Daniel Judkins explores the riparian habitat near the Santa Cruz River in Tubac, Arizona. The binational river runs through both Arizona and Sonora, Mexico.
Students in North Philadelphia practice during an after school Zumba class held by Philly Girls in Motion. (For WHYY)
Carlos Parra grew up in the border town of Nogales, Arizona, often crossing into Nogales, Sonora to visit family. Later, he devoted years to studying the true cause of the Battle of Ambos Nogales: a 1918 battle that led to the first permanent border wall between the United States and Mexico. (Independent)
A girl practices jumping rope during an activities fair for kids in Nogales, Mexico, just south of the U.S.-Mexico border. (For the Border Youth Tennis Exchange)
Peg Bowden, a nurse, author and activist, stands for a portrait in Tubac, Arizona. In 2014, a young man from Guatemala crossed the border and, walking through the Arizona desert, eventually showed up at Bowden’s door. Though Juan Carlos was eventually deported, he and Bowden remain close.
During an anti-violence rally in Philadelphia, John Fetterman, former mayor of Braddock, Pennsylvania, displays tattoos representing several homicides that transpired during his time in office. Fetterman later became the Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania. (For WHYY)
Willow Zef points out a wild strawberry growing at the Cesar Andréu Iglesias Community Garden in North Philadelphia. Due to a boom in real estate development, a parcel of the garden was recently purchased by a developer. (For WHYY)
Santos, a rancher in rural Sonora, Mexico, stands for a portrait. (Independent)
A bell tolls in Tubac, Arizona. (Independent)
Students participate in a team-building activity through the Border Youth Tennis Exchange, a youth and education program that operates in Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Sonora. (For BYTE)
Cristina Martinez, founder and chef of South Philly Barbacoa, prepares cilantro for a busy week. (For Eater)
A rancher rides on horseback during the region’s annual pilgrimage to Magdalena de Kino, Sonora, Mexico. Each autumn, thousands of pilgrims make the trek to the small town to honor St. Francis Xavier. (For Tucson Weekly)
Philadelphia residents of all ages gather for the city’s annual Mummer’s Parade on New Year’s Day. (Independent)
Joaquín Murrieta, an ecologist, demonstrates a water conservation technique at the Watershed Management Group’s headquarters in Tucson, Arizona. The headquarters are 100 percent rainwater-dependent. (Independent)
A mother grips her daughter’s feet as the young patient is fitted for hearing aids at ARSOBO, a non-profit based in Nogales, Mexico that provides subsidized medical equipment and care.
A volunteer for Humane Borders checks whether a sample of water is potable. The Arizona-based organization seeks to provide water to migrants making the journey through the desert. (Independent)
Alma Cota de Yanez, a non-profit leader and community organizer, stands for a portrait in Nogales, Sonora. Cota de Yanez works with large-scale donors and community organizations as a director for Fundación Del Empresariado A.C., or FESAC. (For The Border Community Alliance)
Rancher and lawyer Tony Sedgwick surveys the landscape at the San Rafael Ranch in Patagonia, Arizona. (Independent)
The Sonoran Desert in Southern Arizona.
Humane Borders, gathers volunteers on a regular basis to place water tanks throughout the desert. The Arizona-based organization seeks to provide water for migrants crossing the border. (Independent)
Protestors congregate outside Philadelphia’s city hall in collaboration with Soil Generation, a coalition of farmers throughout the city. (For Soil Generation)
Cameron stands for a portrait in downtown Phoenix, Arizona.
