When I was a child, I had no idea who I was. The whole idea of identity was a murky concept which neither interested nor really roused my curiosity - This I have found is common to virtually all children. I'm a quarter of a century old now and a lot has changed. Not just out there in the world but also within me. A fundamental feeling or force which I believe is important to the human condition is a feeling of belonging.

Here I will have to…

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My name is Nathaniel Grann. I am photojournalist living the DC metropolitan area and am currently working on a photo project with the Corcoran College of Art & Design around the lives and culture of Romani Americans and Canadians. I'm very curious to see how Romani Americans and Canadians are treated within North America as well as the cultural traditions within context of North American culture, if possible to even contextualize such contrasting cultures.



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