Although it was an emotionally exhausting 2 weeks I witnessed a lot of heartfelt support + love amongst the people impacted by the disease. We spent time in hospitals, outreach clinics that did hiv testing + treatment, birth control counseling, and with hiv/aids support groups. In 1998 a physician buddy who was working for the CDC in Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire managing a HIV education and treatment project invited me to shoot a photo essay on the work they were doing. “We Are the People Who Are Darker Than Blue” We’re just good for nothing they all figure Get yourself together, learn to know your side I know you won’t mind if I tell the whole story Pardon me, brother, as you stand in your glory Raul Zito (Sao Paulo, Brasil) August 2017.Kate DeCiccio (Washington, DC) June 2017.Stinkfish (Colombia), Mazatl (Mexico) + Killjoy Press (Texas).alberto aguilar (chicago by way of mexico).lunar new year x mata ruda (newark, nj) september 2014.hyuro (argentina > spain) september 2014.jaz (buenos aires, argentina) – september 2014.

doodles + monica canilao (washington state + oakland).

doodles (somewhere in washington state).

action on the plains (collaboration with m12).

We people who are darker than blue