After School Project Jamaica and Terrell, both age 15, share a tender moment after school on September 29, 2014. From my ongoing Instagram-based photo series “The After School Project” which is an examination of how urban youth spend their time after school. When not under gaze of their parents or teachers. PHOTO: Cassandra Giraldo Kezia, 17, a high school senior, enjoys a slurpee after school in Brooklyn, New York as New York City public schools go back to school on September 9, 2015. PHOTO: Cassandra Giraldo From left, Tiffany, Hannibal and Lavendar hang out near Fulton Mall in Brooklyn, New York after school on September 4, 2014. PHOTO: Cassandra Giraldo Justin, 14, plays on his skateboard as he waits for his brothers to bring out an after school snack from the corner bodega in Brooklyn, NY on May 20, 2015. PHOTO: Cassandra Giraldo A Beat The Streets girls wrestling practice in December 2015. The non-profit Beat The Streets attracts young girls from all over the city, encouraging them to start or join girls wrestling teams of their own. Photographed for my ongoing series, “The After School Project.” In New York City, the Department of Education in partnership with BTS, formed the first girls wrestling league in the 2012-13 school year after girls continued to demand for a spot on the boys league. Raquelle and Alonzo hang out near Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn, New York after school on September 29, 2014. PHOTO: Cassandra Giraldo Anna Pimentel, 16, enjoys a slice of pizza after school on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn, New York October 27, 2015. CREDIT: Cassandra Giraldo Adriana and Tyari flirt after school near Fulton Mall in Brooklyn, New York on September 17, 2014. PHOTO: Cassandra Giraldo From left, Karen, 17, Tarek, 20, Rosie, 17, and Munna, 19, from Queens are caught canoodling after school on September 29, 2015. A detail of Arielle, 14, and her septum piercing as she hangs out with her friends after school in Brooklyn, New York on September 29, 2015. CREDIT: Cassandra Giraldo
