Documenting the Genocide of Iraq’s Yazidis
Over the past year, Diego Ibarra Sánchez has traveled to Sinjar, Iraq, whose Yazidi population was subjected to atrocities by the Islamic State.Read more »
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Rare Photos Show World War II From the Soviet Side
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Rare Photos Show World War II From the Soviet Side
When Arthur Bondar came across the negatives of a Soviet war photographer, he realized he had stumbled upon an important cache of images of World War II that gave an intimate look at that country’s side.Read more »
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Keeping Guatemalan Immigrants at Home
After almost being killed in New Jersey, a Guatemalan immigrant returned to his hometown to help provide jobs and training so people won’t have to leave.Read more »
Wild and Free With British Bikers
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Wild and Free With British Bikers
In British Bikelife, Dan Giannopoulos has captured bikers at rest and at play, in standoffs with the police, but above all doing the thing they love most.Read more »
Miss Sharon Jones, a Queen Among Dap-Kings
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Miss Sharon Jones, a Queen Among Dap-Kings
Even as she fought cancer, the singer Sharon Jones lived for the stage as a powerful, soulful presence. From legendary theaters to sweltering Midwest venues, she gave it her best.Read more »
Rarely Seen Photos by Jack London
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Rarely Seen Photos by Jack London
A new book features the photography of Jack London, along with his words, chronicling poverty in London and the aftermath of the San Francisco earthquake.Read more »
Bleak Mysteries in Australia’s Outback
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Bleak Mysteries in Australia’s Outback
Matthew Abbott’s large-format photos of the outback have an eerie, bleak quality, with imperfections from dust and grime only adding to the mystery. Read more »
The Week in Pictures: Nov. 18, 2016
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The Week in Pictures: Nov. 18, 2016
Photos from The New York Times and photographers from around the world. Read more »
What You Won’t See When Talking to a Call Center Worker
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What You Won’t See When Talking to a Call Center Worker
A stint at a London call center led José Sarmento Matos to explore the lives and aspirations of Indian and Filipino workers who have flocked to the industry in their homelands.Read more »
Overtime With American Football in Russia
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Overtime With American Football in Russia
Vasiliy Kolotilov was so taken by American football in Russia that he immersed himself in its world, where an opening-day game might attract only a handful of spectators. Read more »
A New Look at August Sander’s ‘People of the Twentieth Century’
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A New Look at August Sander’s ‘People of the Twentieth Century’
The Museum of Modern Art has enlisted scholars and artists to take a deeper look at Sander’s ambitious effort to catalog the German people. Read more »
