Carquinez Strait, CA — Desirae Harp (Mishewal OnastaTis Nation) holds up a wooden salmon figurine as the Run4Salmon crosses over the Benicia-Martinez Bridge. September 17, 2018. Tom Levy/The Spiritual Edge
Vallejo, CA — Helene Sisk, Winnemem Wintu song leader, (center, eyes closed) and other Winnemem Wintu women sing as part of the Run4Salmon opening ceremony at Sogorea Te’, a former indigenous village site. September 9, 2017. Tom Levy/The Spiritual EdgeVallejo, CA — Winnemem Wintu Michael Preston dances before the sacred fire as part of the Run4Salmon opening ceremony at Sogorea Te', a former indigenous village site. September 9, 2017. Tom Levy/The Spiritual EdgeCarquinez Strait, CA — Desirae Harp (Mishewal OnastaTis Nation) holds up a wooden salmon figurine as the Run4Salmon crosses over the Benicia-Martinez Bridge. September 17, 2018. Tom Levy/The Spiritual Edge

A Prayer For Salmon

PROJECT Ten photographs from five years of reporting on the Winnemem Wintu, a Native tribe in Shasta County, California. The Winnemem Wintu struggle to maintain their spiritual practices amid ongoing conflicts with governmental authorities over water, land, salmon and Shasta Dam. A Prayer For Salmon is an 11-chapter podcast series originally broadcast in 2023 on…

Listen to the Trees

PROJECT — Gallery Exhibition “Listen to the Trees” is an ongoing series of personal photographs I began in 2012. This series of images was printed for a gallery exhibition that opened in March 2020. I mostly encountered these trees — redwoods, oaks, laurels and other species — during regular walks in the eastern hills of Oakland,…

Sleeping Sickness

Sleeping Sickness For three years, Andrew and his mother had no idea why he was constantly falling asleep. A sleep specialist finally put the pieces together: Andrew has narcolepsy. PROJECT Managed and edited all aspects of PEDSnews, a magazine published by UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital for referring community physicians. CLIENT UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland…

Buddy-movie Tech Entrepreneurs

Buddy-movie Tech Entrepreneurs After a decade laboring for others in Silicon Valley, two Berkeley Engineering alumni — Farshad Ghaffari at left and Sid Yenamandra — friends since college, started their own company. CLIENT Berkeley Engineering — School of Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley ASSIGNMENT Wrote and photographed article for Berkeley Engineering, the school’s…

Guerilla Grafters

Guerilla Grafters The Guerilla Grafters, a loose-knit band of undercover orchardists, blend gardening and urban activism to spark debate about the use of public space. CLIENT San Francisco Chronicle ASSIGNMENT Pitched own story idea to editor of paper’s food section. After assignment was given, I wrote and photographed the article. “When you walk down the street…