What We Carry (Culture & Community)

These photographs reflect the cultural traditions, gatherings, and shared experiences that bring people together. From local events to everyday interactions, the work highlights how identity, heritage, and community are expressed and sustained through connection, celebration, and routine.

Native American dancer in traditional regalia with feather headdress and drum at a cultural powwow.
Children and parent at a colorful carnival game booth with balloons and plush prizes.
Child dressed in colorful traditional attire with Día de los Muertos face paint, capturing cultural celebration and heritage.
Man in traditional charro suit and sombrero with Día de los Muertos face paint smiling at a cultural celebration.
Young boy wearing traditional Native American regalia with feather headdress at a cultural event in North Carolina.
Native American woman in traditional dress creating a handmade feather fan at a cultural gathering.
Young girl in traditional Korean hanbok smiling while holding a folding fan during a cultural dance performance.
Carnival game booth with vintage gas pump–style targets and attendant waiting for players.
Colorful urban street art murals featuring portrait paintings on brick walls in an outdoor gallery setting.
Native American man in traditional regalia with feather headdress helping a young girl with face paint at a cultural event.
Dancers in traditional Mexican Day of the Dead costumes with face paint performing in a cultural parade.
Woman in traditional Greek costume with embroidered dress and decorative headscarf smiling at a cultural festival.
Two men looking at a vintage hot rod with flame paint and open hood at a classic car show.
People wearing vibrant traditional dresses with blue and floral patterns gather outdoors during a cultural celebration.
Dancers in vibrant traditional Indian attire perform a colorful dance routine on an outdoor stage during a cultural event.
Man playing banjo beside pumpkins at a fall market in a rural North Carolina setting.
Man sitting in a vintage red car giving a hand gesture, capturing a moment of personality and car culture in a community setting.