Camilo José Vergara

Camilo José Vergara is a photographer and the author of numerous books. You can see Vergara’s photographs documenting the pandemic in the Library of Congress, which houses his archive, and online.

Another Very Covid Christmas

Another Very Covid Christmas Another Very Covid Christmas

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

Dec 23, 2022 / Camilo José Vergara and Gregg Gonsalves

PHOTOS: How to Destroy an American Landmark

PHOTOS: How to Destroy an American Landmark PHOTOS: How to Destroy an American Landmark

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

Feb 25, 2019 / Camilo José Vergara

Los Angeles Is a Very Different City After Dark

Los Angeles Is a Very Different City After Dark Los Angeles Is a Very Different City After Dark

Photos show how the cityscape is remade each night.

Jul 6, 2016 / Camilo José Vergara

Visions of Obama in America’s Ghettos

Visions of Obama in America’s Ghettos Visions of Obama in America’s Ghettos

From churches to gas stations.

Feb 12, 2016 / Camilo José Vergara

Snapshot: Malcolm X Across America

Snapshot: Malcolm X Across America Snapshot: Malcolm X Across America

Award-winning photographer Camilo José Vergara has snapped dozens of pictures of Malcolm X, as depicted in murals in poor communities of color across the United States. A drug-treatment center in Detroit features this mural of Malcolm standing out among a crowd of great black intellectuals, organizers, and artists.

May 5, 2015 / Camilo José Vergara

How the Streets Honor Martin Luther King Jr.

How the Streets Honor Martin Luther King Jr. 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.

Aug 14, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Camilo José Vergara

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