https://saskiakeeley.com Saskia Keeley Sat, 11 Apr 2026 23:16:00 +0000 https://saskiakeeley.com en https://saskiakeeley.com/Saskia-Keeley-Accompagnateur Thu, 30 Jul 2020 22:14:12 +0000 Saskia Keeley https://saskiakeeley.com/Saskia-Keeley-Accompagnateur SASKIA KEELEY My work as documentary photographer brings me into contact with people who confront issues such as lack of access to services and opportunities to denial of their human dignity. I use my skills as a counselor, photographer, and workshop leader to enable people from marginalized communities to see themselves, the world they live in, and their opportunity to enact changes to improve their lives, for themselves and others. <img width="2006" height="1196" width_o="2006" height_o="1196" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bb4a15dabfb1a1b277136a30cbf0b30c6ba14e4f1665c3acf129c413a2aa6c27/s-with-class.png" data-mid="78788640" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bb4a15dabfb1a1b277136a30cbf0b30c6ba14e4f1665c3acf129c413a2aa6c27/s-with-class.png" /><img width="1280" height="720" width_o="1280" height_o="720" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9b91f53743b66a7fb781fb7a093cb187e4a35f32854bfc06a7dd0ceb884230c2/PICO-_-DSC03355.jpeg" data-mid="81295293" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9b91f53743b66a7fb781fb7a093cb187e4a35f32854bfc06a7dd0ceb884230c2/PICO-_-DSC03355.jpeg" />THE ACCOMPAGNATEUR WORKSHOPS AND I AM YOUR PROTECTOR CO-CREATED A WORKSHOP AT PICO UNION PROJECT, LOS ANGELES My work as documentary photographer brings me into contact with people who confront issues such as lack of access to services and opportunities to denial of their human dignity. I use my skills as a counselor, photographer, and workshop leader to enable people from marginalized communities to see themselves, the world they live in, and their opportunity to enact changes to improve their lives, for themselves and others. STORYTELLINGParticipants hold the portrait they’ve taken of their partner in front of them and tell their story, in their words. By sharing our stories, we learn that we all have more in common than we may think. We share the same concerns about our families and our place in the world. We have all suffered traumas. The first step of opening up to strangers and allowing ourselves to be vulnerable is of profound importance. “The camera is a tool that enables people to see without the camera.”—Dorothea Lange “The camera teaches us to see ourselves.”—Saskia Keeley <img width="1400" height="925" width_o="1400" height_o="925" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/343905bda1016e964987bb422edf98e4e15521feb2b17ffc97ba63f98b2dee6f/saskia-keeley-photography-humanitarian-photojournalism-documentarian-pico-union-project-i-am-your-protector-accompagnateur-workshop-2.png" data-mid="81296895" border="0" alt="&ldquo;This reflects I am comfortable, but in my mind I know this is a transition. The stairs show that I am going somewhere.&rdquo;&mdash;Umar, Pico Union Workshop participant" data-caption="“This reflects I am comfortable, but in my mind I know this is a transition. The stairs show that I am going somewhere.”—Umar, Pico Union Workshop participant" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/343905bda1016e964987bb422edf98e4e15521feb2b17ffc97ba63f98b2dee6f/saskia-keeley-photography-humanitarian-photojournalism-documentarian-pico-union-project-i-am-your-protector-accompagnateur-workshop-2.png" /> <img width="676" height="1014" width_o="676" height_o="1014" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0f3cb3aba80b7903675160aa0914ce4feffba5ce5f44c97c3f363486813d2803/Untitled-2.jpg" data-mid="81295839" border="0" alt="&ldquo;Through this photographic experience, we were taught to find as many parts of the human experience in a partner we worked with for the entirety of the workshop. And this experience of humanity (which, I might add, the world needs far more of today) came with certain challenges. As they arose, Saskia provided her loving self to help the class focus through the lenses we were being taught to use, and through her kind words, her support and patience.&rdquo;&mdash;David Seck, Pico Union Workshop" data-caption="“Through this photographic experience, we were taught to find as many parts of the human experience in a partner we worked with for the entirety of the workshop. And this experience of humanity (which, I might add, the world needs far more of today) came with certain challenges. As they arose, Saskia provided her loving self to help the class focus through the lenses we were being taught to use, and through her kind words, her support and patience.”—David Seck, Pico Union Workshop" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/676/i/0f3cb3aba80b7903675160aa0914ce4feffba5ce5f44c97c3f363486813d2803/Untitled-2.jpg" /> <img width="1400" height="790" width_o="1400" height_o="790" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/42549f37664228d9dca579803c8ae3d25d03f58748c0bee1e476ffaca7f824fa/saskia-keeley-photography-humanitarian-photojournalism-documentarian-pico-union-project-i-am-your-protector-accompagnateur-workshop-4-copy.png" data-mid="81297188" border="0" alt="I meet each participant at their own level of skill and comfort with the digital camera." data-caption="I meet each participant at their own level of skill and comfort with the digital camera." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/42549f37664228d9dca579803c8ae3d25d03f58748c0bee1e476ffaca7f824fa/saskia-keeley-photography-humanitarian-photojournalism-documentarian-pico-union-project-i-am-your-protector-accompagnateur-workshop-4-copy.png" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3218324083ddbe956562c2515eb3183a064e87ef748661482d4c88b335e2023f/unnamed-5.jpg" data-mid="81296959" border="0" alt="The combination of photographing one another and being open to sharing information about oneself is powerful." data-caption="The combination of photographing one another and being open to sharing information about oneself is powerful." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3218324083ddbe956562c2515eb3183a064e87ef748661482d4c88b335e2023f/unnamed-5.jpg" /> <img width="1106" height="645" width_o="1106" height_o="645" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bcc25d89a986b4b3de7dfb71d6fabd7810757f75eb16609d90a51e15e96244ae/saskia-keeley-photography-humanitarian-photojournalism-documentarian-pico-union-project-i-am-your-protector-accompagnateur-workshop-5-copy.png" data-mid="81297389" border="0" alt="I create a safe space for open and substantive dialogue among diverse communities using the camera as a unifying tool." data-caption="I create a safe space for open and substantive dialogue among diverse communities using the camera as a unifying tool." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bcc25d89a986b4b3de7dfb71d6fabd7810757f75eb16609d90a51e15e96244ae/saskia-keeley-photography-humanitarian-photojournalism-documentarian-pico-union-project-i-am-your-protector-accompagnateur-workshop-5-copy.png" /> <img width="3456" height="5184" width_o="3456" height_o="5184" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6d9de039602711ae43e8fe73168d26e0dd96dadefbc2beb30a11813271cc59fe/unnamed-4.jpg" data-mid="81297830" border="0" alt="&ldquo;During our week with Saskia and 16 people from diverse cultures and faiths at the Pico Union Project, all of the planning and conversations could never have captured the essence of this truly wonderful artist, and the remarkable way she is able to bring out the humanity of others.&rdquo;&mdash;Craig Taubman, Founder, Pico Union Project" data-caption="“During our week with Saskia and 16 people from diverse cultures and faiths at the Pico Union Project, all of the planning and conversations could never have captured the essence of this truly wonderful artist, and the remarkable way she is able to bring out the humanity of others.”—Craig Taubman, Founder, Pico Union Project" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6d9de039602711ae43e8fe73168d26e0dd96dadefbc2beb30a11813271cc59fe/unnamed-4.jpg" /> https://saskiakeeley.com/Homepage Thu, 30 Jul 2020 22:14:13 +0000 Saskia Keeley https://saskiakeeley.com/Homepage Saskia Keeley: Accompagnateur Youth, women, and men can be silenced by circumstance and society. Through exercises, supportive conversations, and the lens of the camera, we are better able to see others, as well as ourselves. Accompagnateur Workshops support people as they come to terms with the past, embrace the present, and articulate a vision for the future. As we find our voice, we find our footing. Gordon Parks called his camera a weapon. Mine is an olive branch.