Gender by Randi Fair. “Echo, a traveling model from Georgia, says most of her bookings are due to her androgynous look. She hopes to strengthen her look further by removing her breasts.”
Rachel by Randi Fair. “Rachel Dashae, a full-blood Choctaw Indian, says she is proud of her heritage. She said she hasn’t personally encountered much prejudice but attributes that to the fact that most people assume she is Caucasian or Latina. “It does offend me when people wear Native attire as ‘costumes,’ she added.”
Social by Randi Fair. “Gregg Johnson has been putting holes in his face since he was 14 and has no intention of stopping. He said he knows he gets a lot of stares but feels as though this is how he is supposed to look.”
Physical by Yoon Kim. “One homeless person looks at the night with crutches on his both arms.”
Social by Dan Pelligrine. “Phil, an employee at Atomic Comics on South Street for four years, explains the role the store has played along the trendy street since it moved there five years ago. ‘We’ve really become a community cornerstone. People hang out here, they know it. We’ve really been accepted and embraced.”
Faith by Urszula Pruchniewska. “A cross atop the Berean Presbyterian Church peeks through the Golden Arches of McDonalds on Broad Street, November 19,2012. Which institution do Americans ‘worship’ at more?”
Life on the Margins by Guilia Valtieri.
“Plumber Dan O’Maley defies physical limits dressed in shorts and a cutoff skull tee-shirt on a 40 degree day in Philadelphia. “If it gets down to 30, I will usually put on a sweatshirt or something,” says Dan. He sits and smokes outside of the courthouse on 13th and Filbert streets, where he is replacing some broken toilets.”
Economic by Alison Vayne.
“Passerby do not pay attention to the homeless person sitting on the steps of a building.”
Ethnicity by Shanshan Xu. “A worker from Hebei province, China is working at a construction site at Chinatown on November 20, 2012.”
Youth by Shanshan Xu. “A group of young girls are crossing the crossroad at 16th St. and Benjamin Franklin Parkway.”
