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Blowing Bubbles And Running From Bombs: The Reality Of War For The Children Of Syria

Jan. 19, 2017: Douma — A young girl blows bubbles. Bassam Khabieh/Reuters hide caption

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Blowing Bubbles And Running From Bombs: The Reality Of War For The Children Of Syria

As the 10-year anniversary of the war approaches, a new book from the photojournalist Bassam Khabieh shares moments of normalcy and resilience against a backdrop of violence, displacement and fear.

Blowing Bubbles And Running From Bombs: The Reality Of War For The Children Of Syria

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Black Photographers Speak From Behind 'The Black Shutter'

Students celebrate their graduation from Howard University at the end of the 148th Commencement ceremony, at the Upper Quandrangle on campus, on May 7, 2016. Washington, D.C. photojournalist and professor Cheriss May spoke about her photography on The Black Shutter Podcast. Cheriss May hide caption

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Black Photographers Speak From Behind 'The Black Shutter'

The Black Shutter Podcast serves as a platform for Black photographers to share their stories, struggles and achievements.

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Dive, Dance, Commune, Pray: How Health Workers Cope In A Year Of Pandemic

Dr. Storm Bissict, 35, dives in False Bay along the coast of Cape Town. It's her way of decompressing from her hectic pandemic days. Charlie Shoemaker for NPR hide caption

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Dive, Dance, Commune, Pray: How Health Workers Cope In A Year Of Pandemic

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic. We interviewed 9 health workers around the world to learn what's surprised them most — and how they've managed to cope.

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Housing Projects And Empty Lots. How Chanell Stone Is Reframing Nature Photography

Chanell Stone photographs places like overgrown lots and green spaces at public housing projects, often including herself in the frame. Above, "In search of a certain Eden," 2019, Brooklyn. Chanell Stone hide caption

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Housing Projects And Empty Lots. How Chanell Stone Is Reframing Nature Photography

Chanell Stone wants to change how people think about nature photography. "As Black people, it feels like these rural spaces aren't for us," she says. "I want to turn that idea on its head."

Friday

Photographers Make Kids' Wildest Dreams Come To Life

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Photographers Make Kids' Wildest Dreams Come To Life

A husband and wife photography team create avant-garde and futuristic shoots for their clients. The couple hopes the portraits transcend the typical images of beauty.

Photographers Make Kids' Wildest Dreams Come To Life

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Vanessa Leroy Once Used Daydreaming To Escape. Now, It's The Heart Of Her Photography

Vanessa Leroy says attending a racial justice protest in 2014 helped her realize she wanted to be a photographer. She photographed a helicopter that day, saying, "I took it out of the context that it was originally in to make it feel you're entering into this dream space where you're about to navigate all of these memories and past experiences." Vanessa Leroy hide caption

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Vanessa Leroy Once Used Daydreaming To Escape. Now, It's The Heart Of Her Photography

"There isn't a lot of space for dreaming in an oppressive world," says Leroy, "so I use photography as a tool to create a space where I can freely navigate the various facets of my life."

Lucas Samaras, Untitled, 2008-2020, inkjet print

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Artist Lucas Samaras Opens New Virtual Exhibition, 'Gestures And Constructions'

Samaras helped transform the Polaroid into fine art. After escaping the Greek Civil War as a child, he became part of the New York art world's inner circle. His new show is on view at Pace Gallery.

Artist Lucas Samaras Opens New Virtual Exhibition, 'Gestures And Constructions'

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'The Essence Of Truth': A Doctor's Photos Document The COVID-19 Crisis In The ER

Dr. Daria Osipchuk prepares to intubate a young man in severe respiratory distress from COVID-19. Scott Kobner/Los Angeles County Department of Health Services hide caption

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'The Essence Of Truth': A Doctor's Photos Document The COVID-19 Crisis In The ER

Dr. Scott Kobner is the chief emergency room resident at the Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center. His black-and-white photos show the suffering, anxiety and chaos unfolding in overrun COVID units.

'The Essence Of Truth': A Doctor's Photos Document The COVID-19 Crisis In The ER

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'An American Project': For Decades, Dawoud Bey Has Chronicled Black Life

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'An American Project': For Decades, Dawoud Bey Has Chronicled Black Life

Bey has spent more than 40 years documenting Black Americans, from Harlem to Louisiana. The first museum retrospective of his work is now touring the country.

'An American Project': For Decades, Dawoud Bey Has Chronicled Black Life

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With Power, Poise And Confidence, These 'Women R Beautiful'

The Stoop Stare Down (Nia & Afiya, Two Generations in Harlem), Jan. 26, 2020, 3:30 p.m., 42 degrees Ruben Natal-San Miguel/Ruben Natal-San Miguel & Postmasters Gallery hide caption

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With Power, Poise And Confidence, These 'Women R Beautiful'

Ruben Natal-San Miguel likes to photograph people where they live. He calls his pictures "environmental portraits." Dozens are on view in the exhibition "Expanding the Pantheon: Women R Beautiful."