&nbsp;🕊 https://saskiakeeley.com/Communities-for-Healing-Justice Mon, 20 May 2024 17:29:01 +0000 Saskia Keeley https://saskiakeeley.com/Communities-for-Healing-Justice <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0943adcaa3ed3d52288a4e2421668725374aa09e19f1666be4ba5fd9c0ebb2ef/IMG_1693.jpg" data-mid="211286214" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0943adcaa3ed3d52288a4e2421668725374aa09e19f1666be4ba5fd9c0ebb2ef/IMG_1693.jpg" /> It was such an honor to discover peace and well-being amongst a diverse patchwork of Bohemians. In those precious moments we demonstrated&nbsp; unconventional love, as if the cameras were just a clever excuse. We rolled up our sleeves to show thorns and we were all titanium monochrome rose. We delighted in our company, and when we blinked then looked again we felt the force of our civility. We knew that what we shared was special. A Golden Community.&nbsp; — Jonah <img width="3456" height="5184" width_o="3456" height_o="5184" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/acbad4f28282b1ba725574c5c96a2e07707a7a1072acd25d3721a62590028d8c/IMG_4570.jpg" data-mid="211286363" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/acbad4f28282b1ba725574c5c96a2e07707a7a1072acd25d3721a62590028d8c/IMG_4570.jpg" /> <img width="3456" height="5184" width_o="3456" height_o="5184" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3ddcd86b6c9831dfa52e338b304a9617ee68ea9cf8169963acc6b3a20f5b8a5f/IMG_4620.JPG" data-mid="211286367" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3ddcd86b6c9831dfa52e338b304a9617ee68ea9cf8169963acc6b3a20f5b8a5f/IMG_4620.JPG" /> <img width="3456" height="5184" width_o="3456" height_o="5184" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d38f67ac4c795008f7071982141f9b42251d6911002cffed5d301c201c7b7209/IMG_4571.jpg" data-mid="211286364" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d38f67ac4c795008f7071982141f9b42251d6911002cffed5d301c201c7b7209/IMG_4571.jpg" /> <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e62498dad88ed62da65bca91a3df352d87a71157e798fe02396d45b0f70400f6/IMG_4588.jpg" data-mid="211286366" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e62498dad88ed62da65bca91a3df352d87a71157e798fe02396d45b0f70400f6/IMG_4588.jpg" /> <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5fea3d3026ea67a70abd63e62febc0d0acf7fff6a777e19c3e2c236220f7f951/IMG_4425.JPG" data-mid="211286249" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5fea3d3026ea67a70abd63e62febc0d0acf7fff6a777e19c3e2c236220f7f951/IMG_4425.JPG" /> <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c789060b386b155545c61a4a17a3e788403c238fa0ae7780e7c91421f618ee6d/IMG_4437.jpg" data-mid="211286265" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c789060b386b155545c61a4a17a3e788403c238fa0ae7780e7c91421f618ee6d/IMG_4437.jpg" /> <img width="3456" height="5184" width_o="3456" height_o="5184" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/976d0aca3f3583f6e1552852cf45d5496345272d630cf07ea5ace09ed964622b/IMG_4530.jpg" data-mid="211286273" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/976d0aca3f3583f6e1552852cf45d5496345272d630cf07ea5ace09ed964622b/IMG_4530.jpg" /> <img width="3456" height="5184" width_o="3456" height_o="5184" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3c633888089068135b041d868091dc8b4e691b4669a173021406b1cfe1649c1b/IMG_4305.JPG" data-mid="211286241" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3c633888089068135b041d868091dc8b4e691b4669a173021406b1cfe1649c1b/IMG_4305.JPG" /> <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3ec7599877f476ab5effcc96d05f4ae4d51a531b039b52fab9e7354f3820ab5c/IMG_4323.JPG" data-mid="211286244" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3ec7599877f476ab5effcc96d05f4ae4d51a531b039b52fab9e7354f3820ab5c/IMG_4323.JPG" /> <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/45a4d90a4c8f6efe05d951512a5e541581d2e098b58847ffcf6d4192d9dda1d0/IMG_4299.JPG" data-mid="211286240" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/45a4d90a4c8f6efe05d951512a5e541581d2e098b58847ffcf6d4192d9dda1d0/IMG_4299.JPG" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2541fac3ea2886a8799c6da5440b9c83977149ea7e46374b6d7f08674226167b/IMG_3780.jpg" data-mid="211286227" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2541fac3ea2886a8799c6da5440b9c83977149ea7e46374b6d7f08674226167b/IMG_3780.jpg" /> <img width="3456" height="5184" width_o="3456" height_o="5184" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/07e0017054a8f5d0621aacca32f4f21521b3cc069128a7ea59f9c40bf2e62913/IMG_4219.JPG" data-mid="211286232" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/07e0017054a8f5d0621aacca32f4f21521b3cc069128a7ea59f9c40bf2e62913/IMG_4219.JPG" /> I wonder what the world would be like if we were all surrounded by people who want our dreams to come true and pushed us to be our best selves. — Dawn <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7292ccc9f2b49aa33c7fe30135baedbdd97759ec040b7f865c527cb2c9b6e644/IMG_4457.JPG" data-mid="211286266" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7292ccc9f2b49aa33c7fe30135baedbdd97759ec040b7f865c527cb2c9b6e644/IMG_4457.JPG" /> <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9417026090637eacd99875edfcfb753d2222fb32648d8bcb7e80df09e6c16dc7/IMG_3873.JPG" data-mid="211286229" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9417026090637eacd99875edfcfb753d2222fb32648d8bcb7e80df09e6c16dc7/IMG_3873.JPG" /><img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/74f9204b58b7ff4047a746c3bad93bd7e66536a0057b33153234ebb019d181a6/IMG_4319.JPG" data-mid="211286243" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/74f9204b58b7ff4047a746c3bad93bd7e66536a0057b33153234ebb019d181a6/IMG_4319.JPG" />Healing is establishing a strong contingency not to return to any past experience that affected us negatively. This can be accomplished with unity in diversity as a beloved community.&nbsp; — El-Sun <img width="3456" height="5184" width_o="3456" height_o="5184" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/11ff46aef0898d7b61e6608d406e5de26927f97b485edfdade67b34ecd16201f/IMG_4510.JPG" data-mid="211286272" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/11ff46aef0898d7b61e6608d406e5de26927f97b485edfdade67b34ecd16201f/IMG_4510.JPG" /><img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d83896ba266032b3efd32c5eb48e51781603c27852f5334f405b180288cec3aa/IMG_5081.JPG" data-mid="211286376" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d83896ba266032b3efd32c5eb48e51781603c27852f5334f405b180288cec3aa/IMG_5081.JPG" /><img width="4937" height="3385" width_o="4937" height_o="3385" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c75b027727f7eb159e6c51c5058b407e2aefdbaf53b3266d1ae10cc9c6723537/IMG_4410.JPG" data-mid="211286248" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c75b027727f7eb159e6c51c5058b407e2aefdbaf53b3266d1ae10cc9c6723537/IMG_4410.JPG" /><img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/867607decdb4c4ac99f66215aa485866da33c4349ed7dcf093e021282a25fd0d/IMG_1551.jpg" data-mid="211286213" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/867607decdb4c4ac99f66215aa485866da33c4349ed7dcf093e021282a25fd0d/IMG_1551.jpg" /> I came home on February 27, 2024. For over 14 years I was in pain, ridden with guilt. My mom died while I was in prison. My brother went to prison for life. The rest of my siblings moved out of state. I came out alone. But now, for the first time in a very long time, I feel happy. I am still healing, still growing. It is a never-ending process. I’m going to be okay. — Erik <img width="3456" height="5184" width_o="3456" height_o="5184" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/827d27efdc08d27301a66836cd99b60326bbfbb1fd668fd51feaaf84c0487593/IMG_4562.JPG" data-mid="211286362" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/827d27efdc08d27301a66836cd99b60326bbfbb1fd668fd51feaaf84c0487593/IMG_4562.JPG" /> <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/51e8e55210ac12e304e14e69d882be26b16ec4df7a7c273d97a627fd4866c53d/IMG_4484.JPG" data-mid="211286271" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/51e8e55210ac12e304e14e69d882be26b16ec4df7a7c273d97a627fd4866c53d/IMG_4484.JPG" /> I no longer want to be weighed down by regrets. By what ifs. The things that happened, happened. I don’t want to doubt my strength, and capacity for love.