“There’s a lot of divide, there’s a lot of stress when it comes to alternative education. One kid being saved from the experiences I had is worth everything.”

From working for free at the top fine dining restaurant in the U.S. to a career reimagining Filipino food, chef Emmanuel Garcia shows us the passion and grit it takes to build a career as a world-class chef.

In the final of three border stories in collaboration with the Grotto Network, I joined a group that plants crosses to honor the lives of migrants who have died in the desert.

After a long year of staying cooped up at home, it felt like a privilege and an adventure to hop on my first flight in over 15 months and head to Moncks Corner, South Carolina to shoot this piece for Universe Creative.

In this collaboration with the Grotto Network, I had the opportunity to visit the Migrant Carpentry Workshop, part of the DouglaPrieta Works philanthropic partnership between Douglas, Arizona and Agua Prieta, Mexico.

This latest project with the SCA has been the most exciting yet, as they sent me all the way to Alaska!