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Photographer Uses Instant Images To Make Sense Of Life In Isolation

(Left) During the coronavirus pandemic, cleaning has become more intense and important. Gloves used for cleaning photographer Celeste Alonso's house in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Right) Plants on Alonso's balcony. Celeste Alonso hide caption

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Celeste Alonso

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Photographer Uses Instant Images To Make Sense Of Life In Isolation

When Argentina went into strict lockdown in March, Celeste Alonso was isolated in her home in Buenos Aires. She has been asserting what control she can over daily life, one Polaroid at a time.

Wednesday

Graciela Iturbide, The Artistic Soul Of Mexico

Graciela Iturbide's Mujer Ángel (Angel Woman), from 1979, was taken in the Sonoran Desert. Graciela Iturbide/Museum of Women in the Arts hide caption

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Graciela Iturbide, The Artistic Soul Of Mexico

Take a journey into the artistic sensibilities of a genuine photographic icon. This interview was conducted entirely in Spanish.

Graciela Iturbide, The Artistic Soul Of Mexico

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Tuesday

'Regarding Paul R. Williams' Honors Legacy Of LA's Barrier-Breaking Black Architect

A house designed by Paul R. Williams in La Cañada Flintridge, Calif. The first licensed Black architect west of the Mississippi, Williams was known for using curves to create a sense of intimacy, even in grand spaces. Janna Ireland hide caption

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Janna Ireland

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'Regarding Paul R. Williams' Honors Legacy Of LA's Barrier-Breaking Black Architect

Janna Ireland's photography has focused on Black life in America. Now, she turns her lens to Paul R. Williams, the first Black architect in the American West. He put good design within reach of all.

'Regarding Paul R. Williams' Honors Legacy Of LA's Barrier-Breaking Black Architect

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Global Photos: Babies Of The Pandemic Bring Love, Light — And Worries

Photographer Sarah Waiswa's image of her daughter, Ria: "She spends a lot of time in our bed. Babies bring the hope of goodness and light, but 2020 has been a heavy year. I am afraid about the type of world I have brought her into. I hope by the time Ria grows up, human beings will be kinder to each other. June 21. Nairobi, Kenya. Sarah Waiswa/@EverydayAfrica hide caption

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Global Photos: Babies Of The Pandemic Bring Love, Light — And Worries

Millions of babies have been born in this year of the coronavirus crisis. We asked photojournalists to introduce us to some of the new arrivals — and share the hopes and fears of their parents.

Sunday

Richmond, Va., Photographer Watches Familiar Anger Resurface In Recent Protests

An angry and frustrated crowd of about 1,500 people call for the resignation of Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney and Richmond Police Chief Will Smith on June 2 outside of City Hall. Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press hide caption

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Richmond, Va., Photographer Watches Familiar Anger Resurface In Recent Protests

Regina Boone has been documenting the protests against Confederate statues for the Richmond Free Press. As the daughter of the paper's Black founders, she says, "This is not a new story for us."

Richmond, Va., Photographer Watches Familiar Anger Resurface In Recent Protests

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Need A Day At The Beach? Tag Along With Big Wave Photographer Sachi Cunningham

Cunningham shot this image of Paige Alms during a free surf in Maui on Jan. 12, 2018 Sachi Cunningham hide caption

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Need A Day At The Beach? Tag Along With Big Wave Photographer Sachi Cunningham

When Cunningham started photographing surfers two decades ago, there were very few women in her field. "I wanted to take photos of women because I had never seen photos of women," she says.

Need A Day At The Beach? Tag Along With Big Wave Photographer Sachi Cunningham

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Sunday

PHOTOS: The Masks Of Congo Are Worn To Protect, To Protest — And To Strike A Pose

Anglebert Maurice Kakuja, 29, a Sapeur, or Congolese dandy, shows off his fashion sense while wearing a homemade mask in the eastern Congolese city of Bukavu. Sapeurs take their name from the acronym for their group: Societe des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Elegantes. Raissa Karama Rwizibuka hide caption

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Raissa Karama Rwizibuka

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PHOTOS: The Masks Of Congo Are Worn To Protect, To Protest — And To Strike A Pose

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, citizens are required by law to wear a mask in public. But the face coverings can have many meanings and materials — including banana leaves.

Sunday

GLOBAL PHOTOS: How Lockdown Has Changed My Life

My husband, Mbaye, helps Lola with her schoolwork. He's taken over as her teacher for the past couple of months as we do online school. After some initial frustration, we realized we just need to do things at our own pace and make sure to have fun. May 18, 2020. Dakar, Senegal. Ricci Shryock/@EverydayAfrica hide caption

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GLOBAL PHOTOS: How Lockdown Has Changed My Life

We asked photographers to show us how their world has been altered by the pandemic. Their pictures show the many things that are lost for the moment — as well as new ways to find comfort and joy.

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PHOTOS: Brazilian Farmers Hatch A Plan To Send Healthy Food To The Favelas

Liege Camila Pistore Veras, Rafael Duckur, and Joana Luiza Mendes (left to right) load boxes of produce into a truck at a farm outside of Sao Paulo, Brazil. This produce, and more, will be distributed in favelas, poor urban neighborhoods where residents live in crowded homes and lack basic sanitation. Patrícia Monteiro for NPR hide caption

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PHOTOS: Brazilian Farmers Hatch A Plan To Send Healthy Food To The Favelas

A stay-at-home order has meant a loss of income for many of the working poor — and the fear that they won't be able to feed their families. Then a group of organic farmers had an idea.