Photographs of my community. A Photovoice project for the Fresno BHC (Building Healthy Communities) Initiative of The California Endowment.
Boarded House
In this picture, I see a boarded up house. It’s a cold fact we have to face when our houses gets boarded up. I believe this is a problem and a strength at the same time. I think the City uses boarded houses as an example to keep people from doing bad things in their houses. There isn’t really anything we can do but make sure we aren’t doing bad things in our houses.
Tagged-Up Stop Sign
In this picture, I see a tagged up stop sign. We go outside everyday and look at graffiti like it is a normal part of the world. In other words, we look right over them! It is a problem because it marks the areas that are bad for us to go in. We should be able to go anywhere we want. We should set cameras up and have more patrol units around these heavily tagged areas.
About the Author
Kevis is a 20-year-old graduate of Edison High School. He is an aspiring actor and achieved perfect attendance in school. Since he joined The kNOw in 2007, his short-term goals have been changing. From poet, to photographer, to the goal of becoming a Formula D (drift) driver, he has finally settled on going to school to become an aviation maintenance technician. There's no telling what he'll do next! His work at The kNOw includes public speaking and articles in 6 out of the 7 magazine issues.
