The 24HourProject

Quarantine New York now has 212 cases of coronavirus and only 32 of those are hospitalized. The rest are advised to do a self quarantine of 14 days. Numbers are expected to rise in the coming days. I hope friends in Iran, Italy, Spain and the rest of the world are staying safe. #NewYork #Quarantine #Coronavirus

Bye Bye Winter I was waiting for a snow storm and while waiting... spring is almost here. This is the most snow we got in NY this past winter, I just hope summer has mercy on us. While reading on coronavirus status, I hope everyone takes precautions and stays safe. #ThisTooShalPass New York City Jan 2020

After having to leave their countries, Asylum Seekers, stay in a state of limbo. Not knowing what is to happen next, not having a place to call home... they depend on the mercy of others to guide them and give them a safe passage to a new place they can one day call home again. . Photo as part of the exhibition EMBRACE: Seeing through the eyes of asylum seekers . Taken in Lesvos, Greece as people who had to escape inhumane situations from Africa and Middle East search aid with local ngos. #AsylumSeekers #Refugees #PhotoVoice

After a year of planning I’m finally able to share the great news. Our group exhibition and talk about Asylum Seekers starts tomorrow at Columbia University in New York City. The exhibition and talk narratives the struggle asylum seekers experience in collaboration with psychologists, doctors, social workers, photojournalists and asylees. PhotoVoice 2020 NYC. #PhotoVoice #AsylumSeekers #NewYork

Memories, Open all senses and feel everything around you, allow yourself to breath-in every single emotion. Memories are made when we allow them to happen, let them be. Coney Island, NY Feb 2020. #myspc #letthembe #coneyisland #NewYork

Praying to Allah to recover her vision in her left eye. She had to wait for doctors to check if the operation was successful. . Chad’s population has one of the biggest percentage of cataracts in Africa. Eye doctors performed 200 operations per day for two weeks. . Series - Eyes Of Hope. From the archives (August 2018) while on assignment for @directaidorg to document eye surgeries in north local villages of Africa. . #SocialDocumentary #PhotographersForChange #Chad #EverydayAfrica

After a long journey to Mao, locals wait in line for a chance to find a cure to their blindness. . Chad’s population has one of the biggest percentage of cataracts in Africa. Eye doctors performed 200 operations per day for two weeks. . Series - Eyes Of Hope. From the archives (August 2018) while on assignment for @directaidorg to document eye surgeries in north local villages of Africa. . #SocialDocumentary #PhotographersForChange #Chad #EverydayAfrica

Many locals had to travel for hours by camel, donkey or cars for a chance to be seeing by eye doctors and find a cure to their blindness. Mao is located 5 hours drive from N’Djamena through partially paved roads in Chad. . Series - Eyes Of Hope. From the archives (August 2018) while on assignment for @directaidorg to document eye surgeries in north local villages of Africa. . #SocialDocumentary #PhotographersForChange #Chad #EverydayAfrica

Healthcare workers get together monthly in Ollantaytambo Cusco to review their programs which they conduct at their respective communities. Most communities are located over 3,500 mts above sea level and away from the main cities. These women are the main source of health information for most Cusco communities. From the archives (May 2019) while on assignment for @sacredvalleyhealth to document women health workers as part of @24hourproject . #HealthCareWorkers #Women #Cusco #Peru

Edwin & Ana Cecilia live at 4,300 mts above sea level in Kelccanca, a community where she provides women health care and nutritional information. Edwin cultivates more than 11 types of potatoes which later they exchange for fruits and other nutritional products for their family of four. . From the archives (May 2019) while on assignment for @sacredvalleyhealth to document women health workers as part of @24hourproject . #HealthCareWorkers #Women #Cusco #Peru

Matiasa (35) a health care worker, provides assistance to her indigenous community in three main areas: first aid support, nutritional health & women health. Her community, Rumira Sondormayo, is located at 4,250 mts above sea level and many don’t have other means to get health support. . From the archives (May 2019) while on assignment for @sacredvalleyhealth to document women health workers as part of @24hourproject . #HealthCareWorkers #Women #Cusco #Peru

The New Yorkers - 2019 . While planning @24hourproject 2020 edition I get to visit archives. I hope everyone is having a great week 🙌🏼😊 . #Myspc #EverydayEverywhere #NewYorkCity

Coney Island 2017 . While working on @24hourproject 2020 edition I get to visit archives. Happy weekend everyone 🎶 . #Myspc #MermaidParade #NewYorkCity

NYC Pride 2019 . While working on @24hourproject 2020 edition I get to visit archives. . #Myspc #NYpride #NewYorkCity

New York City 2014. . #Myscp #Streetphotography #NewYork

New York City 2014. . #Myscp #Streetphotography #NewYork

New York City 2014. . #Myscp #Streetphotography #NewYork