Minesh Bacrania and I have worked together in my consulting practice for a few years now and I have offered advice on editing, workshops, his website changes, and now this beautiful zine that will be the first in a few on his home of Los Alamos, NM. The zine is a project that invloved photographer Minesh Bacrania, designer Gregg Weiss, Los Alamos historian Heather McClenahan, and myself.

Each copy is signed by the photographer and comes with a choice of one of four archival color prints. 6”x9” signed softcover, 36 pages, limited edition of 100.

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Even prior to the pandemic, the restaurant industry was notoriously volatile and fragile. 90% close within the first year. According to David Chang (of Momofuku, Ugly Delicious, etc fame), 90% of restaurants fail within the first year, and 99% don’t make it to the 5th year. Restaurants were already poised in a precarious place - the CoVid pandemic has shown a stark spotlight on the fragility of the restaurant industry.

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August 18, 2020 marks the centennial of the 19th Amendment. It was on that day 100 years ago women wearing yellow roses stood shoulder to shoulder in Tennessee awaiting the roll call of men that would cast their votes for or against a woman’s right to a voice in government. The bright flower was an outward symbol of their expression to gain equal representation. After decades of untold risk, through oppression, brutality, incarceration, and even starvation, women fought, seemingly insurmountable odds, at the local, state and national level to gain the right to be a part of the Democratic process.

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AG23 is a digital and print storytelling platform with a mission to promote understanding through dialogue and art. Visit the website and read more articles and view more photography here.

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Order a copy of Geomancy from Melanie’s bookshop Grenade in a Jar Books and Michael Lundgren in the US, or Stanley Barker Books in the UK.

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While most people were sequestering themselves away over the past few months, I have been venturing out more than ever in my journeys around New Mexico. I’ve been called to do this as part of my work with Searchlight New Mexico, a nonprofit, investigative journalism organization in Santa Fe. We launched a project in April to spend the next several months visiting and revisiting five towns across the state—Las Vegas, Anthony, Carlsbad, Gallup and Shiprock—to chart their course through the pandemic.

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The works in Trust the Story emerges from a desire to create a universally recognizable narrative for a broad human experience of life. The tale woven from the submitted images for this exhibition touches on experiences that evoke the greatest and most encompassing emotions surrounding utter despair and isolation to happiness and wonderment.

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I did a deep dive into this conversation with my work — I also love writing. This brought forth titles and poems that shed light and a lot of metaphorical meaning. I think many people grok this when viewing the images; adding the words adds to the “aha” energy and strength of each image.

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