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Laurie Smith Photography
At the Border
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Laurie Smith Photography
At the Border
Works
About
Contact Laurie
At the Border
Works
About
Contact Laurie

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Judging by the optics, the borderland is now a war zone. Since 2016 I have driven the dirt road that abuts the border wall from El Paso, TX to Columbus, NM, on self-assigned recognizance missions to see what might unfold.  I rarely encounter a s
Things they left behind.
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Ocotillo blossoms at the Wall.
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From El Paso’s Holy Family Refugee Center to the Vatican: Laurie Smith’s photos, capturing the city’s compassion for migrants, moved Pope Francis. “Siguen adelante” (Keep doing this), he said. A powerful reminder of our
PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE BORDERLANDS.
Opening reception at CLP Jewelry on Friday, March 7, 5-7PM, as part of Denver’s Month of Photography. 
On view through March 29th.
BIG THANKS to CLP for continuing to support my work and for helping me raise aw
Immigration has changed dramatically under Trump.
The border is now closed to all safe and legal pathways to asylum.  
The new administration has flooded the zone by overwhelming his opponents and the courts with controversial actions at a speed

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