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2011, Contemporary Issues , 2nd prize stories , Darcy Padilla
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The Julie Project

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For 18 years the photographer documented the life of Julie Baird, whom she met by chance in San Francisco. Julie was then 18 and HIV positive, with a newborn child and a history of drug abuse.
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The Julie Project

28 February 1993

Julie mit der drei Monate alten Rachel 1993 in der Lobby des Ambassador Hotels in San Francisco, wo sie mit ihrem Partner Jack lebte, beide waren hiv-positiv. Julie war damals 18 und hiv-positiv, hatte ein Neugeborenes und eine Vergangenheit voller Drogenmissbrauch. Die Fotografin konzentrierte sich auf den Überlebenskampf einer einzigen Frau, um so einen tiefen Einblick in Armut, Aids und andere soziale Themen zu bekommen. Später, nachdem Julie das Sorgerecht verloren hatte und die Kinder zur Adoption freigeben musste, wollte sie, dass das Projekt für Julies Kinder die Geschichte ihrer Mutter erzählte.

San Francisco, California, USA

Julie sits with Rachel, aged 3 months, in the lobby of the Ambassador Hotel in San Francisco, where she lives with her partner Jack, who, like her, is HIV positive. For 18 years the photographer documented the life of Julie Baird, whom she met by chance in San Francisco. Julie was then 18 and HIV positive, with a newborn child and a history of drug abuse. The photographer aimed to provide an in-depth look at poverty, Aids and other social issues by focusing on one woman’s struggle. Later, she wanted the project also to be a record for Julie’s children of their mother’s story, after Julie lost custody and had to give them up for adoption.

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Julie con Rachel, de 3 meses, en 1993, en el vestíbulo del Hotel Ambassador en San Francisco, donde vivió con su pareja Jack, ambos seropositivos. La fotógrafa documentó durante 18 años la vida de Julie Baird, a quien conoció por casualidad en San Francisco. Por aquel entonces, Julie tenía 18 años, era seropositiva, tenía un bebé recién nacido y un historial de drogadicción. La intención de la fotógrafa era proporcionar una visión profunda de la pobreza, el sida y otros temas sociales centrándose en la lucha particular de una mujer. Más adelante quiso que el proyecto también sirviera como testimonio de la historia de Julie para sus hijos, tras perder su tutela y haberse visto obligada a darlos en adopción.

Julie avec Rachel, âgée de 3 mois, en 1993 dans le lobby de l’hôtel Ambassador à San Francisco, où elle vivait avec son partenaire Jack, séropositif également. La photographe a documenté pendant 18 ans la vie de Julie Baird, rencontrée par hasard à San Francisco. Julie avait alors 18 ans, était séropositive, mère d’un nouveau-né et toxicomane. Le but était de traiter en profondeur la pauvreté, le sida et d’autres problèmes sociaux à travers la lutte d’une femme. Plus tard, quand Julie perdit la garde de ses enfants et dut les donner en adoption, la photographe souhaita que ce projet soit également, pour les enfants, un moyen de se souvenir de l’histoire de leur mère.

Julie con Rachel, a 3 mesi, nel 1993, nella hall dell’Hotel Ambassador a San Francisco, in cui viveva con il suo partner Jack, anche lui sieropositivo. Per 18 anni la fotografa ha documentato la vita di Julie Baird, una 18enne sieropositiva incontrata per caso a San Francisco, con una bambina appena nata e una storia di tossicodipendenza. Il progetto si proponeva di offrire uno sguardo approfondito sulla povertà, l’aids e altre problematiche sociali, concentrandosi sulla lotta di una sola donna. Quando Julie, però, perse l’affidamento dei figli e fu costretta a darli in adozione, la fotografa decise che il progetto sarebbe stato una testimonianza per i bambini della storia della madre.

Julie met Rachel, 3 maanden oud, in 1993 in de lobby van het Ambassador Hotel in San Francisco, waar ze met haar eveneens seropositieve partner Jack woonde. De fotografe volgde achttien jaar lang Julie Baird, die ze toevallig in San Francisco had ontmoet. De toen 18-jarige Julie was drugsverslaafd en seropositief, en ze had een pasgeboren baby. De fotografe wilde een indringend portret schetsen van armoede, aids en andere sociale kwesties door zich op de worsteling van één vrouw te concentreren. Toen Julie uit de voogdij werd ontzet en haar kinderen ter adoptie moest afstaan, groeide het project uit tot een verslag over Julie voor haar kinderen.

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Darcy Padilla

Darcy Padilla
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Darcy Padilla is a photojournalist and documentary photographer living in San Francisco, California. Her awards include a Guggenheim Fellowship, the W. Eugene Smith Memorial Award, the Alexia Foundation Professional Grant, the Open Society Institute Individual Fellowship, the Getty Images Grant for Editorial Photography, and a previous World Press Photo award, in 2011. Published internationally, Padilla is best-known for The Julie Project, the epic story of the life and death of Julie.
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