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I believe that stereotypes can be broken & bridges built through storytelling🇲🇽 🇺🇸 Founder | @humanityshowers @streetstoriesproject @lowriderlens
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Sembramos esperanza, florecemos con fuerza.
They may try to uproot us, but like flowers, we are meant to bloom. No matter the season, we always find a way to rise. We bring beauty, color, and life wherever we go. Our roots run deep, and our presence is undeniable.
Lorena from Oaxaca, México 🇲🇽
Lorena grew up surrounded by flowers, learning the art of floristry from her father, Modesto Garcia. As a child, she helped sell flowers on street corners, and now, with over a decade of full-time experience, she works alongside her father at their shop.
“I love the people, and through this work, I feel deeply connected to my family and community,” Lorena shares. “Every arrangement is made with love and passion, honoring both joyful and difficult moments.”
For more than 40 years, Modesto Garcia has dedicated his life to floristry. For the past 24 years, his shop, MG Flowers, has been a pillar of Oceanside. Together, he and Lorena continue to bring beauty, tradition, and artistry to the community they love.
Adriana, Lorena’s daughter, is also pictured.
📍 MG Flowers – 3375 Mission Ave, Oceanside, CA 92057
24 Feb 2025
Support your local street vendor
We come here with dreams. Dreams of working hard, providing for our families, and contributing to something greater.
Magdaleno (40) from Yecapixtla, Morelos, Mexico 🇲🇽
“Selling fruit isn’t just a job; it’s sharing a piece of home.” “Es nuestra herencia mexicana,” he says.
His hope? To be seen not as a stranger, but as a man chasing a dream, working with dignity as he tries to provide for his family.
We paid for his time and bought all of his fruit, leaving it for him to sell another day.
Description of photos:
1-5. Portraits taken in the studio
6. Magdaleno’s cart set up in the street
7. Timelapse of us setting up his cart
12 Feb 2025
This shoot is a tribute, rooted in love, pride, and deep respect. @2thabrain and I come from families who migrated from Mexico with histories in agriculture and farming. But this isn’t about defining or limiting our people to one role; it’s about honoring the many ways we contribute to the world. We are creators, leaders, and visionaries in every field.
The family in these images is one I’ve known for over 15 years, three generations of resilience, dreams, and hard work. Grandfather, Mother, Daughter. Their story is part of a much greater one. Originally from Michoacán, México, Elizabeth (17), María (46), and Juan (68) represent three generations of agricultural workers in the United States.
I hope you see yourself here. We are all connected. When one rises, we all rise. When one struggles, we all feel it. Let’s move forward together, with love, respect, and pride. Somos uno, unidos.
06 Feb 2025
“Just to be able to sit somewhere and BELONG. People don’t understand that it’s not easy, people treat you like you are nothing.”
These are the words of my friend Diana. She was a mother, a daughter, and a sister. She died on the streets of Oceanside while experiencing homelessness. I wish more people had gotten to know her.
Every day, I hear people say, “I just want to be seen. I just want to belong.” When I hear those words, I think of Diana.
Diana deserved a safe place to call home. And I keep coming back to that one word she used. Sit. I think about how many times I’ve pulled up a chair without ever having to wonder if I was welcome.
When someone who slept outside last night takes the empty seat beside us, do we look up and smile? Do we turn away? Before either of us says a word, what have we already told them about who’s welcome here?
05 Nov 2026
Here is my dear friend Kathleen, who died on the streets of Oceanside. She was a mother, a daughter, a wife, and a woman whose life meant so much more than the circumstances in which she lived and died.
We talk about poverty as the absence of money, food, or shelter. But there is another poverty consuming our communities: the poverty of human connection.
This morning, while doing outreach in Oceanside, I asked people a simple question: what do you need?
Again and again, the answer was connection. To be seen. To be heard. To belong.
We have become so focused on helping people survive that we’ve forgotten what makes life worth living: love, dignity, and belonging.
Perhaps one of the greatest tragedies of our time isn’t that people have been forgotten, but that we’ve learned to walk past one another without noticing.
Learn someone’s name. Listen to their story. Make room at your table.
Because belonging should never be a privilege reserved for those who have a place to call home.
03 Nov 2026
“These shoes were given to me by a really good friend who’s pregnant out here on the street. The same chick hit me over the head with a skateboard. The shoes were important because I think she was probably embarrassed by my toenails. I drunkenly tried to paint them, and they looked like talons—ridiculous. I’m not girly, but she gave me the shoes, and we became good friends.
You can’t judge people because of their situation. I encountered a man being ridiculed outside a liquor store because his pants were falling off. He had $400 on him and gave it to me. I helped him by pulling up his pants; in return, he handed me the money. Even though I needed the money at the time, I felt it was a moment where a higher power was guiding me, and I decided to tuck the money back into his pocket. I was thinking, ‘No, he just wants a friend.’ So we went across the street and had a meal together. That’s like walking in somebody else’s shoes.” - Audrey
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What would we say to one another? How would we treat each other if we saw ourselves in the shoes of others? This is just a simple photo idea, and I hope to inspire people to see themselves in the shoes of others, contributing to a more kind world. A mile in my shoes.