&nbsp; — Johanna <img width="3456" height="5184" width_o="3456" height_o="5184" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4c2311f3a0f651435662d6afac5413d361be691c060f740496311c119dea323a/IMG_4468-2.JPG" data-mid="211286268" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4c2311f3a0f651435662d6afac5413d361be691c060f740496311c119dea323a/IMG_4468-2.JPG" /><img width="3456" height="5184" width_o="3456" height_o="5184" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/32b399cdf886f4e9879e99e0eaa60bd3117334ecbf290f30031803a13d09220d/IMG_5146.JPG" data-mid="211286379" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/32b399cdf886f4e9879e99e0eaa60bd3117334ecbf290f30031803a13d09220d/IMG_5146.JPG" /> Healing looks like self-love, going forward it looks like preventive care. Healing in the future means allowing others in and not expecting them to be perfect. To understand that they are just as human as I am. — Ta’Chelle <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2b1397e4b35f3205509690a422e0cb7c29af553c784f7737ffb84f1cbc4ed3f8/IMG_4369.JPG" data-mid="211286246" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2b1397e4b35f3205509690a422e0cb7c29af553c784f7737ffb84f1cbc4ed3f8/IMG_4369.JPG" /> <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/aa34b8d2bd7ee8b42dcc21ff22bf2b31b2adb7098d4bcdcb48bd8d3e446c6282/IMG_4179.JPG" data-mid="211286231" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/aa34b8d2bd7ee8b42dcc21ff22bf2b31b2adb7098d4bcdcb48bd8d3e446c6282/IMG_4179.JPG" /> <img width="5123" height="3393" width_o="5123" height_o="3393" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/60d5b08a0dc8e13357c354efac19f90f4d0fd9216c65d4c8d6f24d42b97a17d4/IMG_5204.JPG" data-mid="211286380" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/60d5b08a0dc8e13357c354efac19f90f4d0fd9216c65d4c8d6f24d42b97a17d4/IMG_5204.JPG" /> <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/38bbc9d5afba3cc9f045269977b268decdd542e0f3fe253b0dd64bcce6eaca8a/IMG_4647.JPG" data-mid="211286368" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/38bbc9d5afba3cc9f045269977b268decdd542e0f3fe253b0dd64bcce6eaca8a/IMG_4647.JPG" /> We heal in community, not in isolation. We need to come out for and show up for others. &nbsp;Being next to and with another person is life-giving. — Sally https://saskiakeeley.com/Communities-for-Healing-Justice-2025 Sat, 17 May 2025 11:59:37 +0000 Saskia Keeley https://saskiakeeley.com/Communities-for-Healing-Justice-2025 <img width="1280" height="853" width_o="1280" height_o="853" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/696dc5b9135304f83571f721d99f5a1d1482874a0650d7a92081ee06fbb15649/IMG_7867.jpeg" data-mid="233322130" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/696dc5b9135304f83571f721d99f5a1d1482874a0650d7a92081ee06fbb15649/IMG_7867.jpeg" /> The creation of home is an authentic power, a process, but not an event. It emerges and ripens moment by moment in response to its occupants. Each moment is intricate and immersive, and in its subtle completion, a protective 'mesh' unfolds and filters out negative toxic variables that dare to invade its homeostasis. These photos reflect this in every sense of the word. Open yourself up to these authentic photographic reflections and share its wonderful experiences. Let these reflections guide you through the depth of their richness and feel the experience we had in participating in this workshop. Moses El-Sun White, February 2025 <img width="1280" height="853" width_o="1280" height_o="853" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a2790a5f5dcc549d90254bc06c2587041f0edc9d8a18dbfa16d696763ec1d6c9/IMG_4417.jpeg" data-mid="233322121" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a2790a5f5dcc549d90254bc06c2587041f0edc9d8a18dbfa16d696763ec1d6c9/IMG_4417.jpeg" /> Looking through my home via a mesh, you're going to see subway tracks.&nbsp; These tracks have been abandoned but I wonder who crossed them, where did these people go and what is their story.&nbsp; It intrigues me and the mesh kinds of filter some of the subtle stories, but it also allows me to fill in the blanks. Ta’chelle Carter <img width="1280" height="853" width_o="1280" height_o="853" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9a8e6e148d6d7622e48654bb8c1cc69afdbc3cde47e81942cbc94e33ec46bd97/IMG_7846.jpeg" data-mid="233322128" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9a8e6e148d6d7622e48654bb8c1cc69afdbc3cde47e81942cbc94e33ec46bd97/IMG_7846.jpeg" /> What I hope to see on the other side of the mesh is positivity, love, peace, and happiness. Barry Sloan <img width="1280" height="853" width_o="1280" height_o="853" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cee1dd3efeca86570d04bf3ba061f2174ec3de276e79f788a713e424b3a9409e/IMG_4425.jpeg" data-mid="233322122" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cee1dd3efeca86570d04bf3ba061f2174ec3de276e79f788a713e424b3a9409e/IMG_4425.jpeg" /> I want to look at an open landscape, maybe wooded or partially wooded, with no houses, power lines, or visual noise, just nature. I want a view that allows for stillness and deep breathing, where I can feel connected to something bigger than myself. Caroline Gomez <img width="1280" height="853" width_o="1280" height_o="853" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/771b32bd9f76374205164b92cb64f38a92edb35adc1ee1bbd427fb736bd358ab/IMG_7855.jpeg" data-mid="233322129" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/771b32bd9f76374205164b92cb64f38a92edb35adc1ee1bbd427fb736bd358ab/IMG_7855.jpeg" /> It is revelatory that something as simple as a portrait like this makes clear my defensiveness and the need to protect my true self, and how this prevents me from presenting that best self to others.&nbsp; The mesh recognizes that so much of who I am is too effectively veiled and hidden to others.&nbsp; The real question is: why did I develop like this?&nbsp; And can I change? Peter Clancy <img width="1280" height="853" width_o="1280" height_o="853" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/00e93870c048b98904e5ba161e4d30a23393b3f6f694feb856dd9d56b8a9a8c1/IMG_5255.jpeg" data-mid="233322126" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/00e93870c048b98904e5ba161e4d30a23393b3f6f694feb856dd9d56b8a9a8c1/IMG_5255.jpeg" /> The mesh might seem like it hides your identity, but to me, it brings out my true self even more. Most people don’t think of taking a portrait behind a veil as a way to enhance who you are—they see it as hiding something. What I see is my mental endurance and my strength through everything I’ve faced in a world designed to break us. Keonnie Raheem <img width="1280" height="853" width_o="1280" height_o="853" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9f0a8186dc7d4c4917d0c7ab9e3a14ae432fa29136f8aa1504a552917f761c47/IMG_5269.jpeg" data-mid="233322127" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9f0a8186dc7d4c4917d0c7ab9e3a14ae432fa29136f8aa1504a552917f761c47/IMG_5269.jpeg" /> This photograph represents me being at peace with my vulnerability.&nbsp; Kim Lumford <img width="1280" height="853" width_o="1280" height_o="853" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9a4afc4a999bfa0b311d4f1751a05b1aab15a64684e326676d5e4631df951050/IMG_5207.jpeg" data-mid="233322125" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9a4afc4a999bfa0b311d4f1751a05b1aab15a64684e326676d5e4631df951050/IMG_5207.jpeg" /> These little pieces, these tiny squares, are a conglomerate of my story. A collage of many parts. Microscopic pieces of myself that also recognize the shy person within me. Or at least the one who doesn’t like to be lingered on—as if it’s not worth a deeper glance or as if I’m not worth being the subject. Noelle Richardson <img width="1281" height="854" width_o="1281" height_o="854" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f10b738dc42bdbae8cc12955943fbfa6d07ab474f0f43adce8810e2807038008/IMG_7912.jpeg" data-mid="233322131" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f10b738dc42bdbae8cc12955943fbfa6d07ab474f0f43adce8810e2807038008/IMG_7912.jpeg" /> I’m looking ahead to the next 50 years of my life—which would make me 100. This window screen in my home lets me see the world with fresh eyes, giving me a new, optimistic, and beautiful perspective. I am Bicentennial Man. Robert Karim Ferebee <img width="1280" height="853" width_o="1280" height_o="853" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0e0b9be87ed21c8b4217bdc66b003f3d86b4b434064d7049ea135aef7424d430/IMG_4438.jpeg" data-mid="233322124" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0e0b9be87ed21c8b4217bdc66b003f3d86b4b434064d7049ea135aef7424d430/IMG_4438.jpeg" /> The screen allowed me to wear a “mask”. I felt I could look out but wasn’t visible to others. Not so, of course, but it’s what I told myself. Chuck Chernick <img width="1280" height="853" width_o="1280" height_o="853" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/eb710025892bde731ea9a483a806f9f5c1dd7a901a46ad2c06b7de61fc34bc27/IMG_4429.jpeg" data-mid="233322123" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/eb710025892bde731ea9a483a806f9f5c1dd7a901a46ad2c06b7de61fc34bc27/IMG_4429.jpeg" /> If I were looking through the screen in my home, I would like to see a large and joyful gathering of family and friends — including those who have passed away. Sharon Chernick. <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b42325441790ddf1da2f16778808b2e4baf07d52feb1b01b4186876f7e5cc885/CHJ-Group-Photo-Spring-2025-IMG_5282.JPG" data-mid="233681652" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b42325441790ddf1da2f16778808b2e4baf07d52feb1b01b4186876f7e5cc885/CHJ-Group-Photo-Spring-2025-IMG_5282.JPG" /> We heal in community, not in isolation. We need to come out for and show up for others. &nbsp;Being next to and with another person is life-giving.