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2026 GeNERAL Texas elections:
documentary photography:
by the people, for the people.
Hi, I’m Emily — a documentary photographer, native Texan, and U.S. citizen using my voice, presence, camera lens, and online platform to stand up for what’s right.
This page is where I’ll be sharing images from peaceful protests and public demonstrations — moments I believe are critical to witness and preserve for future generations. When fascism and corruption rule, protesting and resisting against it in any way, shape, or form becomes a civic duty.
I’m not a journalist, I’m just a citizen with a camera, a computer, a heart, a moral compass, and a deep sense of responsibility. I’m using the tools I have — my photography skills, my web design skills, my empathy, and my compassion — to stand in active resistance. I don’t claim to speak for everyone, but I do show up with the hope of honoring what I see, and documenting with care, truth, and integrity. This is my way of contributing, of bearing witness, of helping others feel seen, heard, and represented.
I believe in integrity. I believe in doing what’s right, even when no one’s watching. And in a world where mainstream media often tells a narrow, curated version of the truth — especially with the current administration in office censoring media outlets — I feel an urgent responsibility to document for the people, WE THE PEOPLE. The ones who are on the right side of history. The ones showing up, speaking out, and putting their bodies on the line for justice. The ones advocating for their friends, family, neighbors, and community.
If you’re not able to physically attend peaceful protests for any reason — please know that there are so many other powerful ways to support this resistance. Every voice, every skill, every kind of presence matters in this fight against this fascists, authoritarian, oligarchy, and billionaire funded broken system.
If I told you I wasn’t scared to tie my name to these images, I’d be lying. It’s nerve-racking to speak out online — to know that anything you post can be twisted or targeted and that there are bad people in the world who will target me and silence me — especially in the wake the tragic and politically motivated assassination of Minnesota lawmaker, Melissa Hortman, and attempted assassination for other Minnesota lawmaker, John Hoffman.
I keep asking myself:
What would I have done if I had lived in Germany during the 1930's and 1940's or in the U.S. during the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950's and 1960's? Would I have used my voice, my physical presence, and stood alongside my community in resistance to injustice — or would I sit silent, comply, and go about life like it was normal?
And every time my gut instincts tells me:
This is it. This is what I’m here to do. This is how I can contribute and make a difference in the resistance and help the people — past, present, and future.
I’m using my passion for photography and web design, my skills, and my courage to document this moment and these times in history — because silence is a privilege I refuse to use. This is not just a chapter in my career. It’s part of my purpose.
Thank you for taking the time to read this — I’m so glad you’re here and I'm looking forward to continuing our united fight against fascism, friends!
Cheers,
Emily
P.S.
Power to the People
No Kings
FDT
34 Count Convicted Felon in the White House
No Nazis in America
No One Is Illegal On Stolen Land
Immigrants Built This Country
Abolish ICE
Trans Rights Are Human Rights
We Exist, We Resist
Black Lives Matter
My Body, My Choice
Bans Off Our Bodies
Women's Rights are Human Rights
Queer and Proud
Abortion Is Healthcare
Bodily Autonomy For All
Free Gaza, Free Palestine
Stop The Genocide
No One Is Free Until We Are All Free
Books Not Bans
They Tried to Bury Us, We Are Seeds
Rise Up, Show Up, Speak Out
Don't Be a Karen, Be a Sharon
People Over Profit
This Is What Democracy Looks Like
National Parks Belong to the People
Public Lands, Not Private Profit
From the Ground Up, Not the Top Down
Tax the Rich
IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO,
GO WHERE YOU ARE NEEDED.
IF:
you can't protest?
you can't make signs?
you can't make donations?
you can't make pamphlets?
you can't share online?
you can't talk to friends and family?
you can't write to representatives?
you can't sign petitions?
you can't offer support to protesters?
you can't volunteer remotely?
you can't educate others?
you can't boycott?
you can't support businesses?
you can't create?
you can't offer emotional support?
you can't support your local libraries?
MAKE SIGNS.
MAKE DONATIONS.
MAKE PAMPHLETS.
SHARE POSTS AND INFORMATION ONLINE.
TALK TO FRIENDS+FAMILY ABOUT THE MOVEMENT.
WRITE TO LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES.
SIGN PETITIONS.
SUPPORT PROTESTORS (RIDES, FOOD, SUPPLIES).
VOLUNTEER YOUR TIME REMOTELY.
EDUCATE YOURSELF AND OTHERS ABOUT ISSUES.
BOYCOTT BUSINESSES THAT OPPOSE THE MOVEMENT.
SUPPORT BUSINESSES THAT ALIGN WITH ISSUES.
CREATE ART+MUSIC TO SPREAD AWARENESS.
OFFER EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TO THOSE INVOLVED.
SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARIES.
STAY INFORMED AND READY TO ACT WHEN YOU CAN.
