Frontlines of Life presents the first seven years of street photography by Dante Sisofo, spanning from 2016 to 2022. Made across Baltimore, Philadelphia, Israel, Napoli, Zambia, Mumbai, and Mexico City, the photographs capture fleeting moments of everyday life as they unfold in public space.

Sisofo began photographing while studying art in Baltimore, where the streets became his training ground. His curiosity soon led him beyond the United States—studying in Jerusalem, photographing in Jericho, and later living with a Palestinian family after graduating. In 2019, he joined the Peace Corps and lived in a rural village in Zambia, an experience that deepened his understanding of people, culture, and daily life.

Moving through streets, markets, neighborhoods, and villages, Sisofo documents the spontaneity of human experience—moments of play, tension, loss, and belief that emerge and disappear without warning. Scenes of childhood, conflict, ritual, and quiet observation unfold side by side, revealing a world where joy and struggle coexist.

These photographs were not staged or constructed. They were made through walking, observing, and responding instinctively in real time.

The images in this book represent the first chapter of Sisofo’s work in color—an early period of exploration, travel, and discovery that shaped the foundation of his photographic vision.

For Sisofo, street photography is a way of placing oneself in the frontlines of life—fully present, attentive, and open to whatever may appear.