Ximena Natera

Berkeley

Photojournalist at Berkeleyside

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Articles

The life of an immigrant day laborer in Berkeley

1 month ago | berkeleyside.org | Vanessa Arredondo |Ximena Natera

Editors’ note: This story was first published on Feb. 19. Last week, Berkeleyside photojournalist Ximena Natera spoke about the story and Berkeley’s day laborer community with KQED’s The Bay. Angel, a day laborer in Berkeley, arrives at the same corner on Hearst Avenue nearly every morning — including holidays and weekends — at about 8 a.m., ready to work. His expertise is in construction: roofing, landscaping and gardening, but he also takes other odd jobs to make ends meet.
Para los jornaleros de Berkeley, quedarse en casa no es opción

2 months ago | berkeleyside.org | Vanessa Arredondo |Ximena Natera

Leer en Inglés. Este artículo fue traducido por Azucena Rasilla. Ángel, un jornalero de Berkeley, llega a la misma esquina de Hearst Avenue casi todas las mañanas, incluidos los días festivos y los fines de semana, alrededor de las 8 a. m., listo para trabajar. Su especialidad es la construcción: techado, construcción de jardines y jardinería, pero también acepta otros trabajos esporádicos para poder tener suficiente dinero cada mes.
For East Bay day laborers with bills and fears, staying home is not an option

2 months ago | oaklandside.org | Vanessa Arredondo |Ximena Natera

Angel, a day laborer in Berkeley, arrives at the same corner on Hearst Avenue nearly every morning — including holidays and weekends — at about 8 a.m., ready to work. His expertise is in construction: roofing, landscaping and gardening, but he also takes other odd jobs to make ends meet. He is one of dozens of men who offer inexpensive manual labor along the seven-block West Berkeley corridor, from Ninth to Second streets, in city-designated zones.
Photos: Take a peek inside UC Berkeley’s newest student housing

Jan 17, 2025 | berkeleyside.org | Iris Kwok |Ximena Natera

Entering UC Berkeley’s new student apartment complex near University Village in Albany feels a bit like walking into a fancy tech company’s office space. Its downstairs common area has many spots for working, including tables and booth-style seating. Natural light is plentiful, thanks to the floor-to-ceiling windows.
2024: A year in photos

Dec 27, 2024 | berkeleyside.org | Ximena Natera

Some of the most compelling images Berkeleyside photographers captured this year were jarring moments that grabbed attention, such as the sight of police in riot gear and a wall of double-stacked shipping containers at People’s Park.
Traffic jams, rolling bins and tears: Make way as Cal students move in

Aug 23, 2024 | berkeleyside.org | Ximena Natera

UC Berkeley was abuzz this week with activity as students began moving into their dorms and apartments ahead of classes on Monday. Cars, SUVs and vans crowded the streets around campus, with families unloading boxes filled with clothes, personal items, backpacks, snacks and school supplies. New UC Berkeley Chancellor Rich Lyons, wearing jeans, sneakers and a T-shirt, on Tuesday welcomed parents and students checking into the Durant Residence Hall between College and Piedmont avenues.
Ximena Natera

Aug 23, 2024 | berkeleyside.org | Ximena Natera |Supriya Yelimeli |Ally Markovich |Tovin Lapan

Posted inSchools We photographed move-in day as cars crowded the streets around campus, with families unloading boxes filled with clothes, personal items, backpacks, snacks and school supplies.
Photos: Celebrating Black hair and the joy of reading

Aug 14, 2024 | berkeleyside.org | Ximena Natera

Social media star Mychal Threets brought his love of books and Black culture to the Library Afro Revolution Day Saturday at the Tarea Hall Pittman Library in South Berkeley. The librarian from Fairfield has over 793,000 TikTok and 840,000 Instagram followers who watch videos about his joyful and memorable encounters with kids and grownups in libraries. His agenda is clear: to bring as many people as possible into their local library.
South Berkeley neighbors are making friends by photographing flowers together

Jul 26, 2024 | berkeleyside.org | Ximena Natera

*The photographs in this essay were taken by participants of this year’s South Berkeley Flower Photowalk and selected by organizers Bella Bond and Angela Marlaud. Wandering around with a camera and looking at the world is one of the fundamentals of the photographic practice. However, it can sometimes be a lonely experience.
UC Berkeley students begin Sproul Plaza sit-in to protest Gaza war, Cal's investments

Apr 22, 2024 | berkeleyside.org | Ximena Natera |Supriya Yelimeli

UC Berkeley students have begun a sit-in of the Sproul Hall steps to protest Israel’s mass killing of civilians in Gaza and demand the university end financial connections to companies with ties to Israel. On Monday afternoon, students from the UC Berkeley Divest Coalition pitched about 10 tents on the steps of the Doe Library in the center of campus.