{"id":5913,"date":"2024-04-13T13:28:45","date_gmt":"2024-04-13T13:28:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/?p=5913"},"modified":"2024-04-25T22:28:24","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T22:28:24","slug":"2024-the-gitner-award-portfolio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/2024\/04\/13\/2024-the-gitner-award-portfolio\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 The Gitner Family Award Portfolio"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Gitner Family Award goes to a body of work that showcases a returning student photographer\u2019s vision and demonstrates versatility, expertise, and depth.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<nav class=\"has-background has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color is-responsive items-justified-center wp-block-navigation is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-navigation-is-layout-1 wp-block-navigation-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"2024 What We Do Category Menu\" \n\t\t data-wp-interactive=\"core\/navigation\" 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wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"http:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/2024\/04\/13\/2024-the-gitner-award-portfolio\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">The Gitner Award Portfolio<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/nav>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Award Recipient: Joseph Ciembroniewicz <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_1-1800x1200.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_1-640x427.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ryan May, 18, Clarkson University class of 2027, races down a berm after completing a steep rock drop on the fifth stage of the enduro course at the Eastern Collegiate Cycling Conference hosted by Clarkson University in Potsdam, N.Y., on Sept. 23, 2023. May finished eighth in the B category, qualifying for the dual slalom race the next day. He stated, \u201cI could\u2019ve pushed myself a little harder.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"730\" src=\"http:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_2-1024x730.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_2-1024x730.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_2-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_2-768x547.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_2-1536x1094.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_2-2048x1459.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_2-1684x1200.jpg 1684w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_2-640x456.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Andrea Westerlund, 36, stands for a portrait in Rochester, N.Y., on Sept. 30, 2023. Westerlund is the founder and editor of Flower Power, a magazine whose mission is to document \u201ccool shit in Rochester, N.Y.&#8221;  Westerlund identifies the magazine as \u201ca small publication that covers the people, places, projects, and organizations, that are under the radar of the mainstream media.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"725\" src=\"http:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_3-1024x725.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_3-1024x725.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_3-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_3-768x544.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_3-1536x1087.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_3-1695x1200.jpg 1695w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_3-640x453.jpg 640w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_3.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mo Chara, one third of the rap trio KNEECAP, looks into the crowd during a set in on March 21, 2024, at the Axis Club in Toronto, Canada. Chara injured his foot at a show earlier in the tour. KNEECAP hails from Belfast, Ireland, and they rap in both Gaelic and English. They are Irish Republicans, and often make politically motivated music addressing the British state, and imperialism in general.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"707\" src=\"http:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_4-1024x707.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_4-1024x707.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_4-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_4-768x530.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_4-1536x1061.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_4-2048x1414.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_4-1738x1200.jpg 1738w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_4-640x442.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jake Muldoon, University of Vermont class of 2026, hits a dirt jump over a bonfire during a beer- fueled celebration after the first day of competition at the 2023 Eastern Collegiate Cycling Conference (ECCC) hosted by Clarkson University in Potsdam, N.Y., on Sept. 23, 2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"741\" src=\"http:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_5-1024x741.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_5-1024x741.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_5-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_5-768x555.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_5-1536x1111.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_5-2048x1481.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_5-1659x1200.jpg 1659w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_5-640x463.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Erez, a pro-Israel demonstrator, brandishes a jacket bearing an insignia resembling the Israel Defense Forces&#8217; paratroopers emblem towards pro-Palestine demonstrators during rally in Times Square in New York, N.Y. on Oct. 8, 2023. The demonstration came the day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared war in response to coordinated attacks by Hamas from the Gaza Strip into Israel that resulted in the deaths of some 1,200 and kidnappings of 220. Erez stated the reason he was there was \u201chaving a voice for my country, they destroyed us yesterday.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"705\" src=\"http:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_6-1024x705.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_6-1024x705.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_6-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_6-768x528.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_6-1536x1057.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_6-2048x1409.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_6-1744x1200.jpg 1744w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_6-640x440.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Batman of San Jose is photographed after a day of outreach on Nov. 12, 2023, in Rochester, N.Y. Batman of San Jose is a student in Rochester. During his free time he does outreach work, bringing resources to those in need, mostly unhoused individuals, while dressed as Batman. He began this practice in his home city, San Jose, Calif. He built the suit himself, and started wearing it while helping the homeless community as a way to get more attention on a dire issue that he felt was being largely ignored.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/937979389?badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" title=\"Loner\"><\/iframe><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>This documentary short examines the graffiti writer Loner\u2019s practice and thought process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"664\" data-id=\"6143\" src=\"http:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_10-1024x664.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_10-1024x664.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_10-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_10-768x498.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_10-1536x995.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_10-2048x1327.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_10-1800x1166.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_10-640x415.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Batman of San Jose (BOSJ) is a student in Rochester, N.Y. During his free time he does outreach work, bringing resources to unhoused individuals, while dressed as Batman. He began this practice in his home city, San Jose, Calif. <br><br>Batman of San Jose (BOSJ) is a student in Rochester, N.Y. During his free time he does outreach work, bringing resources to unhoused individuals, while dressed as Batman. He began this practice in his home city, San Jose, Calif. A prototype of the mask sits in front of his sewing machine on Batman of San Jose\u2019s desk at his home in Monroe County, N.Y. on Oct. 22, 2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" data-id=\"6144\" src=\"http:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_11-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_11-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_11-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_11-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_11-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_11-2048x1360.