&nbsp; &nbsp; Sally https://saskiakeeley.com/Phipps-Neighborhoods Tue, 16 Apr 2024 20:29:18 +0000 Saskia Keeley https://saskiakeeley.com/Phipps-Neighborhoods <img width="2000" height="1125" width_o="2000" height_o="1125" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/791dae7622af725f23e184a4e1ad1415c31514851f85090c68152ff49aaf7e16/Saskia-Cover-Panels-Phipps-C.png" data-mid="209321440" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/791dae7622af725f23e184a4e1ad1415c31514851f85090c68152ff49aaf7e16/Saskia-Cover-Panels-Phipps-C.png" /> Invisibility—What Is It and How Does It Feel? In February 2024, Accompagnateur Workshops began a program with the Phipps Neighborhoods in the South Bronx. This photography workshop, in which the participants take portraits of one another as well as photograph their surroundings, apartments, family members, and neighborhood over four sessions held over four weeks, was organized around the concept of invisibility. Society calls the participants, who all live in the Phipps Neighborhoods, and so many like them, “marginalized people.” In a very real sense, this definition robs them of their uniqueness and intrinsic value as human beings. How appropriate, then, and how necessary, for a program to make them visible, both to themselves and to others. What a community was built, even over such a short time! The workshop put them at the center, not on the fringes where the wider society demands they stay. In only four sessions, both the creative act of photography and the circle work, talking about the photographs and the person in them by both the subject and the photographer, revealed and illuminated new aspects of each participant’s visibility and innate creativity. <img width="4000" height="6000" width_o="4000" height_o="6000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9b1cc8ad59da57e96c04137782f4fefc6de01f64f775bff14643897f205a8098/IMG_3071.jpg" data-mid="209172185" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9b1cc8ad59da57e96c04137782f4fefc6de01f64f775bff14643897f205a8098/IMG_3071.jpg" /><img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/aa5eacc6ee4d19d2e47e27546b273c2a2dcb238f32fd8e2601eb25fe978a6998/IMG_7136.jpg" data-mid="209171824" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/aa5eacc6ee4d19d2e47e27546b273c2a2dcb238f32fd8e2601eb25fe978a6998/IMG_7136.jpg" /> In life, we feel visible and invisible. <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d67ad4dcd7288ecad482097eaa70570f68c09480a3b6ab1dba369c64eca4593c/IMG_2291.jpg" data-mid="209171844" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d67ad4dcd7288ecad482097eaa70570f68c09480a3b6ab1dba369c64eca4593c/IMG_2291.jpg" /><img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ea47908d317de0ce0538832b81c3c71f7d0e3dc6cb81d2bf83eefa720fb271c8/IMG_2470.JPG" data-mid="209171846" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ea47908d317de0ce0538832b81c3c71f7d0e3dc6cb81d2bf83eefa720fb271c8/IMG_2470.JPG" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/770fe76fbcf1076e0bc4eda2ba84de7d0e472a3badd7946cd32415099bf9b08d/IMG_3120.jpg" data-mid="209172186" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/770fe76fbcf1076e0bc4eda2ba84de7d0e472a3badd7946cd32415099bf9b08d/IMG_3120.jpg" /> We prim and pose for the camera, hoping to capture our visibility in freeze frame and capture our memories on film. <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e8c0c8da1db9cd8df2eebfb3229cc78e5b5ca764d70d8de831a6b8b022176557/IMG_4449.jpg" data-mid="209172189" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e8c0c8da1db9cd8df2eebfb3229cc78e5b5ca764d70d8de831a6b8b022176557/IMG_4449.jpg" /><img width="4000" height="6000" width_o="4000" height_o="6000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b9253db7df0719441e2dc7686b8f20a748246aca60aedc341024c5c3c55b47b8/IMG_1420.jpg" data-mid="209171842" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b9253db7df0719441e2dc7686b8f20a748246aca60aedc341024c5c3c55b47b8/IMG_1420.jpg" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dca3b828cf0c455fff12114c88d01e08dd3da5c2cdf8195c94315e41eb3912f6/IMG_2482.JPG" data-mid="209171847" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dca3b828cf0c455fff12114c88d01e08dd3da5c2cdf8195c94315e41eb3912f6/IMG_2482.JPG" /><img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/047ee4290a6be19f4931f79ca89c2e5a34dee9f038b7ecc1d4ac7617bc9c684e/IMG_2462.JPG" data-mid="209171845" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/047ee4290a6be19f4931f79ca89c2e5a34dee9f038b7ecc1d4ac7617bc9c684e/IMG_2462.JPG" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2cee560b24553f1e6e3ce0320f76a7c186e8fa3187673f244e571099088eb9c5/IMG_2814.jpg" data-mid="209171848" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2cee560b24553f1e6e3ce0320f76a7c186e8fa3187673f244e571099088eb9c5/IMG_2814.jpg" /><img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/aa8d23fc3835fb924c3db33d09cead4d7acb81b562c0789975f83137d806ab38/IMG_4336.jpg" data-mid="209172188" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/aa8d23fc3835fb924c3db33d09cead4d7acb81b562c0789975f83137d806ab38/IMG_4336.jpg" /><img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/06fe7542b72eb3b4ccd2e5f30fe3958f014f3e1a8e36b046ee6070bdc2d015be/IMG_4514.JPG" data-mid="209172193" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/06fe7542b72eb3b4ccd2e5f30fe3958f014f3e1a8e36b046ee6070bdc2d015be/IMG_4514.JPG" /><img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/503cae5460f254e4bd387b4e6c1cf1bfa8012c0914c37a5463e198af9d4bf37a/IMG_4526.JPG" data-mid="209172194" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/503cae5460f254e4bd387b4e6c1cf1bfa8012c0914c37a5463e198af9d4bf37a/IMG_4526.JPG" /> <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8148dc0287dad794a53799f8e35cba69c6d977275270632b36d69156e4b6c75d/IMG_4944.JPG" data-mid="209172195" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8148dc0287dad794a53799f8e35cba69c6d977275270632b36d69156e4b6c75d/IMG_4944.JPG" /> <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/62cbe9a9e17b5e2f3927902dd6483eabe9668fa056cda2309a4feea0acd5ebbd/IMG_2025.jpg" data-mid="209171843" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/62cbe9a9e17b5e2f3927902dd6483eabe9668fa056cda2309a4feea0acd5ebbd/IMG_2025.jpg" /> We feel invisible when we hide ourselves from the camera in the silence of passing life, marching towards the unknown. <img width="3456" height="5184" width_o="3456" height_o="5184" 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height="5184" width_o="3456" height_o="5184" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c955f9ecf4d18f4ce2aae21cc630d0098421586c34231f831735466ef96ea66a/IMG_7203.JPG" data-mid="209171827" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c955f9ecf4d18f4ce2aae21cc630d0098421586c34231f831735466ef96ea66a/IMG_7203.JPG" /> <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b3a98e979d3e5b7108b8fe2401218e347e7ae4254b80d4568c9bf185af69e165/IMG_2049.JPG" data-mid="209170959" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b3a98e979d3e5b7108b8fe2401218e347e7ae4254b80d4568c9bf185af69e165/IMG_2049.JPG" />According to the invisible, we constantly reaffirm our beauty and worth, as the camera exposes our outer beauty layered among the petals of our inner soul. <img width="3456" height="5184" width_o="3456" height_o="5184" 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width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d6c9d99b1b4d4d4c9167e5533c620d1c3719127ddd8c6979730562fdcdf052ab/IMG_7595.JPG" data-mid="209171831" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d6c9d99b1b4d4d4c9167e5533c620d1c3719127ddd8c6979730562fdcdf052ab/IMG_7595.JPG" /> <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a4d72900465455b8efdb92a47e3115851d6e49c3db783f82b3f171e645d1cb6a/IMG_4451.JPG" data-mid="209171815" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a4d72900465455b8efdb92a47e3115851d6e49c3db783f82b3f171e645d1cb6a/IMG_4451.JPG" /> https://saskiakeeley.com/Yaphank-Correctional-Facility Fri, 04 Aug 2023 00:26:20 +0000 Saskia Keeley https://saskiakeeley.com/Yaphank-Correctional-Facility <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e158776aa1e0db86826cdca09d995e79904b62e0435d43e3c22acbf8b45b5403/IMG_6653.JPG" data-mid="186964169" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e158776aa1e0db86826cdca09d995e79904b62e0435d43e3c22acbf8b45b5403/IMG_6653.JPG" /> Dignity - State or quality of being worthy of honor or respect. I was born with dignity, yet I felt it being stripped away. Now I want it back. I now feel strong enough to deserve my dignity. Now I want, and I am, in dignity again. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Jessica <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/de6068d184316e9078ea93b9c95135c0a72c4f12c8a0963aa972cd86e86d40be/IMG_2035.JPG" data-mid="186964200" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/de6068d184316e9078ea93b9c95135c0a72c4f12c8a0963aa972cd86e86d40be/IMG_2035.JPG" /> I had the privilege of participating in a specialized photography class designed for incarcerated individuals, and it had been a transformative experience. The program doesn't just teach photography; it restores dignity and empowers individuals who often feel forgotten.Under the guidance of Saskia Keeley, and with access to essential digital photography equipment, I learned to see the world from a different perspective. Capturing moments through the lens allowed me to reconnect with my creative side and express myself in ways I never thought possible within the confines of a correctional facility.More than technical skills, this class provided a sense of purpose and self-worth. It reminded me that I am capable of creating beauty even in challenging circumstances. It allowed me to tell my own story, and in doing so, regain a sense of dignity and identity.I am grateful for Saskia's program and the opportunity it has given me to develop not only with new photography skills but as a person. It was a journey of self-discovery, empowerment, and a reminder that no matter where we are, our dignity and creativity can never be taken away.I wholeheartedly endorse this program and hope that it continues to make a positive impact on the lives of incarcerated individuals who deserve a chance to rebuild their self-esteem and find their voice through photography.Randy Z. December 5, 2023, &nbsp;CBS News Photography by Suffolk County inmates on display at correctional facility in Yaphank https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/photography-by-suffolk-county-inmates-on-display-at-correctional-facility-in-yaphank/ class="" <img width="1496" height="1220" width_o="1496" height_o="1220" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4bf95518986f2f97dba37d19e86356c6bf2f6b4f78d33f2adf3ce6505afc5fe4/Screenshot-2024-01-24-at-3.28.47-PM.png" data-mid="202731541" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4bf95518986f2f97dba37d19e86356c6bf2f6b4f78d33f2adf3ce6505afc5fe4/Screenshot-2024-01-24-at-3.28.47-PM.png" /><img width="5790" height="3860" width_o="5790" height_o="3860" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c5ec5ff3be0ae342f141f7db3ae7879539bb740456d06eb0da5b52be8f68ec4a/IMG_2209.jpg" data-mid="186964191" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c5ec5ff3be0ae342f141f7db3ae7879539bb740456d06eb0da5b52be8f68ec4a/IMG_2209.jpg" /> <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8b1118562ccd456abe0c7806bfc86ab2484f111034793ae3a7da12ef25b1fbb6/IMG_3103.JPG" data-mid="186964112" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8b1118562ccd456abe0c7806bfc86ab2484f111034793ae3a7da12ef25b1fbb6/IMG_3103.JPG" /> <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/715a96f12d5253fb18f97c1684e3842acf857e329383a4c20b45c4de844f9770/IMG_6568.JPG" data-mid="186964171" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/715a96f12d5253fb18f97c1684e3842acf857e329383a4c20b45c4de844f9770/IMG_6568.JPG" /> <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/45073dcae37b93795110b8a1dffedbfb9ee68eb14abf5b933614e7eaed63039d/IMG_3079.JPG" data-mid="186964185" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/45073dcae37b93795110b8a1dffedbfb9ee68eb14abf5b933614e7eaed63039d/IMG_3079.JPG" /> <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e3f160320d28601f3acabd0e773805268e0b87bb9e5850ccd5ab4ffccf8c2776/IMG_4295.JPG" data-mid="186964172" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e3f160320d28601f3acabd0e773805268e0b87bb9e5850ccd5ab4ffccf8c2776/IMG_4295.JPG" /><img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/da668136f5d273545120e886eb695484a34b0cc33dfe3c7b098a4aafe023216b/IMG_3788-3.jpg" data-mid="186964173" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/da668136f5d273545120e886eb695484a34b0cc33dfe3c7b098a4aafe023216b/IMG_3788-3.jpg" /><img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/48f100e9a2fe43350263eaf43db620edadf1306549905dd5e37e9cc01778e4c8/IMG_3391.JPG" data-mid="186964181" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/48f100e9a2fe43350263eaf43db620edadf1306549905dd5e37e9cc01778e4c8/IMG_3391.JPG" /> Dignity is finding yourself, loving yourself, feeling beautiful, strong, confident. Doing good things, telling the truth, being honorable. &nbsp;Corrine <img width="3456" height="5184" width_o="3456" height_o="5184" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e2c27e0a7bbf712244bb5a904c511232468b49065cef9ca2e83dbce7bf7e0cd2/Saskia-Yaphank-IMG_4197.jpeg" data-mid="188406672" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e2c27e0a7bbf712244bb5a904c511232468b49065cef9ca2e83dbce7bf7e0cd2/Saskia-Yaphank-IMG_4197.jpeg" />&nbsp;&nbsp;I am perfectly imperfect, I am me. Shannon <img width="5296" height="3530" width_o="5296" height_o="3530" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f8070ee8657ceacaa552f7515c6083c43281eff46fbdd4dcb7cd3be39fd1952e/IMG_2056.jpg" data-mid="186964199" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f8070ee8657ceacaa552f7515c6083c43281eff46fbdd4dcb7cd3be39fd1952e/IMG_2056.jpg" /><img width="640" height="427" width_o="640" height_o="427" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6b6cec8ec0dbadd3e71a7f4795ffffb126325dfa808518192988e8fbae8882db/IMG_2060.jpeg" data-mid="189176077" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/640/i/6b6cec8ec0dbadd3e71a7f4795ffffb126325dfa808518192988e8fbae8882db/IMG_2060.jpeg" /><img width="640" height="427" width_o="640" height_o="427" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/33152ec8b11a0412bb20530e01879fe8157547841c8bbd59d74047f1b9111b05/IMG_2197.jpeg" data-mid="189176079" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/640/i/33152ec8b11a0412bb20530e01879fe8157547841c8bbd59d74047f1b9111b05/IMG_2197.jpeg" /> <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/299db73b5f6590aa87ea745cc3e053a754d3becda20c460c97ccd3c13733b440/IMG_3566.JPG" data-mid="186964176" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/299db73b5f6590aa87ea745cc3e053a754d3becda20c460c97ccd3c13733b440/IMG_3566.JPG" /> <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b7cff3ac7f6660274ede6d631fccff8d520e72a0c7d8550c4c3a89529335f847/IMG_3091.JPG" data-mid="186964184" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b7cff3ac7f6660274ede6d631fccff8d520e72a0c7d8550c4c3a89529335f847/IMG_3091.JPG" /> DIGNITY: The state or quality of being worthy of honor &amp; respect. Having self-esteem, being a good example, doing the right thing, treating others as you want to be treated, being empathetic. Knowing that I deserve honor &amp; respect and not accepting anything less.&nbsp; Megan <img width="2480" height="1577" width_o="2480" height_o="1577" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fbf601d30035d8a62eaf20597a1c5f938432bf9a921733ab1b61de9b676fa880/1-1.jpg" data-mid="189037363" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fbf601d30035d8a62eaf20597a1c5f938432bf9a921733ab1b61de9b676fa880/1-1.jpg" /> <img width="2480" height="1577" width_o="2480" height_o="1577" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ab5cd31109f25da26e6c605beb6e4923a9af58b844a0b2fa5164a4142ffcc4f9/1.jpg" data-mid="189037364" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ab5cd31109f25da26e6c605beb6e4923a9af58b844a0b2fa5164a4142ffcc4f9/1.jpg" /> <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c73863929c5fca9179ca3894be6dddb24a1a55de18420d6a668cb1eb18214637/IMG_2580.jpg" data-mid="187134652" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c73863929c5fca9179ca3894be6dddb24a1a55de18420d6a668cb1eb18214637/IMG_2580.jpg" /> <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1089cd199d31bc80d8030ef1082c041d7fe2a9da559d223b3a64c59f646286bf/IMG_2618-1.jpg" data-mid="187134653" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1089cd199d31bc80d8030ef1082c041d7fe2a9da559d223b3a64c59f646286bf/IMG_2618-1.jpg" /> &nbsp;Yaphank Correctional FacilityYaphank Correctional Facility in Riverhead, New York, has a long history of service to community safety and crime prevention dating back to 1664, and under Sheriff Toulon’s leadership, a greatly expanded committment to incarcerated rehabilitation as its primary goals while vigorously pursuing those who commit crimes.