For my photo essay I will be focusing on the South Brooklyn communities of Brighton and Sheepshead Bay. I would like to give an overview of the history of this community and discuss the rich nature of the people there while also exposing the blatant hypocrisy that currently exists there with regards to COVID-19 and the BLM Movement. I would like to attempt to capture images of some of the blatant illegal activities that occur on a daily basis and do a deep dive into how this community of refugees from the Soviet Union has turned into such a conservative group of people.
I would like to highlight some of the beliefs of the majority of immigrants in this community, as well as try to depict what it is like to be a progressive young person surrounded by Soviet close-mindedness. I will take pictures of the neighborhood as well as some of the people. I am hoping to try and get some people to do interviews and provide their opinions for this piece.