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_11-1800x1195.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_11-640x425.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Batman of San Jose prepares his suit and utility belt for a day of outreach in Rochester, N.Y. on Nov. 12, 2023. BOSJ designed and built the suit himself. It is purpose built, and features a utility belt that includes a medical kit and narcan, as well as armor that he claims can stop a stabbing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"699\" data-id=\"6145\" src=\"http:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_12-1024x699.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_12-1024x699.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_12-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_12-768x524.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_12-1536x1049.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_12-2048x1398.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_12-1758x1200.jpg 1758w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_12-640x437.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><br>Batman of San Jose checks his first aid kit, something he always has with him when he\u2019s doing outreach, before departing on Nov. 12, 2023, in Rochester, N.Y.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"653\" data-id=\"6146\" src=\"http:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_13-1024x653.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_13-1024x653.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_13-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_13-768x490.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_13-1536x980.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_13-2048x1307.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_13-1800x1148.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_13-640x408.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><br><br>Batman of San Jose rides into Rochester, N.Y. with Vidit Katyal, a San Jose local and University of Rochester alum that saw one of Batman of San Jose\u2019s TikToks and volunteered to drive him for the day on Nov. 12, 2023. BOSJ does not have a car in Rochester, so he is reliant on volunteers and Uber.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"587\" data-id=\"6147\" src=\"http:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_14-1024x587.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_14-1024x587.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_14-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_14-768x440.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_14-1536x881.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_14-2048x1174.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_14-1800x1032.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_14-640x367.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><br>Batman of San Jose stands in line at Walmart to buy socks to distribute on Nov. 12, 2023, in Rochester, N.Y. Socks are one of the most sought after items amongst the individuals BOSJ serves. At this Walmart, they were in a locked case.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"694\" data-id=\"6148\" src=\"http:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_15-1024x694.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_15-1024x694.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_15-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_15-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_15-1536x1040.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_15-2048x1387.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_15-1772x1200.jpg 1772w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_15-640x433.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><br><br>Batman of San Jose hands a water bottle and tangerines to Frank Smith as Smith waits for the bus at Rialto st. and North Clinton ave. in Rochester, N.Y. on Oct. 22, 2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"725\" data-id=\"6149\" src=\"http:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_16-1024x725.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_16-1024x725.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_16-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_16-768x544.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_16-1536x1087.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_16-2048x1450.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_16-1695x1200.jpg 1695w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_16-640x453.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><br>\u201cT\u201d records Batman of San Jose on North Clinton Ave, during a day of outreach on Oct. 22, 2023, in Rochester, N.Y.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"774\" data-id=\"6150\" src=\"http:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_17-1024x774.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_17-1024x774.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_17-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_17-768x581.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_17-1536x1161.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_17-2048x1548.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_17-1587x1200.jpg 1587w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_17-640x484.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Batman of San Jose hands a pair of socks to Jasmine, an unhoused woman, as he does outreach on Nov. 12, 2023 in Rochester, N.Y.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"761\" data-id=\"6151\" src=\"http:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_18-1024x761.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_18-1024x761.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_18-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_18-768x571.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_18-1536x1142.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_18-2048x1522.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_18-1614x1200.jpg 1614w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_18-640x476.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kelly, an unhoused woman, leads Batman of San Jose to other individuals in need on Nov. 12, 2023, in Rochester, N.Y.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"6152\" src=\"http:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_19-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_19-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_19-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_19-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_19-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_19-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_19-1800x1200.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_19-640x427.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Batman of San Jose walks alongside a bridge in Rochester, N.Y., on Oct. 22, 2023, searching for individuals in need.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"476\" data-id=\"6153\" src=\"http:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_20-1024x476.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_20-1024x476.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_20-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_20-768x357.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_20-1536x714.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_20-2048x952.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_20-1800x836.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_20-640x297.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><br><br>Batman of San Jose approaches a man who is overdosing on North Clinton ave, Rochester, N.Y. on Oct. 22, 2023. BOSJ initially decided not to administer Narcan, a decision later called \u201ckind of shortsighted,\u201d stating \u201cI should\u2019ve just administered Narcan immediately.\u201d Moments later members with the outreach group \u2018Hope Dealers,\u2019 arrived and asked BOSJ whether they should give Narcan. He told them yes. After two doses, the man revived<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"6154\" src=\"http:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_21-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_21-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_21-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_21-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_21-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_21-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_21-1800x1200.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/pj.rit.edu\/nppa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1_ROVP_21-640x427.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Batman of San Jose lies on his bed in Rochester N.Y. and scrolls through comments on a TikTok of his that recently went viral. BOSJ has gathered thousands of followers on the app and has received hundreds of interaction in a very short period of time. He states, \u201cSocial media\u2019s exhausting. Like I hate that it\u2019s so useful. 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