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Hin-ce-to Photography hin-ce-to translates from Nisenan to mirror reflection. A nice looking image. Indigenous photography

Super excited to be involved with the night market in Sac tonight! Hope to see you all there
07/29/2023

Super excited to be involved with the night market in Sac tonight! Hope to see you all there

Hope to see you all there on Saturday at the first night market by
07/23/2023

Hope to see you all there on Saturday at the first night market by

More photos from my MMIW shoot a couple of months ago. Apologies for taking so long to get these out, my family has been...
07/12/2023

More photos from my MMIW shoot a couple of months ago. Apologies for taking so long to get these out, my family has been going through a sensitive loss since the first MMIW photos were posted.

Here I gathered the women, two-spirits, and one child for a group shot with flyers I made of Indigenous women and girls who have gone missing or were killed within the 7 months prior to taking these photos.

I then got a group shot including the men who came to show solidarity, two of whom do not claim to be Indigenous but still showed their support in this message.

Third I got a shot of just the men which I felt is important for showing that women aren't the only ones who stand up for women's safety.

The final two photos are two different groups of siblings who share the same views as many do on the MMIWG2S/MMIR epidemic.

Updates:
Wendy Marcia-Alvarado and Maia Brooke Scull have since been found safe
Bianca Rivera has been located
Snow Angel Ynostrosa is presumed to be located, removed from missing persons list

*Warriors mentioned in group photo caption*

In honor of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Children, Two-Spirits and other relatives in North America. This ...
05/11/2023

In honor of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Children, Two-Spirits and other relatives in North America.

This past Sunday (May 7, 2023) I got friends and family together to help me with this shoot. Here are a few portraits from that day. More to come soon.

Update: Maia Brooke Scull has since been located.

Warriors in order:
McKenna Moore
Sophie Hampshire
Bella Delatorre & Garen Oversen
Sadie Hampshire
Dezie Vollmer
Sonia Camp

New project in the works! ~Our Stories~Each photo in this series connects to a story from the tribal nation the models d...
05/11/2023

New project in the works! ~Our Stories~

Each photo in this series connects to a story from the tribal nation the models descend from. Here I have Butterfly Man (Maidu/Nisenan) and a raven becoming a human (Miwok). I have a total of four stories captured so far.

If anyone wants to participate as a model, you can reach me at [email protected] Let me know who your ancestors are if there's a specific story that intrigues you.

Makeup by: Deerstine Madrone
Photos by: Bella Delatorre
Moral support: Sadie Hincenope Hampshire
Models: Marcus Hampshire & Bella Delatorre

From March 8 through April 1, 2023, I had my first solo gallery show. It was a surreal experience, I never expected to g...
04/26/2023

From March 8 through April 1, 2023, I had my first solo gallery show. It was a surreal experience, I never expected to get picked for this opportunity on my first attempt.

Everybody was so kind and helpful, I can't say thank you enough to everybody involved. And a huge thank you to the man who pushed me to apply myself. Kirkman Amyx is a photography professor at Sierra College in Rocklin, CA. He taught me so much over the years, and when I was approaching my graduation in 2022, he told me about Viewpoint Photographic Arts Center in Sacramento. He told me I should apply for the step up gallery, I wasn't so sure but I decided to take his advice.

This experience has taught me so much about myself, and that I should be proud of myself. It's so easy to doubt your own abilities but having this achievement makes it just that much harder to doubt myself. Always push yourself, always take advantage of opportunities that present themselves. If you don't, you'll never know how far it could have taken you.

Cultural Appreciation (2021)An Aztex dancer at the 2021 MMIW March at Sutter's Fort State Historic Park in Sacramento, C...
04/25/2023

Cultural Appreciation (2021)

An Aztex dancer at the 2021 MMIW March at Sutter's Fort State Historic Park in Sacramento, California. A local Indigenous California girl and a mixed race boy view the demonstration respectfully.

John Augustus Sutter is credited with the discovery of gold in California, sparking the very dark period of the California Gold Rush. Many people do not know that he enslaved countless people from local California tribal nations before and during the Gold Rush. The discovery of gold was actually achieved by one of his Indigenous slaves. California was always considered a Free State even throughout this time.

We gathered in Sacramento to spread awareness and honor those in our communities who have been murdered or gone missing. Authorities and investigors even today fail us in finding out what happened to our loved ones and finding those responsible.

04/25/2023

Grief and Healing (2020) - a series

In fall of 2020, I was taking online courses including a color photography class. About halfway through the semester, I found myself needing some time to work on my mental health. I left home for two months and went on to work with a program near San Diego. I was told nobody completes more than one class while in the program, but I completed 4.

The final assignment for my color photography class was to create a portfolio in which color helps to tell a narrative. With HIPAA being a problem, and being so far from family, I had to be my own model. My narrative is a personal story of my grief for my grandmother, April Pamela Moore.

My grandma's great grandmother helps me tell this story with her mourning song. Lizzie Enos sang and spoke for UC Berkeley to preserve our language and culture, and from those recordings I found her song.

I start with green and red, to represent the natural love I have for her. I then add black to the story to show the mourning I experienced. The green gets more intense but without the red to show that the cycle of grief is natural. The red comes back to show that I found love for her and myself in the midst of mourning. Then white is introduced to show the healing that I experienced. And the red envelopes the sky as a way to show the warmth I found in myself.

Although the healing and warmth did occur in my grieving process, they became stronger and more prominent while I was working in that program. So in a way, this story is about missing my Grandma, but it's also about me finding myself, finding my strength now that I can't rely on hers. Recently people have said such wonderful things about me, but I would never have given them the reasons to say such things if I never chose to help myself when I did.

It's never too late to work on yourself, it's not a bad thing to need some help in life, we're all human beings and we need to help lift each other and lift ourselves up.

Dried Ut•i (2021)A mandarin bag filled with ut•i (acorn in Nisenan) spilling out and ready for cracking. Ut•i it a Calif...
04/25/2023

Dried Ut•i (2021)

A mandarin bag filled with ut•i (acorn in Nisenan) spilling out and ready for cracking. Ut•i it a California staple which many different cultures relied on for survival and continue to eat today.

Blithe (2022)Sadie Hampshire (Nisenan and Washoe) modeling for low key shoot earlier last year. She's wearing California...
04/24/2023

Blithe (2022)

Sadie Hampshire (Nisenan and Washoe) modeling for low key shoot earlier last year. She's wearing California pinenuts plus her everyday jewelry, a red MMIW skirt, and has a painted on 111 tattoo to represent her female ancestors.

Stoicism (2022)

Marcus Hampshire (Nisenan and Washoe) wearing a "Make America Native Again" snapback along with some necklaces. Showing his pride in his cultural heritage.

Beaded Bracelets (2021)Some of the items for sale by one of the venders at the Auburn Big Time Powwow
04/24/2023

Beaded Bracelets (2021)

Some of the items for sale by one of the venders at the Auburn Big Time Powwow

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