In the cold dawn light on Lexington Battle Green, Jonas Parker — farmer, father, and one of the first Americans to fall — stands his ground. He had promised he would never run. He kept that promise.

Discover the story of Isaac Hastings, a 19-year-old Lexington farmer who stood with his father and brother on the Battle Green on April 19, 1775. Candid street photography from Patriots’ Day 2026 connects his citizen-soldier legacy to today’s reenactors for the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution.

When I first started shaping this Rev 250 Street Photography Project while watching Ken Burns’ The American Revolution on PBS, I was struck by how meticulously every scene had been planned and researched. That level of preparation translated directly into the power of the final production.