Parents by Alicia Kay. “My parents are the people who have ultimately shaped me into who I am today. I have a mom and a step dad who really payed attention, took the time to teach me right and wrong, how to treat people, etc. They were there for me when I really needed them, no matter what, but they were also there for me when I didn’t know I needed them. They’ve shaped and guided me through life and I could never repay them for the amazing job they’ve done raising me and my brother. I love them unconditionally.” Sami Hershon Ramano on Parents as she poses for her portrait on Monday, March 13, 2017.
Faith by Alex Petyerak.
Philly Jesus says, “Hold onto the faith,” at City Hall in Center City
Philadelphia on Tuesday, March 21, 2017.
Heartbreak by Nicole Powers. “I’ve been put through the ringer enough times to know that every time you think, ‘this is it, this is the one I’ll never recover from,’ someone comes along and makes everyone else irrelevant. Be patient.” Bradford Wilson, 55.
Death by
Dimitrios Kelepouris. Maria Anagnostou, 86, sits on her chair at her house in Macungie on Wednesday, March 15, 2017. “I am not afraid of death, I am ready. Even now, I don’t have a problem. I am satisfied with my life and from my family 100%.”
Portrait by Tareq Alkhudari.
Marriage by Tareq Alkhudari. Joe Kaplan, a body-trainer, speaks about his marriage in center city. He says, “believe it or not, my husband and I cannot remember who asked who to marry them. Early in our relationship we would joke, as would friends, about how we were basically married.”
Faith by Tareq Alkhudari. Zahara Alqallaf, 20, shares her secret to keeping her faith strong at Temple University. “What strengthens my faith is knowing that there is a power beside me that whatever I do, someone is there for me to protect me.”
