Solidarity Prints
Since fundraising with prints of photography for Typhoon Ulysses relief in the Philippines a few years ago, I’ve been reflecting on how photography might be a way to show up for places, causes, people that I care about, even when I am geographically far away. In a longer arc, I’m visioning a photography print shop founded around storytelling sovereignty & resource redistribution, where proceeds go back to the place or community from where the image came.
With the photo below, you can make a contribution and receive a print. All profits benefit the causes or organizations listed below.
All proceeds benefit mutual aid, relief, and recovery from the Los Angeles fires.
4×6, matte
Image description: A horizontal stretch of buildings and palm trees at Santa Monica Beach is reflected on the water below, against a white and pastel sky.
Santa Monica on Monday, 2016
Los Angeles is the first city where I fell in love — with the place itself, its corners and textures and spirit of (re)imagination. From the farmer’s markets in downtown & West Adams, the street tacos on 30th & Vermont, the social entrepreneurship in the Figueroa Corridor and Boyle Heights and beyond: I experienced LA as a place of relationship, where so many people are creating art, community, and change for & from their home.
I took this photo in 2016, as Santa Monica prepared to open the Expo line. We gathered on a Monday around a mobility campaign to increase awareness & adoption of various mobility options, from bikesharing to the metro. A friend who worked at the city later told me how the Expo line far exceeded its ridership goals within its first week — some proof by demand, of how we are calling for solutions that truthfully steward the wellbeing of our communities and our earth. We are past ready.
So I am reminded from this photo that on that Monday in 2016, we convened around a climate issue. And as the fires continue in Los Angeles, extremified by the conditions of climate change, I am reminded that we are convening around a climate issue — a structural, intersectional issue.
With the fires in Los Angeles, the crisis is ongoing and its impacts will continue to affect those directly affected by fires and evacuation orders, and communities across the county, particularly those more vulnerable to its impacts such as unhoused, disabled, elderly, and low-income folks.
By purchasing this print, all proceeds go to mutual aid, relief, and recovery from the 2025 Los Angeles fires, starting with the Mutual Aid LA Network and Fire Poppy Project.
Additional resources
A few additional resource directories & ways to contribute are listed below:
LA Fire & Wind Storm Resources — a directory of resources and volunteer / donation needs compiled by the Mutual Aid LA Network
2025 Los Angeles Fire Response — a directory of resources for those affected by fires, monetary / in-kind donations, and volunteer opportunities in LA
GoFundMe Wildfire Relief Fund, Displaced Black Families GoFundMe Directory, Displaced Latine Families - Wildfire Mutual Aid Directory, Displaced Filipino Families Affected by the LA Fires, Disabled Folks Displaced by LA Fires — GoFundMe directories & listings to directly support those affected by fires
Anti-Recidivism Coalition Firefighter Fund — a fund to support incarcerated firefighters as they work against the Palisades and Eaton fires, organized by the Anti-Recidivism Coalition
LA Fire: Artist Resources — a directory of artist relief grants & resources for artists impacted by the fires, compiled by LOTA
Shipping & delivery
Shipping for this print is currently available at checkout for addresses in the United States. For addresses outside the United States, please contact me at solidarity.prints.by.sara@gmail.com to arrange delivery.
If you prefer to contribute via Venmo, you can send a payment to @Sara-Yang and email me with your mailing address to receive the print.
I will start shipping the prints out in a couple weeks once I have received them from the printer. Thank you!
From the archives
Image description: Six photography prints with various scenes from the Philippines are presented on a bamboo table.
Typhoon Ulysses Recovery | We raised $1795 in November 2020 to support the community of Baliuag, Bulacan recover from Typhoon Ulysses in the Philippines. With these funds, we provided immediate essentials for vulnerable & affected community members, and clean water & sanitation access throughout the area.
Get in touch
Feel free to reach out with any questions at solidarity.prints.by.sara@gmail.com.