Camilo José Vergara

Camilo José Vergara, a Chilean-born photographer and writer, was presented with the National Humanities Medal by President Obama in 2013 and is the author of Detroit is No Dry Bones. His website is Camilojosevergara.com.

Poverty July 6, 2016

Los Angeles Is a Very Different City After Dark

Photos show how the cityscape is remade each night.

Camilo José Vergara
Photography February 12, 2016

Visions of Obama in America’s Ghettos

From churches to gas stations.

Camilo José Vergara
May 5, 2015

Snapshot: Malcolm X Across America

Camilo José Vergara
Activism August 14, 2013

How the Streets Honor Martin Luther King Jr.

On city walls across the country, muralists and street artists depict him as a statesman, visionary, hero and martyr.

Camilo José Vergara

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Camilo José Vergara

Poverty July 6, 2016

Photos show how the cityscape is remade each night.

Photography February 12, 2016

From churches to gas stations.

May 5, 2015

Activism August 14, 2013

On city walls across the country, muralists and street artists depict him as a statesman, visionary, hero and martyr.