Photographer Aryana Noroozi captured a range of vibrant moments from the Inland Empire in 2024, documenting the resilience of the communities and the struggles they face in the region.
Photographer Aryana Noroozi captured a range of vibrant moments from the Inland Empire in 2024, documenting the resilience of the communities and the struggles they face in the region.
![Jessica Mabson poses for a portrait while holding her four month old son, Ennis, on April 5, 2023. Jessica is a 31-year-old midwife student, veteran, mother of two, wife, and educator. As a babywearing educator, Jessica is trained in methods that help parents learn techniques for hands-free carrying and bonding with the baby. “I am very big on reproductive justice — that is my jam,” Jessica said. “My work brings me joy, being able to bring accessibility to people of the global majority is really what does it for me; being able to educate people on options they have as far as birth and locations [for birthing] that people are not aware they have.”](https://theievoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/1280x721_voice_PIR-800x600.png)