Ash, Layla, and Carolina
Carolina Brock is the Family Resource Coordinator at Russell Cave Elementary School. Carolina: “We are Christian. Our hope is in God.” Ash: “This is a time to reflect
Matt, Adrienne, and John With Leia
Matt works as a nurse in the Neurological ICU at Central Baptist Hospital. Recently, they’ve been getting the overflow from the Medicine ICU because that’s blocked off for
Onix, Mia, Stephanie, Raylee, and Lauren
Stephanie: “All my years of foster parenting and trauma training have prepared me for this. The kids are doing well. And I have this to say to everyone:
Ian, Luis, and Minerva with Kota
Minerva Castillo just stepped down as President of Rancho Tapatio. Narrative from original post: Minerva: “I don’t mind the pandemic much. We like being at home. We walk
Gordon, Jada, Patti, and Maya with Maddie
Patti works as a lunch lady at Arlington Elementary School. These days, the entire family is focusing on Jada’s graduation from BSHS. Because Jada’s softball season was canceled,
Ahmad, Mahmoud, Nema, Sarah, and Fathia
Fathia: “This time is very special for us because my mom is here—she would have been back in Palestine, had it not been for the pandemic, which stopped
Claudio, Victoria, Walter, Luis, Maria, and Abigail
Walter: “We are Mexican-Peruvian-American. We are a family of mixed cultures, of different customs and holidays. For example, our kids celebrate the Mexican Day of Kids on April
Marta, Gonzalo, Pablo, Marta, and Francisco
Francisco Castillo teaches 8th grade Spanish Social Studies at Bryan Station Middle School—Maxwell Spanish Immersion Program. Francisco and Maria: “We know these times are difficult, but we want
Ashley and Trevor
Ashley Smith is a native and life-long resident of Lexington, KY. She is a proud mother of 2-year-old twins Caroline and Trevor, Jr., and partner to Trevor Claiborn,
Dee, Carlos, Diego, Elena, and Olivia With Einstein
Ashley and Trevor: “Our names are Trevor and Ashley and 3 years ago, we co-founded Black Soil: Our Better Nature. We are an agritourism company with a mission
Ka’imilani
Ka’imilani Leota Sellers is a teacher and writer. Narrative from original post: Writing Kentucky By K. Ka`imilani Leota Sellers I once imagined you; sleek rifles, coon-skin hats, fringed
Sierra, Manny, Christol, and Sidney
Fayette County Public Schools Superintendent Manny Caulk asked if we could photograph him and his family in front of FCPS Main Office on East Main Street, rather than
Mead, Jim, and Sarah
Sarah Ryder teaches Art at Deep Springs Elementary. Sarah never thought she’d end up teaching at Deep Springs Elementary for 23 years! She loved teaching art there, especially
Esmeralda, Zoe, Paul, and Valeria With Oliver and Raisin
Esmeralda: “I am a visual artist; in this pandemic time I have created much more art, I have cooked, baked almost daily, I have helped sew masks. Helping
Ellee, Caroline, and Shannon With Lottie
Shannon Blackburn is the Principal of Ashland Elementary School. Shannon: “It’s the last day of school for the year. While this day comes every year, this last day
Becca, Ilias, and George
Becca and Ilias: “Our son George arrived with a full head of hair two weeks early and just a few days before Governor Beshear declared a State of
Tomomi and Hinano
The day we photographed Tomomi and Hinano was their last full day in Lexington, Kentucky. After living here for 4 years and after Hinano graduated from Lafayette High