Photojournalism

Photos: Life in Mexico's Fast Lane

Photographer Alejandro Cartagena captures Monterrey commuters from a unique perspective.

Photos by Alejandro Cartagena; text by Maddie Oatman

 | Mon March 11, 2013

El Salvador's Children of War

Photographer Donna De Cesare spent decades amid brutal conflict, refugees, and violent gangs.

Photographs by Donna De Cesare. Text by Jeremy Lybarger.

 | Tue April 30, 2013

Photos: Doing Time on a Southern Prison Farm

Bruce Jackson spent 15 years documenting life on the inside and the outside.

Photographs by Bruce Jackson. Text by Jeremy Lybarger.

 | Fri April 19, 2013

Photos: Documenting Murder in Mexico

Louie Palu captures the brutality of the drug war, on both sides of the border.

Photos by Louie Palu/zReportage/ZUMA Press

 | Fri April 12, 2013

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No Endorsements, No Problem: Boxing Gold Medalist Claressa Shields Keeps Fighting

Back home in Michigan, the Olympian juggles homework, dating—and a strict training schedule.

Text by Maddie Oatman; photos by Zackary Canepari

 | Fri March 29, 2013

Photographing a Mother's Descent Into Mental Illness

Joshua Lutz's intimate photobook, "Hesitating Beauty," is sad, strong, and memorable.

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| Sat March 23, 2013

Glamorous Photos of Kids Smoking

Frieke Janssens' images of kids and (fake!) cigarettes capture the ugliness and the not-quite-bygone glamour of smoking.

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| Fri March 22, 2013

16 Portraits of the Artists From SXSW 2013

Photos of Brendan Benson, Robyn Hitchcock, Lucius, Nataly Dawn, Ra Ra Riot, Toro Y Moi and more.

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| Mon March 18, 2013

PHOTOS: Out of Saddam's Shadow

Ten years after the US-led invasion, Iraqi Kurdistan is thriving.

By Donald Weber/VII/Magnum Foundation/Text by Hannah Levintova

 | Fri March 15, 2013

Never Before Seen Photos From Legendary Street Photographer Garry Winogrand

Fourteen amazing scenes of life in America—and hundreds more where that came from.

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| Fri March 8, 2013

PHOTOS: In El Salvador, a Gang Truce Can’t Stop the Violence

Murders have decreased, but the country remains haunted by bloodshed, past and present.

Photos by Juan Carlos; Text by Jessica Bennett

 | Thu March 7, 2013

Photo Essay: Plastic Surgery Tourism

Images from a two-week trip to the land of lipo and breast lifts.

Photos by Moa Karlberg, captions by Julie Rogers

 | Fri February 22, 2013

Inside Mississippi's Last Abortion Clinic

Mississippi used to have 14 abortion clinics. Now there is one. If you visit it, here are some of the people you might meet.

Text by Kate Sheppard. Photos by Matt Eich.

 | Tue January 22, 2013

Welcome to the Hotel America

Inside the airport hotels where refugees start their new lives.

Photographs by Gabriele Stabile. Text by Jeremy Lybarger.

 | Sat January 19, 2013

Photos: Hoops Hysteria, Indiana Style

A photographer goes straight to the heart of one of the country's great basketball hotbeds: the Hoosier State.

—Photos by Elijah Hurwitz/ZUMAPress, Text by Ian Gordon

 | Wed December 19, 2012

The Last Days of a Rebel-Held Hospital in Syria

Where doctors struggled to patch up toddlers, rebels, and even government snipers—until Assad's forces bombed it into oblivion. (WARNING: Graphic images.)

Photos by Niclas Hammarström/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA Press, Text by Maggie Caldwell

 | Tue December 4, 2012

Nicaragua: The Remains of the Revolution (Photos)

Kevin Kunishi takes us the mountains and jungles of Central America to document the aftermath of a decade of war.

Text by Mark Murrmann, Photos by Kevin Kunishi

 | Wed October 10, 2012

Photo Essay: When a Kid's Bedroom Isn't a Room

A striking look at where children from nine countries sleep at night.

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| Fri November 23, 2012

Capturing Calamity in Mexico City

Enrique Metinides' vivid photos document a half century of life and death in the Mexican megalopolis.

Photographs by Enrique Metinides. Text by Jeremy Lybarger.

 | Wed November 14, 2012

Egypt's Coptic Christians Grapple With Fear and Faith (PHOTOS)

The country's largest religious minority navigates a turbulent new era.

By Rena Effendi/INSTITUTE/Magnum Foundation

 | Mon November 26, 2012