The Work That Remains (Lost Trades)

This series focuses on the skilled labor and handmade practices that are slowly disappearing. From craftsmen and small business owners to generational knowledge passed down over time, these images preserve the work, tools, and traditions that once shaped communities—and now exist on the edge of being lost.

Café Du Monde workers gathered around a table looking at a phone inside the New Orleans café.
Neon sign maker working on a glowing green sign inside a studio filled with colorful neon lights.
Two Catholic nuns of different backgrounds smiling and talking together outside in a peaceful garden.
Silhouettes of cowboys and horses against a dramatic sunset sky create a western scene at a rodeo arena.
Man on a bicycle towing a makeshift cart along a busy road in an urban setting.
A craftsperson carefully shapes and molds a black felt hat using traditional hat-making tools and techniques.
Artist living out of a car painting on canvas along the Texas coast near the beach.
Shoe shine man sitting in a chair outside a brick building in a small town setting.
Farm workers tending rows of tobacco crops in a rural Virginia field.
Farm worker harvesting tobacco leaves in a rural Virginia field, carrying crops toward harvesting equipment.
Farmer and child riding together on a tractor, capturing generational life and tradition in farming community.
Woman preparing nopales on a cutting board inside a small Hispanic market.
Fresh green beans piled at a farmers market with shoppers in the background in a small Texas town.
Hispanic craftsman carefully engraving a decorative hat in a busy market surrounded by handmade items and traditional goods.
Women preparing pork tamales behind a counter inside a small Hispanic grocery store.
Black and white photo of historic Texas liquor store counter with shelves of bottles and someone working behind the bar.
A sheer white curtain hangs in front of a window with 'GS Grace Salon' lettering visible through the fabric.