19 Jun 2024
“You should do your best to see the homeless as individuals, not just one writhing mass of humanity. I know it’s hard, but do your best not to profile. One of the universal laws is to be impeccable with your words. Because if you say it enough times to a person, “you’re a piece of shit, you’re a piece of shit.” Eventually, that person is going to believe that they are a piece of shit when they’re not. And so it’s the same thing with profiling. Now you’re pigeonholed in a box with everyone else, and there’s no getting away from it. The consequences of that are, you know, anger, frustration, and, of course, some loss of self-esteem, depending upon the individual and their psyche.” - Fred.
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What would we say to one another? How would we treat each other if we saw ourselves in the shoes of others? This is just a simple photo idea, and I hope to inspire people to see themselves in the shoes of others, contributing to a more kind world—a mile in my shoes.
15 Jul 2024
“When you don’t have materials or possessions that guide you comfortably, all you have is your feet and your shoes. Your shoes can only do so much; they’re material, just like your skin. My shoes are super important because I must walk 30 to 100 miles, given where I’m going and what I’m trying to do to get out of my position. I don’t just sit around waiting. Like everyone, I’m striving to rise from my position. A lot of good people go through the worst things. Don’t assume that those people are going through things because they are not good people. Like me, they’re trying to stride in the right way and still survive. A lot of bad things happen to good-hearted people. Keep that in mind when it’s your time to be there for somebody, or it’s their time to be there for you.” - Aaron
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What would we say to one another? How would we treat each other if we saw ourselves in the shoes of others? This is just a simple photo idea, and I hope to inspire people to see themselves in the shoes of others, contributing to a more kind world. A mile in my shoes.
26 Jun 2024
“My name's Rob, and I am 57 years old. I’m 100% blind in my right eye; I busted the Retina in a car accident almost two years ago. It was a change of life, you know? I get lost. I hate getting lost. That is the worst right there. Walking into people's cars, they're going to think I just came up and hit their vehicle. I've come close to a few fights like that. People are calling me a crackhead and all that. I do want to get off the street, but not being able to read that's the most significant obstacle right there. I can't look in the newspaper. I can't look at the computer. I ask many people where I can rent a place, but being able to read is the most important thing right there; you know if you can't read, you're screwed.”
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If you want to share any uplifting words with Rob, please do, and I will share them with him.
I took these photos of Rob on @ilfordphoto film on my canon a1.
#filmisnotdead #shootfilm #filmisnotdead #35mm #ilfordhp5 #filmphotography #film #staybrokeshootfilm #35mmfilm #canon #humanity #homeless #sandiego
16 Mar 2023
This is Gus; he is currently experiencing homelessness. He's been volunteering at @humanityshowers for the last month. I've been inspired by the perseverance he has while fighting cancer and homelessness. Today, I asked him if I could take his portrait on film.
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2/8/23• Mamiya 645 • Tri-X 400
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These photographs are inspired by Richard Avedon, specifically his work, ‘In the American West.’ I admire the simplicity of his setup and how he would capture portraits and stories where people were.
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“I think my best work as a body of work is ‘In the American West.’ I did the western photos when I was around 60, and I think that — being 60 is different from being 30, 40, 50 – you begin to get a sense of your own mortality. I think my aging, the sort of stepping into the last big chapters— was embedded in this body of work. [A] deeper connection to those people who were strangers. Because of my condition at that time.” - Richard A.
#film #shotonfilm #filmphotography #filmisnotdead #trix400 #mamiya645 #mediumformat #filmphoto
08 Feb 2023
“My name is Darlene; I have been homeless since 1989. I was born in Indiana but raised here in Oceanside. I do want to get off the streets. What makes me happiest in life is the Ren & Stimpy show. Something that I also enjoy is cooking. My favorite foods are pasta and barbecue.”
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I've known Darlene for about five years now. I took these photos of her yesterday when she asked about my film camera. I currently see her @humanityshowers two times a week. Darlene loves to dance and is a beautiful person inside and out. If you would like to share a few kind words with her, I can share them with her.
#filmphotography #film #ilfordhp5 #filmisnotdead #filmphoto #35mmfilm #canon #canona1 #35mm #shootfilmstaybroke #shootfilm #humanity #sandiego #homeless #dignity
23 Mar 2023
"My name is Harmon, and I am 21 years old. I've been homeless a little over a year now. What makes me happy is seeing others smile and making sure my family has everything they need. I enjoy helping other people. My dream is to make sure everyone that matters to me has what they need. I try to do good to others whenever I can. I get clean clothes but I see others need it more, so I give it away. This is the way I was taught. I had a set of great parents. They both passed away. Homelessness can happen to anyone; before this, I was making good money, and I was motivated. The most challenging aspect of being homeless is keeping yourself together and staying clean, keeping your mood stable. A lot of people, including myself, get so depressed that your motivational level drops. You don't have the motivation to accomplish goals when you feel so sad about your situation. What I need most is someone to care for me and a safe place to sleep. I feel hopeless. I feel like no one notices me, and no one cares. Ever since my parents died, I haven't felt that anyone cares about me. Sometimes I do feel invisible. Over a month ago, I was hit by a car, and I was lying in the streets, screaming and crying for help. No one would help or call 911 for me. People just ignored me, and no one would do anything. I felt like I was a ghost. It destroyed me to know that people didn't care about me."
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I will see Harmon on Saturday, can you share some words with him that let him know that he is seen and that he does matter? Thank you in advance.
12 Mar 2020
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