This is also where I could have done better as a parent. Sometimes I would be so involved in my plans to provide good nutrition for her, to do this and that for her, and would not listen to her when she would try to tell me she was not hungry or didn’t want to do this and that. I [...]
by Dan Farnum For many recent years the FBI has designated my hometown of Saginaw, Michigan as having the most violent crimes per capita in the country. Flint and Detroit are also frequently listed in the top ten. These photographs investigate the condition of cities and neighborhoods in Michigan after years of economic decomposition. This work documents the people who [...]
Mercedes Dorame Gaps exist in memory, history hangs by threads and anxiety about authenticity and value seeps through the cracks. Through my work I seek to regenerate to connective tissue of personal and collective meaning to reconstruct a whole. As part of a Native American tribe from Los Angeles that was once declared extinct by history books, I [...]
Time outs, whether for reflection or behaviors didn’t work. Taking favorite toys away meant nothing to her. Talking mostly didn’t work. This child was going to teach me what it was really like to raise a child, a child with a strong will.
by Dan Farnum For many recent years the FBI has designated my hometown of Saginaw, Michigan as having the most violent crimes per capita in the country. Flint and Detroit are also frequently listed in the top ten. These photographs investigate the condition of cities and neighborhoods in Michigan after years of economic decomposition. This work documents the people who [...]
Even so, the hardest part about raising Itzel is learning to have patience. Itzel showed me her first week of life that she knew exactly what she wanted, that she had a strong personality and that I could throw my parenting plans out the window.
by Dan Farnum For many recent years the FBI has designated my hometown of Saginaw, Michigan as having the most violent crimes per capita in the country. Flint and Detroit are also frequently listed in the top ten. These photographs investigate the condition of cities and neighborhoods in Michigan after years of economic decomposition. This work documents the people who [...]
Being selfless was one of the things that changed in me the most. I was used to coming and going, didn’t need my girlfriend to go with me to the mall or the gym. I was pretty much a loner, getting things done at college, working, and working out.
by Dan Farnum For many recent years the FBI has designated my hometown of Saginaw, Michigan as having the most violent crimes per capita in the country. Flint and Detroit are also frequently listed in the top ten. These photographs investigate the condition of cities and neighborhoods in Michigan after years of economic decomposition. This work documents the people who [...]
There is no bond like the one of a mother and child when a mother breast feeds her child. There is nothing more selfless than giving of yourself in this way, giving her body the nutrients she needs so that she can be strong and healthy