&nbsp; In partnership with Sheriff Toulon’s staff,&nbsp; Saskia Keeley designed this Accompagnateur Workshop to explore dignity among male &amp; female incarcerated. https://saskiakeeley.com/Uweza Sat, 11 Apr 2026 23:16:00 +0000 Saskia Keeley https://saskiakeeley.com/Uweza <img width="570" height="426" width_o="570" height_o="426" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d0eed2e024f46909d6b58cf306c1348d1a6007b2a7b17d7b80d35528dbdbcfcb/1Dh5rFao228JH7BtxklbOP1w66BnHufrcw570-h426-p-k-nu-iv1.jpeg" data-mid="247082339" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/570/i/d0eed2e024f46909d6b58cf306c1348d1a6007b2a7b17d7b80d35528dbdbcfcb/1Dh5rFao228JH7BtxklbOP1w66BnHufrcw570-h426-p-k-nu-iv1.jpeg" /> CELEBRATIONOver the past two weeks, I had the privilege of being part of a Mindful Photography Workshop for young mothers in Kibera. This was a collaborative initiative between Uweza and Saskia Keeley, award winning photographer and documentarian.Alongside her, the workshop was facilitated by young talented Kenyan documentary photographers, Iddah, Kevin Ochieng, and Jimmy Furahaa,&nbsp;who generously shared their skills and knowledge with us!!Through a blend of indoor sessions (where the women were introduced to the camera and the concepts of mindfulness, intention, and awareness), photowalks within the neighborhood, and reflective image reviews, CELEBRATION was a constant.💛This manifested not only in the moments captured, but also in the shared laughter, the openness, and the beauty of learning together while engaging with the community. Truly, the entire exercise proved to be therapeutic and healing by simply documenting every day joys that often go overlooked.My personal highlights were documenting the magnificent Eid celebrations and hearing from one of Kibera’s veteran photographer, Mzee Adam….Very much excited to share glimpses from my own lens during the photowalks!💃🏾For me, the workshop was a new form of creativity through photography; a practice I have often shied away from exploring fully. Soooo my film-oriented self found a front-row seat in the classroom and I LOVED every bit of it!!I’m grateful to have been among such incredible creatives, and feeling inspired to keep exploring, growing, and seeing where this craft takes me…my heart is full❣️ Hope Nabalayo <img width="570" height="426" width_o="570" height_o="426" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a1e912ffc10f50f640f295d4d89874536656d2954bb09cf78fe6cfbf9b5d5473/1DVrDvwUvvq5PUhcZ47XNIUe-PPiktFajw570-h426-p-k-nu-iv1.jpeg" data-mid="247082340" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/570/i/a1e912ffc10f50f640f295d4d89874536656d2954bb09cf78fe6cfbf9b5d5473/1DVrDvwUvvq5PUhcZ47XNIUe-PPiktFajw570-h426-p-k-nu-iv1.jpeg" /> <img width="570" height="426" width_o="570" height_o="426" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d89ee83547a095cac62ec51b30dbca6b099751a853874576fdef5bf869bd7cca/1mAwt9pHhQk3NUMbXlrj5ZH32iCPrgDt6w570-h426-p-k-nu-iv1.jpeg" data-mid="247082341" border="0" 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data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/52b6741bdb0dfed2108168f6c647a40766c770d9057424006af7945008d0626f/IMG_6324-1.jpeg" data-mid="247082357" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/52b6741bdb0dfed2108168f6c647a40766c770d9057424006af7945008d0626f/IMG_6324-1.jpeg" /> https://saskiakeeley.com/College-and-Community-Fellowship Sat, 14 Mar 2026 21:02:06 +0000 Saskia Keeley https://saskiakeeley.com/College-and-Community-Fellowship <img width="881" height="1280" width_o="881" height_o="1280" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/54de000962b2484cf834d07920446df7cfc9152b5b41a88137fe336a9700a358/IMG_1159-1.jpeg" data-mid="246044629" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/881/i/54de000962b2484cf834d07920446df7cfc9152b5b41a88137fe336a9700a358/IMG_1159-1.jpeg" /> College and Community Fellowship This initial workshop focused on justice-impacted women&nbsp;at&nbsp;College and Community Fellowship,&nbsp;offering&nbsp;participants&nbsp;the&nbsp;opportunity to reclaim their narratives and share their lived experiences. The theme&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;program&nbsp;was “Reflection.” Using reflective props, the twelve participants explored not only photography but also new ways of being creative producing work that was deeply personal&nbsp;and&nbsp;uniquely their&nbsp;own. Through photography, dialogue, and creative writing, participants created stories that highlight their warrior strength and resilience. The program concluded with each woman crafting a written piece&nbsp;titled “A&nbsp;Masterpiece in the Making.” Their art—both&nbsp;in&nbsp;photographs&nbsp;and&nbsp;in&nbsp;writing—is&nbsp;nothing&nbsp;less&nbsp;than&nbsp;a&nbsp;collection&nbsp;of&nbsp;masterpieces. <img width="853" height="1280" width_o="853" height_o="1280" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1f37258eb76bb03236a584b74ac0a0f3a5c1fe88b1a5500362bad72c2f2afbee/IMG_4149-1.jpeg" data-mid="246044639" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/853/i/1f37258eb76bb03236a584b74ac0a0f3a5c1fe88b1a5500362bad72c2f2afbee/IMG_4149-1.jpeg" /> <img width="810" height="1280" width_o="810" height_o="1280" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6a15af7e439d79f682ede9a14d7cf53f4e3fc046d3d8b1b138b940026138822b/IMG_5935-1.jpeg" data-mid="246044647" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/810/i/6a15af7e439d79f682ede9a14d7cf53f4e3fc046d3d8b1b138b940026138822b/IMG_5935-1.jpeg" /> <img width="853" height="1280" 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width="853" height="1280" width_o="853" height_o="1280" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/edd520b4549a09be37ee026c103cc4250b181ab299f41e5b6531360207a3c99d/_MG_8373-1.jpeg" data-mid="246044616" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/853/i/edd520b4549a09be37ee026c103cc4250b181ab299f41e5b6531360207a3c99d/_MG_8373-1.jpeg" /> <img width="960" height="1280" width_o="960" height_o="1280" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2f3c9645d56e0dbf6ad19cac47c9a8ff82166a9cdbe8cd34bca2d6749d94a2c2/Skip-I-am-a-Masterpiece-1.jpeg" data-mid="246044702" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/960/i/2f3c9645d56e0dbf6ad19cac47c9a8ff82166a9cdbe8cd34bca2d6749d94a2c2/Skip-I-am-a-Masterpiece-1.jpeg" /> <img width="954" height="1280" width_o="954" height_o="1280" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/920047e98b42f46961572ed6493809eab530a432cbdaebae844a16d7c1acc93f/IMG_3040-1.jpeg" data-mid="246044633" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/954/i/920047e98b42f46961572ed6493809eab530a432cbdaebae844a16d7c1acc93f/IMG_3040-1.jpeg" /> <img width="853" height="1280" width_o="853" height_o="1280" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fbd0350578ae2fd21e2b54261b6750da1a123c0bd26d3c9e403672a3e0f48235/IMG_5878-1.jpeg" data-mid="246044646" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/853/i/fbd0350578ae2fd21e2b54261b6750da1a123c0bd26d3c9e403672a3e0f48235/IMG_5878-1.jpeg" /> The kind of certainty that only comes from a woman who has walked through fire and decided she wasn’t goign to smell like smoke anymore. <img width="1280" height="853" width_o="1280" height_o="853" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8cad2e5afa72b69f4d819111eff3eda2e46371eee036a9d124b358c13cfddb7f/IMG_6004-1.jpeg" data-mid="246044651" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8cad2e5afa72b69f4d819111eff3eda2e46371eee036a9d124b358c13cfddb7f/IMG_6004-1.jpeg" /> <img width="1280" height="853" width_o="1280" height_o="853" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1c6bc16abe4f1bab3d98b07c94611f31e8f40677ca329e3a50cd1f313b65ddd3/IMG_6202-1.jpeg" data-mid="246044652" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1c6bc16abe4f1bab3d98b07c94611f31e8f40677ca329e3a50cd1f313b65ddd3/IMG_6202-1.jpeg" />I see “healing out loud so the next person doesn’t have to suffer in silence.” <img width="1280" height="855" width_o="1280" height_o="855" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cc84ad465fbf3511da329ba95396d1e6986ab81bebb1fed5127eaeb80b8c4c74/IMG_6486-1.jpeg" data-mid="246044654" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cc84ad465fbf3511da329ba95396d1e6986ab81bebb1fed5127eaeb80b8c4c74/IMG_6486-1.jpeg" /> <img width="1280" height="853" width_o="1280" height_o="853" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fa30e7bd1b402b8bb0a3ebcbc88baf0e4f421c9a2bfbc6e4827560e08e29daf7/IMG_0629-1.jpeg" data-mid="246044671" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fa30e7bd1b402b8bb0a3ebcbc88baf0e4f421c9a2bfbc6e4827560e08e29daf7/IMG_0629-1.jpeg" />A masterpiece doesn’t announce itself. It doesn’t explain itself. It doesn’t rush its becoming. <img width="1280" height="853" width_o="1280" height_o="853" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3c63d84d1e7b1da3b31544993dc1e621f6bf95a4884dabbcc00af65b73fb933e/IMG_6624-1.jpeg" data-mid="246044655" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3c63d84d1e7b1da3b31544993dc1e621f6bf95a4884dabbcc00af65b73fb933e/IMG_6624-1.jpeg" />Because tragedy turned into purpose, and purpose turned into calling. Because I want to stand in the fullness of who I am -- woman, teacher, dreamer, builder -- and recognize that every scar,&nbsp; every lesson, every act of love has added definition to this portrait.