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The Truth in Our Stories.
Twelve immigrants tell their own stories, in their own words. An interview series and portrait work for a published book.
Client
Austin Seminary
Year
2024
Format
Interview series · Portraits
My role
Director of Photography, Producer
Publisher
Izzard Ink Publishing
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Interview series · Hero
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12 Stories
What we solved.
01
Problem
Immigration gets debated as policy. The people living it rarely get to speak for themselves.
02
Audience
Readers of the book. Viewers ready to hear these stories firsthand.
03
Goal
Let each person tell their story. Keep the production out of the way.
Concept
Raw and unfiltered.
Every choice was intentional. We shot in a library because these were people telling stories. Black and white strips away distraction. The focus stays on the person. No color to hide behind.
The book
01
The cover
Eight of the portraits became the cover.
The book
02
In print
Published by Izzard Ink Publishing.
INTERVIEW_01.MP4
INTERVIEW_02.MP4
INTERVIEW_03.MP4
INTERVIEW_04.MP4
INTERVIEW_05.MP4
INTERVIEW_06.MP4
INTERVIEW_07.MP4
INTERVIEW_08.MP4
Portrait 01
Portrait 02
Portrait 03
Portrait 04
Portrait 05
Portrait 06
Portrait 07
Portrait 08
Portrait 09
Portrait 10
Portrait 11
Portrait 12
Portrait 13
Portrait 14
Portrait 15
12
Subjects
08
Interviews
The portrait work became the cover of the book. Published as The Truth in Our Stories: Immigrant Voices in Radical Times.
Izzard Ink Publishing