On September 20th, 2019 over 4million people marched for climate action! I was part of the 250,000+ people that joined together in New York alone.
It was a day of true unity between thousands, millions of strangers. It was so overwhleming and uplifting. I'm beyond honored to have photographed and been a part of history.
Click each photo to see the stories behind them.
Please remember that our actions don't stop here. You must live by your beliefs everyday and fight for climate action everyday.
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Photo by Richard Frant. (www.frantvisuals.com) I met Richard in the middle of the busy crowd. At first he just wanted a photo of my sign, but then we talked and I learned he was too a photographer. It's amazing the artists you can meet just by including them in your art!
A young, headstrong girl stands on a traffic light holding her sign proudly above her head. She didn't move a muscle and didn't peak one smile as she knew the emergency we are facing.
This lovely lady was protesting, with a cane and foldable seat. She sat down when the crowd was at a stand-still. She said that she protested in her youth. She held a water wave above her head for the saying "The ocean is rising and so are we!" I just admire that even in her elderly age, she managed to rise still with a smile on her face!
These activists were LOUD. loved them and their energy.
I love this photo because this child was not apart of the protest route, but stood in the corner of a building. So even people passing on the street couldn't ignore the matter. He held up his sign so strong like a statue.
A volunteer for Sunrise Movement in front of the charging bull.
A cap of strength! I had to pull this woman to the side to take her portrait because I loved her jacket, which her daughter made.
A mother protests holding a sign in one hand and pushing her child with the other arm. Now this is one boss momma. although this was a youth led movement, it was so uplifting to see parents taking their kids too young to protest out to teach them in the importance of their right to a better life.
Too young to protest, but not too young to see and learn.
HEAR US!
A young girl on her father's shoulders tries to asorb all the faces and signs around her. I managed to grab this photo between signs and protesters.