&nbsp; <img width="1280" height="853" width_o="1280" height_o="853" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e28ccc10dc7e90f3ee8412a8853b0c385f42647369286c7e886d3ea0f264aa9f/IMG_5875-1.jpeg" data-mid="246044645" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e28ccc10dc7e90f3ee8412a8853b0c385f42647369286c7e886d3ea0f264aa9f/IMG_5875-1.jpeg" /> The girl who first heard she had beautiful eyes would see --joys, losses, classrooms, prison walls, gardens blooming, prayers whispered in the dark. <img width="1022" height="960" width_o="1022" height_o="960" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b3d95dbfad53dab582d661b4d8e446d2d459aff04d4ee33431edc699e4570009/IMG_5976-1.jpeg" data-mid="246044649" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b3d95dbfad53dab582d661b4d8e446d2d459aff04d4ee33431edc699e4570009/IMG_5976-1.jpeg" /> Being a masterpiece is not about perfection.&nbsp; Its about alignment.&nbsp; <img width="1280" height="888" width_o="1280" height_o="888" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3aa7c23abfa0e0e6bafdadfdcf073842cddc36ff17d1ae9f75d1d927bde44b34/IMG_5973-1.jpeg" data-mid="246044648" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3aa7c23abfa0e0e6bafdadfdcf073842cddc36ff17d1ae9f75d1d927bde44b34/IMG_5973-1.jpeg" />I am more that what happened to me. &nbsp;&nbsp;<img width="1280" height="853" width_o="1280" height_o="853" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4f04c8fc7620779e760f0681ffa316440144b6fb1245730fb4cd06dc90137bbb/IMG_3628-1.jpeg" data-mid="246044636" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4f04c8fc7620779e760f0681ffa316440144b6fb1245730fb4cd06dc90137bbb/IMG_3628-1.jpeg" /> <img width="1280" height="853" width_o="1280" height_o="853" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9e2bb27fda4407f865ba9857021a8a86449e340f18354a776f10f26e4662148a/IMG_1150-1.jpeg" data-mid="246044628" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9e2bb27fda4407f865ba9857021a8a86449e340f18354a776f10f26e4662148a/IMG_1150-1.jpeg" /> The changes I am making are quiet and deliberate. I am learning to soften where I once was hardened, to trust where I once was guarded, to rest where I once only pushed. https://saskiakeeley.com/STRIVE Mon, 20 Feb 2023 20:43:49 +0000 Saskia Keeley https://saskiakeeley.com/STRIVE <img width="1629" height="2212" width_o="1629" height_o="2212" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8b8aa7fba5387cb9282af193a205450d033a1a1158f97d180588ee49b6a290aa/Strive.jpg" data-mid="169480861" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8b8aa7fba5387cb9282af193a205450d033a1a1158f97d180588ee49b6a290aa/Strive.jpg" /> STRIVE provides opportunity for men and women to advance themselves in society with training and empowerment. ACCOMPAGNATEUR WORSKSHOPS support men and women as they accept the past, see their lives in the present, and create their futures. The hands of a retired warrior. My hands are a blessing, they express what I know, the scars within. They embody the strength I have gotten overtime to continue. Steven <img width="3456" height="5184" width_o="3456" height_o="5184" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f18f8ae38b7ce1ed5192da49a743e45391ab74fe7aba222728c81b4df4cd6154/IMG_3661.JPG" data-mid="169091004" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f18f8ae38b7ce1ed5192da49a743e45391ab74fe7aba222728c81b4df4cd6154/IMG_3661.JPG" /> <img width="4002" height="2974" width_o="4002" height_o="2974" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4af2aaf9fbdb34ea39229eb19c74eacbb287eb24028bd1aa87fd10646bcaa0cd/IMG_3258-2.jpg" data-mid="169099455" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4af2aaf9fbdb34ea39229eb19c74eacbb287eb24028bd1aa87fd10646bcaa0cd/IMG_3258-2.jpg" /> <img width="5097" height="3398" width_o="5097" height_o="3398" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/68d3357b54d1c94c779d404195520056e6ac94c90239a0f13250ebf63e853930/IMG_3327.JPG" data-mid="169091002" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/68d3357b54d1c94c779d404195520056e6ac94c90239a0f13250ebf63e853930/IMG_3327.JPG" /> <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/13490fb51ba93815acfd8a766ae7f7f30964bd7a04ba3325c67027d9661efa2f/IMG_3259.jpeg" data-mid="169099456" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/13490fb51ba93815acfd8a766ae7f7f30964bd7a04ba3325c67027d9661efa2f/IMG_3259.jpeg" /> <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fd6704a59e09940a6fdcf8b89975879f216ab931eca3c2c268060ea1e1b3f1a0/IMG_2823.JPG" data-mid="169098990" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fd6704a59e09940a6fdcf8b89975879f216ab931eca3c2c268060ea1e1b3f1a0/IMG_2823.JPG" /> <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/66119fbb8a3c24779bf727cd90bc3ea39bd3c22967a602f4e1f4b217578d5f5c/IMG_3667.JPG" data-mid="169099462" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/66119fbb8a3c24779bf727cd90bc3ea39bd3c22967a602f4e1f4b217578d5f5c/IMG_3667.JPG" /> <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/44b7453d39e17d604690687ba417dac7bb6d33083ce71b60ab9d671875c8615f/IMG_3217.JPG" data-mid="169099449" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/44b7453d39e17d604690687ba417dac7bb6d33083ce71b60ab9d671875c8615f/IMG_3217.JPG" /> <img width="4000" height="6000" width_o="4000" height_o="6000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/717c0411af4513c4d69807e954cdb3bb1eb478abaf724be1ed9e140d7852cd30/IMG_0872.JPG" data-mid="169099434" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/717c0411af4513c4d69807e954cdb3bb1eb478abaf724be1ed9e140d7852cd30/IMG_0872.JPG" /> - A shot can tell many stories, the camera can bring out the best and worst of people. &nbsp;I want to brighten people’s day by day showing their internal beauty through outward expression. Abraham <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/55e1925231bf45ed9d91a100df71f51110b4b4e4d3d2f590ae00e0a81b32ba03/IMG_3335.JPG" data-mid="169091003" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/55e1925231bf45ed9d91a100df71f51110b4b4e4d3d2f590ae00e0a81b32ba03/IMG_3335.JPG" /><img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3d7d7a484c50793b6e2a921ce9a740b379b50c6a308f7dec4ddf855142ba6bdb/IMG_3075.JPG" data-mid="169099447" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3d7d7a484c50793b6e2a921ce9a740b379b50c6a308f7dec4ddf855142ba6bdb/IMG_3075.JPG" /><img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/76ffffaf9665f64962504d614ff91a314dfda00e69c355708175f43cc893c2dd/IMG_2807.JPG" data-mid="169098989" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/76ffffaf9665f64962504d614ff91a314dfda00e69c355708175f43cc893c2dd/IMG_2807.JPG" /> <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c0c5279596ad6f2f636f5aceb0c360a8c5ef94dfda195e1b28b77625b6e498bc/IMG_1461.JPG" data-mid="169091000" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c0c5279596ad6f2f636f5aceb0c360a8c5ef94dfda195e1b28b77625b6e498bc/IMG_1461.JPG" /> - Learned to cherish the moment one click at a time. Angel <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b76eade5e65b85253987d1bce7ddc326f693cd1bb9b9e116caa95e26db5d91db/IMG_1112.JPG" data-mid="169099437" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b76eade5e65b85253987d1bce7ddc326f693cd1bb9b9e116caa95e26db5d91db/IMG_1112.JPG" /> - It was a powerful experience -- telling a story with pictures, expressing feelings with pictures. &nbsp;Craig https://saskiakeeley.com/S-T-R-O-N-G-Youth-CONNECT Sun, 10 Sep 2023 20:41:37 +0000 Saskia Keeley https://saskiakeeley.com/S-T-R-O-N-G-Youth-CONNECT <img width="3456" height="5184" width_o="3456" height_o="5184" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dc13979a0c1023d61d08339dde37bc30f31e06c2fd12167d55f4f6578a7c149d/IMG_3204.jpg" data-mid="190318594" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dc13979a0c1023d61d08339dde37bc30f31e06c2fd12167d55f4f6578a7c149d/IMG_3204.jpg" /> This workshop was life-changing. Everything was amazing, taking photos of my mom, being photographed by her, taking pictures of the other mothers and daughters. My favorite exercise was sharing in the group about what I felt towards my mom. Experiencing this together and feeling that my mom is very dedicated to be in my life. I am a good daughter. I had to go through things to be who I am today. I know I will value my mom more and make sure she is heard, and also that she is loved by me. Ashlyn The concept of the “other,” where participants learn to see one another and themselves, drew S.T.R.O.N.G Youth to my Accompagnateur photo workshops in 2019. Youth affiliated with street organizations and enmeshed in the justice system, and local white youth from more affluent neighborhoods of Long Island were partnered for activities with the camera and therapeutic conversations. Our goal was to connect the groups with their common bonds as teenagers, sharing thoughts and experiences in conversation, and through the medium of the camera, seeing the other, not the stereotypes of offenders and “moral” citizens. &nbsp;&nbsp; We now do this work on an annual basis. Our 2023 summer workshop concentrated on the bonds, frayed and fragile, between mothers and daughters who are gang involved, or at-risk. The mother-daughter bond is complex in all circumstances. And with this community, in which many families are new to Long Island, new to English, and new to life here, there is also the loss of home, tradition, belonging, and extended families. These young women and mothers came together over four sessions to see themselves, their mothers, and their selves in their mothers. The mothers came to see their selves, their daughters, and their selves in their daughters.