por vida // for life is a photo & sound project. It seeks to explore the Latinx sense of place & life carved out amidst rural environmental injustices in the Central Valley of California.

The project was started in 2024 by Jacqueline Canchola-Martinez (BA Geography, BS Conservation & Resource Studies UC Berkeley), born and raised in Tulare County.

por vida // for life has received support and funding from UC Berkeley’s Department of Geography, College of Natural Resources, and Arts Research Center.

Production support from Joel Wanek, Alondra Garcia, and Jim Tapia