“Most farmers would never feed this stuff to pigs. The general conventional thought is that you want to feed pigs exclusively corn and soy. If you keep pigs hungry by giving them super dense artificially fortified protein sources . . . their stomachs are never full, so they always feel like their starving . . . and you can maximize growth,” said Zach. Here, Ethan drops off a load of fruits and vegetables that Zach and Ethan pick up from Roadrunner food bank in New Mexico. For Ipondr
Zach and Ethans grandmother bought a tractor with her winnings from a high-stakes bingo competition and dug a pond almost an acre wide on their property as a water catch. Their grandfather was a geologist, so water scarcity was always on their minds. Here, Zach and Ethan sit on a raft their grandmother built for the now dried up pond, in New Mexico. For Ipondr
Denison, Iowa, on Dec. 19, 2018 for The New York Times.
An American flag is displayed in the back of Cronk’s Cafe, a local diner, in Denison, IA, on Dec. 19, 2018. For The New York Times
Lilias Tebbaï, 12, is a rising talent on the Moroccan surf circuit. The Casablanca-native finished second at the Agadir Open this March, placing between Fatima Zahra Berrada and Meryem El Gardoum, who took first. “When we’re in the water, we’re like a team," said Tebbaï, referring to the camaraderie amongst the veteran competitors. For Outside Magazine.
“When I meet people and they ask me where I’m from, they’re surprised,” says El Gardoum, the winner of the women’s division. “People all over the world think there aren’t female surfers in Morocco.” She believes that with support from sponsors, women could compete internationally. “I always wished that one day they would do more contests for girls,” she adds. El Gardoum hopes the addition of a women’s division at the high-profile Agadir Open will create more opportunities for female surfers to compete around Morocco, and even internationally. For Outside Magazine.
Angela Guttered Morejon, 93, and Silvia Valdes Valdes, 73, sing in the main room of the Methodista de Marianna in Havana, Cuba on December 24th, 2016. "There's a lot of friendship here," Morejon said.
Dena and Rhoda look through a photo album on July 29, 2020. Dobrovich, who struggles with Alzheimers disease, was living in a facility in Santa Fe called Morningstar before Ducane saw that her mother’s health was rapidly deteriorating because of the home’s distancing requirements during the Coronavirus pandemic. They’re now both living in Ducane’s home for the time being. For The Washington Post.
Blue, 11, is originally from New Mexico. Here, she stands with the President of the American Military Partner Association, Ashley Broadway-Mack at a press conference at the U.S. Capitol over President Trump's tweets on banning transgenders from the military this Wednesday. Assigned male at birth, Blue transitioned last year on August 18th. Her family is stationed in Germany because her father serves in the U.S military, and Blue is unable through military health care to receive treatment. On September 6th of last year, the military authorized medical care for transgender children, but she has been denied at every clinic they've gone to in Germany. To get Blue to the United States, they crowd funded her ticket here, and now they're taking a stand in Washington, D.C. For USA TODAY
Laghroumi Mohammed gestures towards the camera as he shows the Khasbah where he used to live in M'hamid El Ghizlane, Morocco. For USA TODAY.
Mazahir Salih, at-large candidate for Iowa City Council, hugs her husband, Asaad Makawi, while he updates the results next to their son, Mohammed (right), and friend Osman Mahdi at The Mill on November 7, 2017. For the Cedar Rapids Gazette.
An unidentified child in the 15,000 person refugee camp near Eidomeni, Greece, points to the sky while a man lays next to him on March 17, 2016. For The Daily Iowan.