4 April

Photo Five: BHDRA From Nepal.

by Jon Katz
Photo Five: BHDRA

BHDRA came to the United States a couple of years ago. I learned early on in my photography that portraits do not lie, they reveal character and purpose, and BHDRA’s face says a great deal about her. RISSE has been of invaluable help in her setting in America, there really is no one else to help her over the long haul.  She very slowly raised her hand and volunteered to be photographed.

And immigrants need some guidance for a good while, America is not a simple place to come to, especially now. I explained to them that pictures are so important for telling the true story of immigration in America, photographs tell the truth. It is easy to hate ideas about people, hard to hate people.

I so admire the strength of the immigrants who raise their hands to be photographed. They are here legally and have broken now laws, but there is much fear in the air for them.

BHDRA is quiet and shy, but also strong, I think. She is from Nepal.

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