Photography
- Photography
- San Luis Opisbo Museum of Art
Portraits of the Village Economy
Portraits of spinners, weavers, and farmers that are preserving Punjab’s textile heritage. For many, especially those in urban centers, it can be easy to wax poetic about the rural village economy—a self-sufficient community model rooted in agriculture as its central industry, supplementing the textile and craft industry. Read More
- Photography, Writing
- Atmos
The Yosemite Fires: Settler Colonialism and Indigenous Wisdom
After experiencing the Creek Fire firsthand, photojournalist and writer Aditi Mayer looks at the past and present of Yosemite National Park to understand its historical brushes with Indigenous wisdom, climate change denialism, and settler colonialism. Read More
- Photography, Writing
- Fashionista
Inside the Fight to End Labor Exploitation in L.A. Garment Factories
Garment workers are working to change a long history of wage theft and sweatshop-like conditions in Los Angeles. In this reported piece for, Fashionista Aditi explores the long history of garment worker resistance in Los Angeles, and deep dives into the contemporary issues of labor exploitation in the age of ICE, COVID-19, and more. Read More
- Photography
- Nepal
Matriarch
In the foothills of the Himalayas is Her Farm Nepal, a matriarchal farming community created as a place of refuge for Nepali women who come from backgrounds of gender-based violence. This photo series documents the daily lives women who live at Her Farm Nepal: an all women, matriarchal farming community rooted in values equality, sustainability, and egalitarianism. Read More