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‘My Moms Never Tried to Hide the Fact That We Were a Family’

While studying photography at university, Katie Swanger began photographing her family — which included her two mothers and two adopted brothers.

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How to Have Bullfights in California? Use Velcro.

Every year in the Central Valley, Portuguese-Americans bring bullfighters from overseas and put on huge festivals — but shed no blood.

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The Most Famous Lesbian Photographer You’ve Never Heard of — Until Now

Donna Gottschalk’s photographs reveal the radical lesbian, sometimes separatist, communities she was a part of in the late ’60s and ’70s.

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Gazing Back at the Surveillance Cameras That Watch Us

These photographers explored the implications of a culture of pervasive monitoring.

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Following a Refugee Family's Long Journey to U.S. Citizenship

Bhutan’s expulsion of more than 100,000 people in 1992 forced many of them to live in camps in Nepal. Viviane Dalles photographed one family as they relocated to Texas.

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Public Housing for Some, Instagram Selfie Backdrop for Others

Public housing estates in Hong Kong have become wildly popular destinations for photography, drawing the ire of some residents.

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Finding Brotherhood in the Boxing Ring

Larry Fink’s photos of sweat-stained boxing rings around America revealed intimate moments between fighters, referees and trainers.

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A Portrait of an Egyptian Neighborhood Breathing Toxic Dust

A photo essay by Mohamed Mahdy shows what it’s like when your next-door neighbor is a cement factory that belches toxic dust.

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Race Stories

Revealing the Lives of Black Fathers

Robyn Price Pierre looked to her family, classmates and friends to create personal photos exploring black fatherhood.

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The Radical Empathy of Dan Weiner

His photographs of mid-20th-century New Yorkers capture a moment in the city, but more than that, they preserve the people who lived those moments.