Miaja Jefferson poses for a portrait on Thursday, December 17, 2020, at the Smyrna Police Department headquarters in Smyrna, Georgia. Jefferson overcame the personal challenges of having a child and being in foster care as a teenager to earn a degree in criminal justice and apply to be a police officer.
Rory Webb (left) and Jeff Carey (right), owners of Stone Mountain Public House, pose for a portrait on Saturday, January 23, 2021, in Stone Mountain, Georgia. Webb and Carey were forced to close the restaurant due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but have applied for a relief grant to help fund its reopening as a piano bar and cigar lounge.
Josh Cunningham, a 19-year-old student from Greensboro, Georgia, poses for a photo while he gets a haircut on his porch in Greensboro, Georgia.
Andre Aparicio poses for a portrait in Aparicio’s Garage in Greensboro, Georgia.
Jerome White poses for a photo outside of Westside Works in Atlanta, on Friday, July 12, 2019. After being convicted for burglary in 2018, White opted for accountability court instead of serving time in prison. Now he works as a general laborer for Schnabel Foundation Company. “The hard work keeps me motivated to better myself,” said White.
Dr. Christopher Saldana, associate professor at Georgia Tech, poses for a photo in a donated protective mask on Thursday, March 26, 2020, at Emory Hospital in Atlanta. The masks were created by Saldana and students at Georgia Tech using 3-D technology and donated to Emory Hospital to combat shortages during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Nicole Garcia-Sanchez, a University of Georgia student from Maracaibo, Venezuela, poses for a portrait on Tuesday, April 23, 2019, in Athens, Georgia. Garcia-Sanchez is one of the 10% of Venezuelans who have emigrated to flee the country’s current political, economic and humanitarian crisis. "By sharing my story, I want action,” said Garcia-Sanchez. “I want you to help me help my country."