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Nasiah Morris, 4, of Richmond, carries a sign during a march from Brown's Island to the 17th Street Market in Shockoe Bottom, June 7. The youngster, kneeling at 9th and Grace streets across from the State Capitol, attended the rally with her mother, Toya

National

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

7:58am July 12, 2020

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

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."

Arts

Searching For The American Dream On Paradise Road

1:57pm July 11, 2020

by Claire Harbage

A photographer has crossed the United States to explore the American dream on roads named Paradise.

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

Arts

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

7:38pm July 07, 2020

by Adriana Cargill

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.

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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 Personn

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

7:00am June 21, 2020

by Marc Silver

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.

My niece, Nisime, in her hiding place — my parents' closet. She is my muse during the quarantine days. April 3, 2020. Tbilisi, Georgia

GLOBAL PHOTOS: How Lockdown Has Changed My Life

11:27am June 14, 2020

by The Everyday Projects

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.

Ethiopia Berta, an activist and educator who has been fighting for a change for many years, marches in Washington, D.C., on June 6. Last year she worked to keep Democracy Prep Public Charter School in southeast Washington, D.C., from closing.

National

As Black Photographers Document Protests, They Tell Their 'Own History In Real Time'

7:00am June 13, 2020

by Laura Beltrán Villamizar

NPR talked to eight black photographers about documenting the protests against police brutality and systemic racism. They spoke of personal histories and of witnessing compassion for black protesters.

Aaliyah Dade, 18, Wakefield High School in Arlington, Va.

Photos From Pandemic Prom: High School Seniors Show Us Their Style

2:09pm May 28, 2020

Most high school proms have been canceled because of the pandemic. Nevertheless, photojournalists gave these seniors a chance to dress up and get their prom photos taken.

How Definitive Image Of Pandemic Could Help Explain Tragedy

8:13pm May 25, 2020

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Sarah Elizabeth Lewis, a professor of art history at Harvard University, about how the lack of images makes it harder to comprehend the vast lethality of the pandemic.

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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 l

Health & Safety

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

7:35am May 24, 2020

by Patrícia Monteiro

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.

Fresh Air Remembers Beatles Photographer Astrid Kirchherr

1:55pm May 22, 2020

by Terry Gross

Kirchherr, who died May 12, who took the first publicity photos of the Beatles and is credited with giving the group their signature "mop-top" haircuts. Originally broadcast in 2008.

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