Things They Left Behind — Laurie Smith Photography

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1-Pairs of Shoes Left in the Sand_El Paso TX 2023 copy.jpg

Ada's Bone in the Sand .jpeg

Ada's Pelvic Bone in the Sand.jpeg

Ada's Tshirt in the Desert Sand_Santa Teresa NM 2025.jpeg

Adidas Hoodie.jpeg

Barbie in the Sand_El Paso TX 2023.jpeg

Baseball Cap and Shoelace in the Desert Sand_Santa Teresa NM 2025.jpeg

Belt in the Sand.jpeg

Black Bra in the Desert Sand_El PasoTX 2023.jpeg

Black Hoodie in the Sand _El Paso TX 2023.jpeg

Black Underwear and Shadow in the Sand_El Paso TX 2023.jpeg

Cap Buried in the Desert Sand_Santa Teresa NM 2025.jpeg

Cap in the Sand.jpeg

Colgate in the Sand.jpeg

Collage of Ada's Bones in the Desert_Santa Teresa NM 2025.jpeg

Collage of Shoelaces Can Water and Underwear in the Desert_Santa Teresa NM 2025.jpeg

Collage with Jaw Bone jpeg.jpeg

Comb in the Sand_El Paso TX 2023Ljpeg.jpeg

Convers and Chain Link .jpeg

Down Coat Covered in Sand_Santa Teresa 2025.jpeg

Fanny Pack in the Desert Sand_El Paso TX 2023.jpeg

Her Belongings Layed out in the Sand.jpeg

Herdez Aytun Can in the Sand_El Paso TX 2023.jpeg

Jacket and Angel in the Sand.jpeg

Johnsons Baby Shampoo.jpeg

King of All Nations Devotional.jpeg

Lighter in the Sand_Santa Teresa NM 2025.jpeg

Migrant Detritus at the Wall, El Paso, TX 2023.jpeg

Nescafe in the Sand_El Paso TX 2023.jpeg

NIvea Can in the Sand_El Paso TX 2023.jpeg

PR Cap .jpeg

s-Things Left Behind_Collage El Paso TX.jpg

Salsa Ketsup.jpeg

Shag Carpet Treds in the Desert Sand 2021.jpeg

Shoelace Bundle in the Sand_El Paso TX 2023.jpeg

Shoelaces in the Sand_Santa Teresa NM 2025.jpeg

Socks in the Sand .jpeg

SPoon Sock Cigarettes_El Paso TX 2023.jpeg

Teddy Bear in the Desert Sand_Juarez Mexico 2021.jpeg

Things Left Behind Wallet and Shoelace_Santa Teresa, NM 2025.jpeg

Things Left Behind White Womens Keds_El Paso TX 2023 .jpeg

Things Left Behind_Bandana, El Paso, TX.jpeg

Things Left Behind_Black Glove, El Paso, TX.jpeg

Things Left Behind_Camel Cigarette Box, El Paso, TX.jpeg

Things Left Behind_Collage with Nescafe, El Paso, TX.jpeg

Things Left Behind_Collage, El Paso, TX.jpeg

Things Left Behind_Converse_El Paso, TX.jpeg

Things Left Behind_Ripped Jeans, El Paso, TX.jpeg

Things Left Behind_Shoelaces, El Paso, TX.jpeg

Things Left Behind_Skull, El Paso, TX.jpeg

Things Left Behind_Toothbrush, El Paso, TX.jpeg

Things Left Behind_Walking Stick, El Paso, TX.jpeg

Things Left Behind_Water Bottle in Sock, El Paso, TX.jpeg

Things Left Behind_Water Bottle, El Paso, TX.jpeg

Things They Left Behind Toys in the Sand_El Paso TX 2023 jpeg.jpeg

Tiny Barbie Dropped in the Desert Sand_El Paso TX 2023.jpeg

Toothbrush in the sand.jpeg

Tuna Can in the Sand_El Paso TX 2023.jpeg

Young Migrant Woman's Clothing and Remains in the Desert_Santa Teresa NM 2025.jpeg

Young Womans Jawbone in the Desert Sand_Santa Teresa 2025.jpeg

Optics of a War Zone

Public Art - a great way to get more eyes on what a 30 foot steel bollard border wall looks like. Thank you @the_big_picture_colo for this powerful opportunity to share art with all people. #wheatpaste #publicart #publicartforall #borderwall #lauries

I’m excited to share the news that this photograph from my
One Landscape Divided series,
“Hand of Border Patrol at the Wall, El Paso Texas 2022”
has been selected for the Threshold 2025 Exhibition at CPAC November 21, 2025 &ndash

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
Living in fear. Hiding. Separated from family. Torn from children. Detained. Alligator Alcatraz. Deported. El Salvador. Rwanda. Sudan. Back to dangerous homelands. Dying. In the desert. Remains in the sand. Bones bleaching in the

Trump wants the entire stretch of border wall painted black to burn the hands of those who attempt to climb it.
Homeland Security’s Kristi Noem said, “That is specifically at the request of the president, who understands that in the hot

The National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON) is a US-based labor organization dedicated to improving the lives of day laborers, migrants, and low-wage workers! The network’s mission is to build leadership and power among marginalized com

Trump’s BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL designates
$46.5 BILLION for the BIG BEAUTIFUL WALL,
while the effectiveness of continuing to build a border wall is debated.

https://apnews.com/article/immigration-budget-congress-trump-bill-e37bb0a5c5ca883438db349

Honored to have “Saguaro at the Wall” selected to exhibit with such brilliantly creative photographs at the Annual @cpacphoto Members Show, curated by Anne Leighton Massoni of @hcponline. Exhibit runs through August 2nd.
#borderlandphotog

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

© Laurie Smith 2025

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