I spent the a year on the road photographing the Bernie Sanders 2020 campaign from the inside. Now I’m building a book that finally centers the people who made it real.
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What I’m making
A book.
A 350–400 page, lay-flat, landscape photobook that documents the movement—staff, supporters, volunteers, organizers, supporters—including the moments that only happened because thousands of people decided to care, and to show up.
A public process.
I’m inviting you in while I build it: live culling sessions, editing breakdowns, stories from the road, and real transparency about what it takes to turn millions of frames into one coherent book.
A reminder.
This isn’t nostalgia for nostalgia’s sake. It’s proof that hope can be organized—and a push to get people moving again.
Why now
Why it’s taken me this long (and why it’s finally time)
I’ve been carrying this project around since 2020 like a weight and a promise.
The honest version is: life happened. Mental health took work. Employment wasn’t stable. My brain doesn’t always cooperate the way I want it to—decision paralysis is real when you’re staring down hundreds of events and an archive that could swallow a year of your life.
But the bigger reason is this: I refuse to rush it into something forgettable. I want a book people can reach for years from now when they need to remember what hope looks like. And I want the process of making it to be part of the point—something that pulls people back into community and action.
How you can help
If you were on staff or in the traveling party
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Help me identify people in photos, fill in dates/locations, and share the small moments I’ll never find in metadata.
If you volunteered or organized locally
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Tell me what you remember, what you felt, and what you did next. The book is stronger when it reflects the full map of this movement—not just the places I stood.
If you want to support financially
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Stay tuned for Kickstarter & Patreon options (to fund time + labor now), and pitch in when I launch the print run crowdfunding as a true pre-order.
If you have a serious connection
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Union print contacts. Book production expertise. Distribution. Grants. Philanthropic support. If you can open a door, I’ll walk through it.
