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The Camera That’s Flipping Stereotypes of Fatherhood Upside Down

An inventive photographer invites nine fathers to reflect on the complexities of raising a family in one of Brooklyn’s most disadvantaged neighborhoods.

Emily Rhyne
Aug 05, 2016
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“We don’t have deadbeat dads out here. We have a lot of men who are just really working hard to figure a way out of their predicament.” - Brother Andre Mitchell, Executive Director, ManUp! Inc., East New York, Brooklyn, NY

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