&nbsp; <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6be89dae884bfa22dfc47ac2c9d6f1f37b782f6ed5488a4c176bb6f7c27f2fe2/IMG_4473.JPG" data-mid="190318610" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6be89dae884bfa22dfc47ac2c9d6f1f37b782f6ed5488a4c176bb6f7c27f2fe2/IMG_4473.JPG" /><img width="5822" height="3896" width_o="5822" height_o="3896" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7034e1ed2d78a06ea6fa3af0fd0267abe4b1f27791b2d9fa6867d652b4b4048d/IMG_2232.jpg" data-mid="190318572" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7034e1ed2d78a06ea6fa3af0fd0267abe4b1f27791b2d9fa6867d652b4b4048d/IMG_2232.jpg" /><img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/29fb59c17ad4336ea667014fbf5096ebeab3a894f0e1a3b8047fdb9eb6603144/IMG_3350.JPG" data-mid="190318595" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/29fb59c17ad4336ea667014fbf5096ebeab3a894f0e1a3b8047fdb9eb6603144/IMG_3350.JPG" /><img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c171466205d1ba8ac41ec040cf1d2b882f8312e61a09bcd4a900de3410487fd6/IMG_3630.JPG" data-mid="190318597" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c171466205d1ba8ac41ec040cf1d2b882f8312e61a09bcd4a900de3410487fd6/IMG_3630.JPG" />This workshop has helped me immensely in so many ways. I loved being able to spend time with my mother and bond with her in ways I thought impossible. I was scared to communicate with my mother but then I didn’t feel stressed. I actually felt comfortable and even liberated when sharing with my mom. It also made me realize how sensitive and vulnerable my mom actually is. I feel that my mom and I will be so much closer now thanks to this wonderful experience. Desiree <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b19e49ee8e8630d59afe65e9c8bc62f3cc40571ed5659d8a1b6539a7168375f9/IMG_3464.JPG" data-mid="190318596" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b19e49ee8e8630d59afe65e9c8bc62f3cc40571ed5659d8a1b6539a7168375f9/IMG_3464.JPG" /><img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/546aafb08c7afef153b9652351395818a7ce4ff7f03265ba30f673292a4099fe/IMG_2477.JPG" data-mid="190318576" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/546aafb08c7afef153b9652351395818a7ce4ff7f03265ba30f673292a4099fe/IMG_2477.JPG" /><img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/25d7b0f677d41a88707b4f8daa56333e1d2c1374363e4d9cfe67490c2f856d94/IMG_2482.JPG" data-mid="190318577" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/25d7b0f677d41a88707b4f8daa56333e1d2c1374363e4d9cfe67490c2f856d94/IMG_2482.JPG" /><img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5a792f0a0bca2cdfb86445f3389e76f6e64ee20bc0bfa204dfd398d9755b341b/IMG_2858.JPG" data-mid="190318587" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5a792f0a0bca2cdfb86445f3389e76f6e64ee20bc0bfa204dfd398d9755b341b/IMG_2858.JPG" /> <img width="4000" height="6000" width_o="4000" height_o="6000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e52c0e73d1bef6d93e3fdaae809dfa72b8e0b597c405e6346463c1eabd23ea5c/IMG_2552.JPG" data-mid="190318582" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e52c0e73d1bef6d93e3fdaae809dfa72b8e0b597c405e6346463c1eabd23ea5c/IMG_2552.JPG" /> &nbsp; <img width="3456" height="5184" width_o="3456" height_o="5184" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/719e96cc52f6e7dd4e0d2f8e659f0e2ce79f68a615d9f21966c631c2d707bd45/IMG_2447.JPG" data-mid="190318575" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/719e96cc52f6e7dd4e0d2f8e659f0e2ce79f68a615d9f21966c631c2d707bd45/IMG_2447.JPG" /> <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6fb73df433df8c5dc084b08ee730e726534f42c4704c260807cdbb870c441f7b/IMG_2674.jpg" data-mid="190318586" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6fb73df433df8c5dc084b08ee730e726534f42c4704c260807cdbb870c441f7b/IMG_2674.jpg" /><img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f090183dd4d85f5c759b918d0f927859387fdb1924996e72755f77e617688fe3/IMG_3154.JPG" data-mid="190318591" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f090183dd4d85f5c759b918d0f927859387fdb1924996e72755f77e617688fe3/IMG_3154.JPG" /><img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2f01df9ff5c6410a92c65bb2ea125a2973b61add8e420230d1b46d81fe7e6958/IMG_3184.jpg" data-mid="190318593" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2f01df9ff5c6410a92c65bb2ea125a2973b61add8e420230d1b46d81fe7e6958/IMG_3184.jpg" />My favorite exercise was taking photos with my mom. This workshop makes me look at her differently because I can see she struggles.&nbsp; GiovannaI feel closer to my daughter. We had never done a mother-daughter activity together before. We should have done something like this sooner. I so enjoyed taking photos of my daughter. This program helped create a closer bond between us.&nbsp; Suzanne <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/24380dc6e3a6b4e7647148064fa1a38dd82457b7dc34f0358418284e6d5f219f/IMG_3779-1.jpg" data-mid="190318602" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/24380dc6e3a6b4e7647148064fa1a38dd82457b7dc34f0358418284e6d5f219f/IMG_3779-1.jpg" />I feel closer to my daughter. I understand that she sees me in a different way than I originally thought. I am glad she could express some of her feelings. The space allowed for all of us to address how we are feeling as it was such a safe environment. I will try to remember these meaningful moments and what was said at different times. Going forward I want to share one-on-one moments with my daughter.&nbsp; &nbsp;Brandi <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c8c0ce03d4a6825536809c12331a14d09e74a84cfb2e2fb474666123703711d5/IMG_3803.jpg" data-mid="190318604" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c8c0ce03d4a6825536809c12331a14d09e74a84cfb2e2fb474666123703711d5/IMG_3803.jpg" />This workshop has been so helpful in rebuilding a bond between a mother and a daughter. It was an eye-opening experience and a great way to connect with my mom. This helps me be more understanding of my mom and her feelings, to be more compassionate towards her. I now try to think if I did something how would that affect her and our relationship. I want her to be able to say she is proud of her daughter’s accomplishments.&nbsp; Aliyah <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4e8f475c543b2142ab99cf5df819764ce9668f0bed2732790db673e0f646137d/IMG_4016.jpg" data-mid="190318608" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4e8f475c543b2142ab99cf5df819764ce9668f0bed2732790db673e0f646137d/IMG_4016.jpg" /> <img width="3456" height="5184" width_o="3456" height_o="5184" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7ca91ae2ce03a64a6948c2efb026970daf004f22c0c0be1f811ebc32f0335dfd/IMG_2578-1.jpg" data-mid="190318583" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7ca91ae2ce03a64a6948c2efb026970daf004f22c0c0be1f811ebc32f0335dfd/IMG_2578-1.jpg" /> I feel happier with myself as a mother to be able to connect more with my daughter. Today I have an open door to talk and share more with my daughter. Today I take it as an invaluable opportunity in our lives.&nbsp; &nbsp; Zoila <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/74b626eaab64949eda25430416b94a59791448289d3fdcc799674fc46efd5f5f/IMG_3991-1.jpg" data-mid="190318606" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/74b626eaab64949eda25430416b94a59791448289d3fdcc799674fc46efd5f5f/IMG_3991-1.jpg" />I could understand and see more in the mother-daughter relationship and not feel so alone anymore. I am so grateful for you for creating a safe space to share our life stories with other moms and daughters. I was surprised how much I was able to open up, and that my daughter could as well.&nbsp; &nbsp;Bianca <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2f419d5abe2e0a5d7427485fa1894951e39ab9e2335d84974f69d4313c5bc877/IMG_3981.JPG" data-mid="190318605" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2f419d5abe2e0a5d7427485fa1894951e39ab9e2335d84974f69d4313c5bc877/IMG_3981.JPG" />I don’t really like talking about myself and my family in front of others but I am happy I did in this space. I loved telling everyone how beautiful my mom is and express myself in new ways. I already see that my mom and I are talking more since we started the program. 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