Photojournalism
January — April 2023, I took a photojournalism class for my journalism minor. Here are some of the photographs and captions!
15th Annual Youth Justice Rally
Boston, Massachusetts: February 23, 2023 – A student takes part in the 15th annual Youth Justice Rally in front of the Massachusetts State House. Multiple school groups skipped class to empower and uplift the voices of young people. (Photo by Lydia Prendergast)
Boston, Massachusetts: February 23, 2023 – Two students cheer on a friend at the 15th annual Youth Justice Rally as she shares her struggle for housing with the group. The #IHaveAFuture Coalition meets justice makers at their doorstep to demand change. (Photo by Lydia Prendergast)
Boston, Massachusetts: February 23, 2023 – Massachusetts State Senator Liz Miranda leads the Youth Justice Rally participants in an exercise, asking how many students had a family member that had been incarcerated. More than half of the group raised their hands. (Photo by Lydia Prendergast)
Portraits of Pride: A Celebration of Queer and Trans Lives in Boston
Boston, Massachusetts: March 29, 2023 – Assistant Director of Boston University’s LGBTQIA+ Center for Faculty and Staff, Allison Reilly, listens to the panel. Pronoun pins similar to Reilly’s were given out before and after the event. (Photo by Lydia Prendergast)
Boston, Massachusetts: March 29, 2023 – Executive director of the Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ+ youth Shaplaie Brooks advocates for queer youth. “We are the only LGBTQ youth commission in the entire nation… this is a call to action.” (Photo by Lydia Prendergast)
Boston, Massachusetts: March 29, 2023 – Ashton Mota, 18, speaks on the panel as a trans advocate, artist, and author. “Never let your identity hold you down. Let it be the thing that lifts you up.” (Photo by Lydia Prendergast)
Boston, Massachusetts: March 29, 2023 – After the panel, audience members filter out into the area where the Portraits of Pride exhibit is on display. A small portion of the larger project, Portraits of Pride is set to be fully displayed in Boston in June 2023.(Photo by Lydia Prendergast)
Boston, Massachusetts: March 29, 2023 – Curator of the Portraits of Pride exhibition Jean Dolin discusses the importance of the project. “The exhibit is not a promotion of people… It was important for me to find people at every stage of life. It's really about who needs to see this to see themselves, a sense of ‘you are me and I am you.’” (Photo by Lydia Prendergast)