Illuminating Disparity

These photographs examine the contemporary world through a socioeconomic lens. Wealth is increasingly tied to health, education, and opportunity in the United States. By using documentary photography, emphasis is placed on culture, values, and political issues. Economic inequality in America is at the highest point since before the Stock Market Crash of 1929. The current estimate leaves the top twenty percent holding eighty percent of the wealth while the bottom forty percent barely share a percentage point. Individuals will be unable to reach any form of economic stability and instead barely survive day to day. These statistics extend further than research but permeates every aspect of life. When born into one economic class it is nearly impossible to rise higher on the economic spectrum. These photographs capture facets of life affected by the economic sphere.