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During a year at Camden High, I learned hard lessons about the role of politics in state takeovers

As a photojournalist, I wanted to document life after a state intervention during a school year at the "Castle on the Hill." In doing so, I also picked up an unexpected education.

From left: Camden Mayor Vic Carstarphen, South Jersey political power broker George Norcross, U.S. Rep. Donald Norcross, former Assemblyman Arthur Barclay, and Camden Board of Education president Wasim Muhammad attend a Camden High basketball game in March 2022.
From left: Camden Mayor Vic Carstarphen, South Jersey political power broker George Norcross, U.S. Rep. Donald Norcross, former Assemblyman Arthur Barclay, and Camden Board of Education president Wasim Muhammad attend a Camden High basketball game in March 2022.Read moreApril Saul