over the rhine (2015-2017)

Football practice at Cutter Playground, which is currently being dug up to make way for the $30 million dollar Ziegler Park that will include an underground parking garage, spray grounds, and a deep-water pool, Over the Rhine, Cincinnati, OH

Over-the-Rhine is a photo series that seeks to explore the Cincinnati neighborhood of the same name and its surroundings. The series was started in response to the shooting of Samuel DuBose, an unarmed black man, by officer Ray Tensing of the University of Cincinnati Police, which happened July 19th, 2015.

Tensing was charged with murder and manslaughter. The cases were declared a mistrial after the jury was hung on the two charges. Meanwhile, the Over-the-Rhine area has become increasingly gentrified—luxury residential buildings have gone up, a massive new park expansion is planned, and some public basketball courts face being demolished to make way for private development.

The portraits and landscapes of "Over-the-Rhine" are documentation of the people and places that are constantly disappearing and being replaced in the wake of the police shooting.

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Protestors gather across the street from the Cincinnati court house to demand justice for Paul Gaston, Melvin Murray, and Sam DuBose.

Former Cutter Playground, which acted as the playground for the School for Creative and Performing Arts. The building is now being converted into lofts.

A child sitting at the march held on the one year mark of Sam’s death, July 19th, now known as Sam Day. The Sam Day march ended at the corner of Rice street and Valencia Street where Sam’s car crashed.

Sisters hanging out at the park next to Cutter Playground, which has been torn down to make way for Ziegler Park.

New townhouses priced at over $600,000 each

Alexander Shelton, head of UC (University of Cincinnati) Students Against Injustice, visiting where he grew up, West End, Cincinnati, OH

Cincinnati Reds opening day parade marches through Over the Rhine

Protestor at the Sam DuBose march, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

South Dearborn High School Band marches next to Washington Park and Cincinnati Music Hall

The spot where Sam DuBose was pulled over, Cincinnati, OH

Will, working at the Macaron Bar, Over the Rhine, Cincinnati, OH

Sam playing ping pong at the Art Academy of Cincinnati which moved to OTR ten years ago, Over the Rhine, Cincinnati, OH

Shauny on Vine Street, Over the Rhine, Cincinnati, OH

Grady playing basketball at the Schiller courts that are facing a proposal that would demolish the courts to make way for a private developer, Over the Rhine, Cincinnati, OH

Larry Ashford, Owner of Smitty's Men's and Boy's Wear, Over the Rhine, Cincinnati, OH

Herbo shooting threes, Over the Rhine, Cincinnati, OH

Protestor at the Sam DuBose march, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

Garrison on his back porch, Over the Rhine, Cincinnati, OH

Trisha working on a house, Over the Rhine, Cincinnati, OH

Correy at the Keep Our Courts event, Over the Rhine, Cincinnati, OH

Member of Masjid Al Ashab mosque prays. The mosque will be moving away from Over the Rhine to a new location.

Melvin Murray's nephew at the protest for Melvin Murray, Paul Gaston, and Sam Dubose, Cincinnati Justice Center, Cincinnati, OH

Michael Baldwin, Reporter from Fox 19, awaits for the verdict from the Ray Tensing trial, Cincinnati Court House, November 10. The jury was hung after more than 25 hours of deliberation and the case was declared a mistrial.

Protestors march through downtown Cincinnati to call for the conviction of Ray Tensing and voice their opposition to the president elect