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Groups march for human rights on MLK Jr. Day
Photos from today's 19th Annual MKL Jr. march in Portland, Oregon. The march was put together by Sisters Of The Road. The group says nearly 500 people marched today with a message of human rights through nonviolence and grass roots community organizing. The group made stops at Right 2 Dream Too, the Justice Center and…
Special Report: Photo stories of Asperger’s Syndrome
Below you will find five feature stories produced by Street Roots, Leah Nash and the Regional Arts and Culture Council on understanding Asperger's Syndrome. The project was made possible in partnership with Street Roots and the Regional Arts & Culture Council in an effort to chronicle the diversity of this complex diagnosis of autism, illustrating…
New Found Aspirgations: A photo story of Asperger’s Syndrome
"Leska Emerald Adams, 51, lives with friend, boss and domestic partner Lynn Szender and Leska’s Newfoundland service dog, Orka, in Oregon City." "Diagnosed with autism in fourth grade, Leska says, “I knew I was different but I didn’t know why and I had no idea how different I was. I realized that everything I wanted…
The man I am: A photo story of Asperger’s Syndrome
"Thomas Olrich, 35, was diagnosed with Asperger’s four years ago. He says he always knew he was different. “I knew something was up. I was always upset, always scared. Something was not clicking.”This the fourth installment of five from Street Roots and photographer Leah Nash on Asperger's Syndrome. See the rest of the installments here. Look…
Pretending to be normal: A photo story of Asperger’s Syndrome
The video and narrative below is the third in a special series on five individuals with Asperger’s Syndrome as told through the lens of photographer Leah Nash. The project was made possible in partnership with Street Roots and the Regional Arts & Culture Council in an effort to chronicle the diversity of this complex diagnosis…
Catching the Snowflake: A photo story of Asperger’s Syndrome (Part one)
by Leah Nash When you ask 11-year-old Willie Rates about life with Asperger’s, he seems comfortable with his place in the world, both figuratively and literally. “Well, you’re indeed not usual, which I’m perfectly OK with,” he tells me. “It’s like I’m Portland unusual, or Los Angeles unusual.” "It was more than two years ago…
The Comfort of Acceptance: A photo story of Asperger’s Syndrome (Part Two)
The video and narrative below are the second in a special series on five individuals with Asperger’s Syndrome as told through the lens of photographer Leah Nash. The project was made possible in partnership with the Regional Arts & Culture Council in an effort to chronicle the diversity of this complex diagnosis of autism, illustrating…
Living for two: Pregnancy among homeless teens is rising
By Amanda Waldroupe, Staff Writer Sometimes, a person’s life will be forever changed because of an accident or unexpected event — for better or for worse, and regardless of whether the person welcomes their life’s new trajectory. Last December, 19-year old Sylvia Titus was homeless and sleeping under bridges east of the Willamette River. She…
The unfiltered lens of Mary Ellen Mark
An elephant trainer with his elephant’s trunk gently curled around his neck. Trained street dogs. Homeless people. Disabled children. Prom. Leprosy hospitals. Circuses. Mother Theresa. Oregon State Hospital patients. Mary Ellen Mark has photographed it all. Working for 40 years as one of the nation’s most prominent and influential documentary photojournalists, Mark has traveled the…
