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Buy Art and Free Incarcerated Mamas on Mother’s Day

Women artists combine to work for women’s release from Philadelphia jails

May 6, 2019

Buy Art and Free Incarcerated Mamas on Mother’s Day

May 6, 2019

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‘The Depository Of Unwanted Photographs’ gets a second look

An archived archive gets dusted off for a group show about vernacular photo collections

Apr 23, 2019

‘The Depository Of Unwanted Photographs’ gets a second look

Apr 23, 2019

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Unpacking the Media’s Obsession With Prisoner-Firefighters

Recently, major magazines — and photographers — have portrayed them as redemption in action. Are we seeing the full picture?

Apr 9, 2019

Unpacking the Media’s Obsession With Prisoner-Firefighters

Apr 9, 2019

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Taking On the Stigma of Mental Health Issues, One Playlist at a Time

Sharing and caring with We Are Hummingbird

Apr 8, 2019

Taking On the Stigma of Mental Health Issues, One Playlist at a Time

Apr 8, 2019

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A Talk about Relationships and Teaching at San Quentin State Prison

If you’re in San Francisco, consider joining us April 10th

Apr 3, 2019

A Talk about Relationships and Teaching at San Quentin State Prison

Apr 3, 2019

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Photography Exhibition “Reframes” Recovery from Drug Abuse

Images foreground not life’s dark moments but on the light and comparative lightness former users create for themselves.

Apr 2, 2019

Photography Exhibition “Reframes” Recovery from Drug Abuse

Apr 2, 2019

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An Interview with Jeff Adachi

On the week anniversary of the death of SF Public Defender Office’s Chief Attorney, we revisit a 2015 conversation with Adachi about…

Mar 2, 2019

An Interview with Jeff Adachi

Mar 2, 2019

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These Photos of Prepper Bags Hold a Mirror to Society

Some preppers are hyper-vigilant while others are more altruistic. The common factor is fear.

Sep 25, 2018

These Photos of Prepper Bags Hold a Mirror to Society

Sep 25, 2018

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Figureless Portraits that Speak to the Invisible Struggles of LGBTQ Prisoners

Artist Lorenzo Triburgo on how to see absence, photography’s capacity to harm, and the queer voices leading U.S. prison abolition.

Apr 2, 2018

Figureless Portraits that Speak to the Invisible Struggles of LGBTQ Prisoners

Apr 2, 2018

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After Decades in Prison, Women Pose for Portraits in their Bedrooms

“When you see this photo I took of you, what does it make you think?”

Mar 11, 2018

After Decades in Prison, Women Pose for Portraits in their Bedrooms

Mar 11, 2018

Pete Brook

Pete Brook

10.9K Followers

Writer, curator and educator focused on photo, prisons and power. Sacramento, California. www.prisonphotography.org

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