU-32-medium.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/FEB-MARCH-UNHOUSEDSTREETPARKING-ET-PU-32-medium.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/FEB-MARCH-UNHOUSEDSTREETPARKING-ET-PU-32-medium.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/FEB-MARCH-UNHOUSEDSTREETPARKING-ET-PU-32-medium.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/FEB-MARCH-UNHOUSEDSTREETPARKING-ET-PU-32-medium.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/FEB-MARCH-UNHOUSEDSTREETPARKING-ET-PU-32-medium.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/FEB-MARCH-UNHOUSEDSTREETPARKING-ET-PU-32-medium.jpg?w=2000&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Luis Naal, 25, looks out the window with his wife Zuleimy Bolio, 25, on Bernal Heights Boulevard in San Francisco, Calif., on Feb. 29, 2024. Photo: Pablo Unzueta for El Tecolote\/CatchLight Local<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, I\u2019ve balanced daily, quick-turn news with long-term, intimate visual documentaries. This approach has been critical to <em>El Tecolote\u2019<\/em>s coverage of RV communities and permitted street vendors, two uniquely Latinx communities unfairly targeted by the city\u2019s gentrifying development projects and efforts to combat public safety concerns.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To counteract mainstream narratives that malign these communities, I document a different, people-first perspective. Along with the <em>El Teco<\/em> team, we track personal stories of hardship, emphasizing the tight-knit nature of these families and workers. I also check in and visit often because it\u2019s crucial to engage with and listen to people outside of the headlines and photographs we publish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/04132024-CHAVEZFESTIVAL-ET-PU-FOLDER20-medium.jpg?resize=600%2C397&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/04132024-CHAVEZFESTIVAL-ET-PU-FOLDER20-medium.jpg?resize=600%2C397&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/04132024-CHAVEZFESTIVAL-ET-PU-FOLDER20-medium.jpg?resize=360%2C238&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/04132024-CHAVEZFESTIVAL-ET-PU-FOLDER20-medium.jpg?resize=768%2C508&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/04132024-CHAVEZFESTIVAL-ET-PU-FOLDER20-medium.jpg?resize=1536%2C1015&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/04132024-CHAVEZFESTIVAL-ET-PU-FOLDER20-medium.jpg?resize=1200%2C793&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/04132024-CHAVEZFESTIVAL-ET-PU-FOLDER20-medium.jpg?resize=1024%2C677&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/04132024-CHAVEZFESTIVAL-ET-PU-FOLDER20-medium.jpg?resize=1568%2C1036&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/04132024-CHAVEZFESTIVAL-ET-PU-FOLDER20-medium.jpg?resize=400%2C264&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/04132024-CHAVEZFESTIVAL-ET-PU-FOLDER20-medium.jpg?w=2000&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kids play football on 24th Street in the Mission District during the 31st annual Cesar Chavez Parade and Festival in San Francisco, Calif., on April 13, 2024.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pushing the Boundaries of Visual Storytelling<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Photography is not only my profession. It\u2019s also a core part of my art practice. It\u2019s important for me to approach photo-making creatively, both on and off the job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the photographic processes I enjoy most is working with analog film, a medium that takes me into community darkrooms across the city, including Photo Laundry in the Mission, run by Bobo Li.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a fast-paced, digital-first world of algorithms and short attention spans, the old-school photographic tradition of analog film\u2014often processed and scanned in my apartment kitchen and bathroom\u2014is a meditation of labor. 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