Photo Essay

The New Symbols of Our Crisis

The New Symbols of Our Crisis The New Symbols of Our Crisis

A photographer’s diary in the time of coronavirus. 

Apr 6, 2020 / no-paywall / Rola Khayyat, The Nation, and Magnum Foundation

Working Behind the Scenes in the Pandemic

Working Behind the Scenes in the Pandemic Working Behind the Scenes in the Pandemic

A visual diary of the invisible workforce keeping our economy moving during this crisis.

Mar 30, 2020 / Photo Essay / Peter van Agtmael, The Nation, and Magnum Foundation

A Michigan Campaign Sketchbook

A Michigan Campaign Sketchbook A Michigan Campaign Sketchbook

Following Bernie, and drawing his rallies, in Dearborn and beyond.

Mar 10, 2020 / Photo Essay / Molly Crabapple

Blocked Parking Spots, Broken Sidewalks, and Boulders: How Common Spaces Fail People With Disabilities

Blocked Parking Spots, Broken Sidewalks, and Boulders: How Common Spaces Fail People With Disabilities Blocked Parking Spots, Broken Sidewalks, and Boulders: How Common Spaces Fail People With Disabilities

The Americans with Disabilities Act was passed to ensure that we all had access to public spaces, but the implementation has not always lived up to the law.

Jan 31, 2020 / Photo Essay / Elizabeth Guffey

PHOTOS: A Year After the Caravans, Has Trump Won?

PHOTOS: A Year After the Caravans, Has Trump Won? PHOTOS: A Year After the Caravans, Has Trump Won?

Last fall, Tijuana sheltered thousands of Central Americans trying to make their way to the United States. The scene is a lot different now.

Dec 9, 2019 / Photo Essay / Jack Herrera

More Than a Wall: Photos of 30 Years of Life Along the US-Mexico Border

More Than a Wall: Photos of 30 Years of Life Along the US-Mexico Border More Than a Wall: Photos of 30 Years of Life Along the US-Mexico Border

Successive US administrations have sought to turn the borderlands into a land of death—but these photos prove it is very much a land of the living.

Sep 12, 2019 / Photo Essay / David Bacon

PHOTOS: ‘I Haven’t Met Anybody in the Area Who Actually Wants to Take the Walls Down’

PHOTOS: ‘I Haven’t Met Anybody in the Area Who Actually Wants to Take the Walls Down’ PHOTOS: ‘I Haven’t Met Anybody in the Area Who Actually Wants to Take the Walls Down’

Belfast’s so-called “peace lines” were supposed to come down over a decade ago. Why are they still there?

Jun 5, 2019 / Photo Essay / Mattias Lundblad and Johannes Frandsen

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 / Photo Essay / Camilo José Vergara

Is New York City’s Public Housing Ready for the Next Storm?

Is New York City’s Public Housing Ready for the Next Storm? Is New York City’s Public Housing Ready for the Next Storm?

More than six years after Superstorm Sandy, and in an age of increasing climate uncertainty, the city’s public housing facilities are still dangerously vulnerable.

Jan 29, 2019 / Photo Essay / Sophie Kasakove and Tracie Williams

Portraits From the Exodus

Portraits From the Exodus Portraits From the Exodus

Members of the migrant caravans, stranded in Tijuana, explain why they traveled thousands of miles from their homes.

Dec 14, 2018 / Photo Essay / John Washington and Tracie Williams

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