106 Degrees


  • Photographer
    Sara Chieco
  • Prize
    3rd Place / People/Other_P, 3rd Place / Editorial/Photo Essay and Feature Story
  • Date of Photograph
    June 2015

These are the year-round occupants of Slab City, CA of which there are only about 125. Squatting off the grid with no running water, electricity or sewage in summer temperatures that rise to 125 degrees requires extreme fortitude. A surprising number of the occupants are former military, and often suffer from PTSD. Money or not, they are all human just like anyone else, and showed me a true kindness.

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