Welcome to #shoutoutthursday! Today we are featuring our friends @everydayincarceration ・・・ A U.S. military veteran and prisoner practices meditation during a yoga class provided by The Veterans Healing Veterans program at San Quentin State Prison. ⠀ ⠀ “Yoga as a mindfulness practice is our tool for re-engaging prisoners with their bodies to restore the connection between mind, body and heart,” explains James Fox, founder of the Prison Yoga Project.⠀ ⠀ Photo by Saalik Khan @saalikkhan⠀ #everydaybronx #everydayeverywhere #bronx #thebronx #bx⠀ #everydayincarceration #prisonphotography #prison #legacyofmassincarceration #California #SanQuentin #military #veterans #PTSD #yoga #VeteransHealingVeterans FOLLOW OUR FRIENDS: @everydayafrica @everydayasia @everydayaustralia @everydayblackamerica @everydaybrasil @everydayclimatechange @everydayeasterneurope @everydayecuador @everydayegypt @everydayeverywhere @everydaygolshahr @everydayguatemala @everydayincarceration @everydaylatinamerica @everydaymacondo @everydaymexico @everydaymiddleeast @everydaymigration @everydaymugration @everydayphilippines @everyday_puertorico @everyday.turkey @everydayvietnam

Central Facility | Lorton Prison © photochangellc 2017 The Hill, as Central was affectionately called, was home to DC felons. Photography workshop participant Calvin talks about the Administrator, Salandra Whitfield: "He gave us programming, allowing us to stay connected with our families. It gave us a chance to come home and connect with our roots." #photographyworkshop #rehabilitation #everydayincarceration #80s #shortdoc #documentaryfilm #dcstoriesmatter #lortonva #lortonprison #dcdc #filmisnotdead #artmatters #shootfilm #35mm #blackandwhitephotography #bnw #acreativedc #artsprogramming #inlortonsdarkroom #prisonphotography

If you are in the DC Metro area on Saturday, August 19th, please come to a screening of a film that I edited called, "In Lorton's Darkroom" at the DC Black Film Festival - The Miracle Theater 535 8th Street, SE, Washington, DC. This documentary follows the journey of a group of incarcerated individuals at the notorious Lorton Prison, who used photography to transform their lives.

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Jim Vance was a legend with heart, an honor to have known him. Will always appreciate his support of prison photography programming. RIP. ©photochangellc 2017 #jimvancenbc4washingtondc #jimvance #newsanchor #prisonphotography #artsprogramming #acreativedc #blackandwhitephotography #inlortonsdarkroom #dcstoriesmatter #rehabilitation #photographyworkshop #dc #incarceration #criminaljustice #prison #docsinprogress #ruckmanphoto #1983

Thrilled to be part of @dcblackfilmfest! Join us August 19 at 7pm at the Miracle Theatre, 535 8th St, SE, DC. #inlortonsdarkroom #shortdoc #dcbff #prisonphotography #2017 #filmfestival #dc #dcstoriesmatter #filmisnotdead #photographyworkshop #indiefilm #lortonprison #rehabilitation #documentary @docsinprogress @emmae_pearce @jmcdonough92 @ruckmanphoto

This is what the invitation looked like in January 1986 for an exhibition of incarcerated individuals photographs from within Lorton Maximum Security Prison in Fairfax, VA. "I was proud of my work," said David Mitchell El, a participant in the rehabilitative photography program. ©photochangellc, 2016 #blackandwhite #photography #exhibit #prisonphotography #prisonindustry #rehabilitation #inlortonsdarkroom #documentary #documentaryfilm #documentaryphotos #documentaryphotography #1986 #lorton #dc

Photo by incarcerated individual, and graduate of the photography program, Joseph Sweat. Taken 1981 at Lorton Central Correctional Facility. ©photochangellc, 2016
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