A New Perspective on the Border

“I think as storytellers, we have the ability to connect people to others, and that’s what I wanted to do with Border Perspective,” said Moya about sharing the story through photography.
Despite the emotional toll the trip has taken on him, Moya and his brother are planning to return to the border within the next year.
Here are a few photos taken on the border perspective trip and posted on Instagram, with abridged captions. To get the full perspective, visit Instagram.com/BorderPerspective, or find them on Instagram – @BorderPerspective.

While in San Juan, Texas, we came upon a group of about 100 marchers. It wasn’t a protest march but a 40th anniversary of Texas Farmworkers March for Human Rights celebration.

“We didn’t cross the border, the border crossed us,” Janet, A Member of the Tohono O’odham Tribe, explained. When the Gadsden Purchase was made, the tribe was divided. “My mom’s house stayed on the Mexican side and the rest of my family stayed on the U.S. side,” she said. As more border regulations are implemented, Janet and her family members find it more difficult to visit each other across a divided land.