January 21,2017: Women’s March on Washington

While I go through and edit photos from today’s climate march, I wanted to share some of my favorites from January’s Women’s March. This was an incredibly inspiring and exhausting experience. It was mind-boggling to see so many people from all over the country, and even the world, come to Washington, D.C. in reaction to the inauguration and the need for gender education, awareness, and equality.

To paraphrase one of my favorite signs, feminism needs to be intersectional or it is bullshit. Don’t just think about feminism from your perspective. Listen to other women: women of color, trans women, disabled women, indigenous women, any woman. Feminism cannot just be about white, cisgender women. We need to acknowledge our privilege and listen, not speak over, other groups.

This march was the moment I realized I want to use my camera to capture these types of emotionally-charged moments and share them however I can. I’m proud of how my photography has been changing over the past few months and am so glad I can share them with all of you.

I’ll post my March for Science photos early next week!