Elain harvests a fruit called maria in his family's farm on the mainland. His father planted trees when Elain was born in order to teach him farming practices and sustain him in the future.

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A praying mantis eating a moth among zinnias

A sun drenched path at the Summer Temple

Victora Navarro is a community organizer in the Gardi Subdub community. She is planning and organizing efforts to relocate to a new neighborhood on the mainland to escape rising sea levels.

Elain harvests a fruit called maria in his family's farm on the mainland. His father planted trees when Elain was born in order to teach him farming practices and sustain him in the future.

A woman gathering bottles to fetch water in another community. Due to lack of rain, many have lost access to drinking and household water.

14th Annual Smithsonian.com Photo Contest

Elain harvests a fruit called maria in his family's farm on the mainland. His father planted trees when Elain was born in order to teach him farming practices and sustain him in the future.

For two years, I've been working on a project that investigates climate change a human experience. Often categorized as an "environmental problem," climate change is a already impacting daily lives- especially among those already living in poverty or more reliant on natural resources for daily sustenance. The project is a five-part series, and thus far, I've documented two chapters: spending one month in Senegal photographing and interviewing the lives of fisherman, herders, and farmers; and one month in Panama documenting the politically autonomous Guna people, who are facing relocation from rising seas and lack of drinking water, among other changes.

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