Public Story
on Mother Jones: Food Insecurity in San Francisco
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on Mother Jones: Food Insecurity in San Francisco
Location: San Francisco
Nationality: American; Irish
Biography:
Amy Osborne is a documentary photographer working on both daily assignments and long-term projects, with a focus on socioeconomic and working-class issues. Amy is a first-generation college graduate with a degree in Visual Arts and Media from the...
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Focus:
Photographer, Photojournalist, Filmmaker, Documentary, Assignments
Skills:
Audio Recording, Photo Assisting, Adobe Premier, Apple Final Cut Pro, Black & White Printing, Photojournalism, Video Editing, Film Photography, Arts Journalism
Read the story in Mother Jones:
The economic devastation wrought by the coronavirus has led to enormous food insecurity across America- even in its richest cities.
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© 2023 Amy Osborne
Nancy Kuo stands for a portrait on California street in the Financial Distract at a time that would normally be filled with traffic. Kuo was laid off in March from her serving job at a the busy banquet hall in the Merchants Exchange Building.
Friday, December 11, 2020.
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Maria Teresa Palacio stands for a portrait after waiting in line to receive food aid and just before hustling to the bus stop to a house cleaning job. Maria has lost most of her clients since the pandemic.
Wednesday, December 9, 2020
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Wayne Narruhn stands in the park near his mother's house where he is currently residing. Wayne was furloughed from his bartending jobs at both Fireside Bar and Best Beverage Catering.
Wednesday, December 9, 2020
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Lorena Hernandez sits in one of the areas where she used to garden for San Francisco Rec & Parks. She lost her job in August.
Friday, December 11, 2020
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Jerry, who did not want to give his last name, quit his job at Home Depot after he disagreed with his management's approach to virus protocols at work. Although he is a Trump supporter, Jerry does not feel safe working and began getting food assistance shortly after quitting his job. Saturday, December 5, 2020
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Herb Williams stands with his bike in mid-afternoon when he'd normally be working at a big accounting firm downtown in the heart of downtown San Francisco. Herb was laid off in June.
Monday, December 14, 2020
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Jacob Lavinghouse sits with the guitar he made at his parent's home in San Francisco. Jacob, a Marine Biologist major, was only able to find work as a stage hand and has since lost that that work due to no live music events. He is currently collecting unemployment and repairs guitars when he can for money.
Friday, December 18, 2020
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Lilyette Diaz-Gallegos stands for a portrait after working a shift at one of the many new pop-up distribution sites for SF Marin Food Bank. Lilyette found full-time work for the food bank through the gig app, Instawork, after being laid off from Farallon Restaurant the elite private social club Pacific Union Club where she was a cook.
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
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Micah Weiss, a freelance photographer, sits with his camera and electric skateboard at Bernal Heights on Tuesday, December 15, 2020. Micah lost his job taking photos for a food delivery app due to the pandemic.
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John Clark stands for a portrait after collecting a few bags of food form a pop-up food bank distribution site. John lost his job as a cook at Pizza Zone & Grill in Bayview and his unemployment runs out the day after Christmas.
Monday, December 14, 2020
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Yolanda Compass Palacio stands for a portrait in the laundry mat where she works three days a week. She has another job at night as a custodian at an office building yet still cannot makes end meet and has started getting food assistance from the food lines. Thursday, December 17, 2020
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Calli Carvajal sits on the stoop of her parent's home in San Francisco. Calli, a hairstylist, and her husband, a musician, had to move into her parent's home with their two children due to being out of work during this pandemic.
Thursday, December 17, 2020
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