UTEC’s Grand Opening
By Cameron Zohoori I have been at the United Teen Equality Center for nearly a month and a half now, immersed in the day-to-day operations of an organization that empowers young people in Lowell, MA...
View ArticleArticle by Amanda Van Scoyoc in Contexts Magazine
In news articles about teen pregnancy, we rarely see the faces or hear the voices of young women. How does becoming a young mother affect them? How do they view their lives? What advice would they give...
View ArticleThe Greatest Profession
By Cameron Zohoori In my time at UTEC thus far, I have seen the remarkable and diverse youth who spend their days in this center, and have begun to explore their stories. But it is not only in the...
View ArticleRAW Chiefs
By Andrea Patiño As the winter slowly advances, the days seem to be getting colder and colder. Every day however, the sun is setting a little bit later and there is one more minute of light each...
View ArticleJose
By Andrea Patiño Every now and then Jose talks to me about his grandmother. Sometimes he shows me photos of her or tells me about the times when she has made an appearance in his dreams. The other day...
View ArticleThe Vow
By Cameron Zohoori Riqie Wainaina works in the Workforce Development Program at UTEC, spending most of his days in the mattress recycling crew. He travels to a warehouse in Lawrence, MA each day with...
View ArticleForgotten Homes
By Cameron Zohoori Mao Kang is a streetworker at UTEC. On a day-to-day basis, his work consists of reaching out to young people across Lowell, responding to violent incidents, and “planting seeds of...
View ArticleMobility is not a right
By Andrea Patiño As my time as a Hine fellow ends, I have been dealing with the ever-dreaded question of what’s next? My standard response goes something like, ‘my future is very uncertain and I have...
View ArticleThey grow up so fast
By Cameron Zohoori Parenthood is not something I think about much on a daily basis. I’m able to make day-to-day decisions without regard to children or other dependents. But for many of the youth at...
View ArticleReflections on Documentary Making
By Andrea Patiño It’s hard to believe that ten months have passed already and that my time as a Hine Fellow has come to an end. As I reflect on the experience of working full-time producing...
View ArticleNatalie Minik 2013-2014
Natalie Minik graduated from Duke University with an MFA in Experimental and Documentary Arts in 2013. Her commitment to documentary practice started nine years ago at the Salt Institute for...
View ArticleSarah Stacke 2014-2015
Sarah Stacke is a photographer based in Brooklyn, NY. One of her current documentary projects takes place in Western North Carolina where she photographs the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Nation. Sarah...
View ArticleAmanda Berg 2014-2015
To be a photographer is to be in the world; at the heart of Amanda Berg’s practice is a simple desire to be with people in shared moments and to collect pictures that will remind us of something felt....
View ArticleSarah Stacke featured on John Edwin Mason: Documentary, Motorsports, Photo...
We’re excited to share that an interview with 2014-2015 Hine Fellow Sarah Stacke is featured on photographer and historian John Edwin Mason’s blog: Sarah Stacke: Love from Manenberg
View ArticleSarah Stacke on CBS News – The mysterious images of Hugh Mangum
We’re so proud of our Hine Fellow Sarah Stacke for her wonderful work with Hugh Mangum’s photographs and his story.
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A big congratulations to 2014-2015 Hine Fellow Sarah Stacke for her two-part feature on the popular photography blog BagNews.
View ArticleWhat’s in a Name?
By Sarah Stacke On November 24 a grand jury failed to indict police officer Darren Wilson, a White man, of any crimes associated with the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, an 18-year-old Black man....
View ArticleAndrea Patiño is in the New Yorker!
Hine Fellow Andrea Patiño’s exhibit of Hine work at CDS was recently featured in the New Yorker photo blog!
View ArticleThe Crossing
By Amanda Berg One of the most challenging parts of moving to a new place has been introducing myself. People ask, “Who are you? What do you do? Why are you here?” It doesn’t feel like enough to say,...
View ArticleSharing Crossroads
By Sarah Stacke I’m dedicated to developing intimate stories about intersections of culture, history, and geography that create marginalized communities. This has led to Love From Manenberg, a...
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