Documentary photography · Vermont Foodbank · January 21, 2026

Vermont Foodbank Volunteer Day

Volunteers packed food for distribution inside the Vermont Foodbank warehouse. I photographed each step of the packing line and the people doing the work.

38 photographs

A Vermont Foodbank volunteer lifts an empty box above a warehouse packing line.

The packing line

Volunteers opened boxes, sorted food, and moved packed cases toward the pallets waiting at the end of the line.

I worked beside the line so the photographs show both the full warehouse and the work at each station.

Complete gallery

Shown in chronological order.

Person in red shirt packing cardboard boxes on a conveyor in a warehouse with stacked cansPerson in black sweatshirt arranging empty cardboard boxes in a warehouse with shelves of cansPerson in black sweatshirt leaning over open cardboard boxes in a warehouse with shelvesPerson in black sweatshirt placing a can into an open cardboard box in a warehousePerson in black sweatshirt pouring canned food into a box on a conveyor in a warehousePerson in red shirt inspecting a cardboard box in a warehouse with blurred backgroundPerson in green shirt standing behind stacked boxes of canned goods in a warehousePerson in green shirt arranging stacked boxes of canned goods in a warehousePerson in black sweatshirt holding milk carton near stacked boxes in warehouse with metal shelvingRows of white milk cartons with green logos packed in cardboard boxes on warehouse shelvesClose-up of corrugated metal surface with blurred warehouse background and colorful shelvesPerson in green shirt placing canned food into cardboard box on table in warehousePerson in green shirt taping a Vermont Foodbank box on conveyor belt in warehousePerson in green shirt taping a box on conveyor belt with stacked cans in backgroundPerson in red shirt holding stacked cardboard boxes near conveyor belt in warehousePerson in red shirt holding stacked cardboard boxes near conveyor belt and shelvesPerson in red shirt holding stacked cardboard boxes near conveyor belt in warehousePerson in black sweatshirt assembling a cardboard box on a conveyor in warehousePerson in black sweatshirt bending to adjust a cardboard box on conveyorRows of green and white canned goods stacked on warehouse shelvesWarehouse aisle with tall metal shelving filled with boxed goodsPerson in red shirt lifting a cardboard box above conveyor in warehousePerson in red shirt smiling while working with cardboard boxes in warehousePerson in red shirt pushing a cardboard box on conveyor in warehousePerson in red shirt leaning on stacked cardboard boxes near conveyor in warehousePerson in red shirt standing beside tall stack of cardboard boxes in warehousePerson in gray shirt with black gloves standing in warehouse with shelvesPerson behind stacked cardboard boxes and shelves of canned goods in warehousePlastic-wrapped boxes of canned sweet peas stacked on warehouse shelvesPerson smiling behind shelves of plastic-wrapped canned goods in warehousePerson in gray shirt gesturing near conveyor with orange canned goodsChalkboard sign with colorful vegetables and text on metal shelvingFour people packing cardboard boxes on a conveyor in a warehouse with shelves of foodTwo people taping a Vermont Foodbank box on a conveyor with shelves in backgroundTwo people taping a Vermont Foodbank box on a conveyor with shelves of foodFive people standing in front of a conveyor with stacked boxes and warehouse shelvesFive people standing in front of a conveyor with stacked boxes and warehouse shelvesHand holds a blue can of Lawson's Little Sip IPA inside the warehouse.