Diana Cervantes

Visual Journalist

Paddle Out for Black Lives Matter

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Location: Brooklyn, NYC

Nationality: Hispanic

Biography: Diana Cervantes is an Independent Visual Journalist based in New York City and her hometown of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Cervantes focuses on long-form visual narratives in conservation efforts, the environment, unique intimate bonds between humans... MORE

Focus: Photographer, Photojournalist, Researcher, Travel, Environment, Documentary, Creative, Photography, Portraiture, Freelance, Animals, Impact, Assignments, Conservationist, Fellow, Multimedia Journalist, Newspapers, Storyteller, Climate, Feature Writer, Feature Journalist, Long Form Reporter, Feature Stories, Wildlife, Wildspaces, Conservation, Community, Sustainable Travel, Nature, Reportage, Visual Journalist, Visual Storyteller, Visual Storytelling

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Paddle Out for Black Lives Matter

Copyright Diana Cervantes 2024

Updated Jun 2020

On June 20, 2020 Black Surfing Rockaway hosted a paddle out in support of Black Lives Matter at Rockaway beach. Surfers from all over the community joined the paddle out with chants of “Black Lives Matter!” rising over the sound of the ocean waves. June 20 marked 24 days of continuous protests throughout NYC since the death of George Floyd.