Break seeks to explore the ways in which young people today approach the issue of burnout, the healthy or unhealthy coping habits they’ve developed, and the various different realities that they find themselves living in. How do young people navigate the steepening climb toward a comfortable living? Does everyone accept and subscribe to the heightened demands of modern society? How do they relieve stress? Is it brave or foolish to abandon self-optimization for the prospect of self-fulfillment? Can these concepts be made to co-exist? Skateboarders take over 13th Street near Montgomery Avenue, which was shut down due to festivities at Temple University on May 2, 2019.
Lex Holmes, a 23-year-old medical student pursuing her M.D., studies from a textbook after biking along Kelly Drive on May 2, 2019. In addition to pursuing her doctoral degree, Holmes runs a blog dedicated toward helping undergraduate medical students and works as a life coach.
The reflection of Marshall James Kavanaugh typing a poem on his typewriter is shown in his aviator sunglasses in Rittenhouse Square on May 2, 2019. Kavanaugh writes personalized poems full-time, in addition to conducting book tours.
Temple University students participate in a therapy dog session in the Howard Gittis Student Center on May 2, 2019.
Nic Patino, a 21-year-old management information systems major at Temple University, launches himself high into the air on his pogo stick at Cecil, the colloquial name of the park near the corner of Broad Street and Cecil B. Moore Ave on March 15, 2019. Patino is a professional pogo rider signed to the agency Xpogo and travels across the country year-round to help pay his rent.
Karina Maki checks her work schedule for one of her two jobs during her lunch break in Washington Square on May 3, 2019.
Robert West, a 35-year-old economist for the U.S. Department of Labor, poses while exploring Race Street Pier on May 3, 2019. West recently moved from Atlanta to continue his career working for the federal government in Philadelphia.
The 2019 Paul Green Rock Academy poses for a group photo at the school’s Manayunk location in Northwest Philadelphia on March 5, 2019.
Fans cheer and record with their cellphones as Meek Mill takes the stage during his sold-out show at The Met Philadelphia on March 15, 2019.