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Camilo José Vergara

Camilo José Vergara is a photographer and the author of numerous books. He was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2002 and received the National Humanities Medal in 2012. You can see Vergara’s photographs documenting the pandemic in the Library of Congress, which houses his archive, and online.

Health and DiseaseDecember 23, 2022

Another Very Covid Christmas

We enter a third holiday season in the pandemic. Has anything changed?

Camilo José Vergara and Gregg Gonsalves
SocietyFebruary 25, 2019

PHOTOS: How to Destroy an American Landmark

The slow death of Detroit’s famous Packard Automotive Plant.

Camilo José Vergara
PovertyJuly 6, 2016

Los Angeles Is a Very Different City After Dark

Photos show how the cityscape is remade each night.

Camilo José Vergara
PhotographyFebruary 12, 2016

Visions of Obama in America’s Ghettos

From churches to gas stations.

Camilo José Vergara
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May 5, 2015

Snapshot: Malcolm X Across America

Camilo José Vergara
ActivismAugust 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