Being A subject

Recently my very good friend and talented photographer Alice Bialobrodec took my picture for a project she is working on. She is taking photos of current students or recent graduates and gathering their thoughts on the educational system.

I really admire Alice for her drive and her ability to look at situations in different ways. She had to do this project for her class and she dove headfirst into it! She is collecting the photos and words of young people negatively effected by the education system in American and will be mailing them to the congressman!

Below are some of the images she took of me and my statement about education.

© Alice B Photography

© Alice B Photography

© Alice B Photography

" The act of "working your way through school" is non-existent in this country anymore. We have become the United States of debt and the only way to get a better future is to sign away your life to a bank. If you are one of the unlucky majority to put yourselves through school, loans offer the only bridge to get you to your degree.
After graduating college I found that without my knowledge my loans were sold to banks I had never heard of and separated between those lenders. Now I pay banks that deliberately obscure payment information from me so that my account incurs fees. Loans should not deter people from educating themselves, and they do. "

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- Jackie Puwalski