Sam Comen

Documentary, editorial, and commercial photographer based in LA. #WorkingAmerica and #TheNewestAmericans on tour through the US now.

[Sam Comen @samcomen]

"Unhoused" is a photo and audio essay that invites you to meet some of the Californians coping with the state’s homelessness crisis, and hear from them in their own words.

So excited to be sharing it with you today.

Visit https://t.co/ieqNDMN2hb
#cahomelessnessstudy

[UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative @ucsfbhhi]

Shout out to our incredible #CASPEH funders
@CHCFNews & @BlueShieldFound! Grateful to @SamComen for the compelling photos in our report.

Check out the powerful companion project by Sam and @aaronschrank: https://t.co/S3c3dWpKQl.
🔗https://t.co/8wx6k9H3sX #CAHomelessnessStudy

[Sam Comen @samcomen]

Thank you to partners @aaronschrank
@CHCFNews @ucsfbhhi

[Sam Comen @samcomen]

"Unhoused" is a photo and audio essay that invites you to meet some of the Californians coping with the state’s homelessness crisis, and hear from them in their own words.

So excited to be sharing it with you today.

Visit https://t.co/ieqNDMN2hb
#cahomelessnessstudy

[Sam Comen @samcomen]

Photographers! Career level-up opportunity:

Review Santa Fe has been instrumental in my career path to date from my first visit in ‘09 with ‘Lost Hills’ to my most recent visit in ‘19 which led to a new touring show of with ExhibitsUSA. Apply by Sunday! https://t.co/pTGQhYyKv8

[Sam Comen @samcomen]

Telling the Stories of Everyday People Through Photographs @carebyginger https://t.co/Jgoxw9KsqH

[Sam Comen @samcomen]

SO excited to share this new short film on my ‘Working America’ project + process: https://t.co/niAVFYH9va. When I partnered @GrandPark_LA to create a public art video piece, I knew it was something I'd want to capture. Deeply grateful to @thegroundmaking for this film!🎥

[Sam Comen @samcomen]

Thrilled that my work is part of an award-winning series for @nature. Congratulations @ProfPhotoAmelia !

[Society for News Design @SND]

In photo series, a silver medal goes to Nature for "Where I Work"

“Each photo has something that elevates it beyond a normal environmental photo."

[Sam Comen @samcomen]

@1199SEIUTEF Thanks so much for sharing!

[Carolina Gamero @linarocas]

#TheLongestShift recognizes the grocery workers, port truck drivers, street vendors, and so many more POC workers whose labor sustain us!🙌🏽@UFCW770 @CHIRLA

[Alliance for Boys and Men of Color @AllianceforBMOC]

Learn about Alvaro Altamirano, a trucker for the Port of Los Angeles as he reflected on his role as an essential worker working throughout 2020 in #TheLongestShift at https://t.co/RmUbfT3xL7

[Rock the Vote @RockTheVote]

Pauline Torrez spent the last year working #TheLongestShift on a job that took a wild turn for 2020.

Hear from more essential workers and their stories at https://t.co/FOVLmjrvk7.

[Sam Comen @samcomen]

@IrvineFdn Incredible to see Uriel here, @IrvineFdn. His words are so powerful.

[Photo Resource Center 📸 @prcboston]

PRC Member @samcomen completed a year-long portrait & interview project with Los Angelenos on front lines of the pandemic. Largely Black & Latinx in jobs that expose striking inequities so others can shelter at home while they remain on The Longest Shift, https://t.co/lafmYA39ru.

[California Fast Food Workers Union @CAFastFoodUnion]

“We have always—our whole lives—been essential people....Crossing the borders, we face many obstacles, but at the end of the day, we come to work, and to work wherever they place us, doing whatever it is.” - Laura Pozos, McDonalds Worker
#TheLongestShift #FightFor15

[Sam Comen @samcomen]

@BerlinRosen Thank you for the support friends!

[BerlinRosen @BerlinRosen]

Essential workers have been the backbone of the workforce since the pandemic began last March.

@SamComen’s project #TheLongestShift captures moments from these heroes’ days and shines a light on their high-risk and critical work in Los Angeles.
https://t.co/6J3fiRPXz6

[Sam Comen @samcomen]

@elinegordts Beyond thrilled with the publication, Eline. Loved working with you!

[Sam Comen @samcomen]

@emachtus Thank you for your support in this @emachtus !! Happy to be able to share it with you!

[CCF @calfund]

We cannot forget the essential workers who helped us through this unprecedented year. These workers have been hit hardest by #COVID-19.

CCF is glad to support the #TheLongestShift project uplifting these important Angelenos. #LAtogether. @samcomen

https://t.co/KwBzAwCiHK