Tag: Leica

  • They Come Because They Have To. They Contribute Because That’s Who They Are.

    They Come Because They Have To. They Contribute Because That’s Who They Are.

    In this interview, Laura Cooper cuts through the noise around immigration. We talk about why people leave home, what they face when they arrive, how families rebuild, what immigrants contribute, why citizenship means safety, and why Minnesota was ready to stand up when the pressure came. At the center is a simple truth: immigrants are…

  • The Farm They Cannot Leave

    The Farm They Cannot Leave

    On a tobacco farm outside Viñales, five generations of one family have worked land they do not own, building a life around horses, tobacco, and spring water. One child left to become a doctor, but for Miguel, Michelle, and Michael, the valley is more than home—it is the place they cannot imagine leaving.

  • Inside Cuba’s Broken Safety Net

    Inside Cuba’s Broken Safety Net

    In a crumbling Havana apartment, two mothers raise three children with no doctors, no daycare, and no reliable water. Love and grit keep them afloat, but a broken system shapes every part of their lives, from bread to schooling to survival.

  • Inside the Crowd

    Inside the Crowd

    Inside the crowd, the protest breaks apart into something more immediate: Voices overlapping, bodies pressed together, moments of tension, humor, and defiance unfolding at once. These images move between the crowd and the stage to show what it felt like to be there.

  • Taken

    Taken

    Inside the families apartment, a father explains why his wife did not come home from work. A baby no longer sleeps through the night. A fourteen-year-old weighs whether it is safe to attend school. This is not a headline. It is a family adjusting to life after their wife and mother was taken.