Thomas Wolfe, the 20th century writer who warned us that we "can't go home again," wrote at one point in his sadly short existence that "the whole conviction of (his) life now rests upon the belief that loneliness, far from being a rare and curious phenomenon, is the central and ...

These are some of the men Yusuke met while he was in Syria in 2013. They are someone's fathers, brothers, sons and lovers who decided to take guns to protect their towns and families. They are the men who stand up and die for freedom for Syria...

Clay and Ash is a compilation of portraits of members of the Simbu tribe in Papua New Guinea. The Simbu tribe has a tradition of painting their bodies with a skeleton design using clay and ash. It is done to scare their enemy tribes instead of getting into physical fights. This was the inspiration...

Clockmakers already lost the skill of making clocks since almost all the clocks are made in factories. Most clockmakers now only repair clocks or watches. Repairing the clocks are also becoming a less demanding job. The Nandi Brothers are one of the last generations in their family who are still carrying...

Riverbed Stories (2014-15), is an ongoing photographic series that documents the riverbeds beside the industrial area of Erith, South London and Dartford, Kent. It's an area that Mandy Williams has been documenting since 2009, during which time it has become increasingly polluted. Mattresses, chairs, televisions...

Keiko Hiromi traveled to Liberia in February 2015 to photograph grassroots efforts to fight Ebola. Afromed and Liberian grassroots organization took her to Freeman Reserve on February 21. Freeman Reserve, a one hour drive on a dirt road from Monrovia, was hit hard by Ebola virus...

Krasnogorovka is a humanitarian crisis on the making. On April 6, 2015, we visit Krasnogorovka. What we saw is people living in unhealthy conditions, surrounded by mountains of rubbish, a deficient water system, no windows, electricity, etc. We visited...

The Building of Love wouldn't have this name if it didn't host families for free that were affected by the recent economic crisis in Greece. People who were chosen to stay there wouldn't have been in front of camera lens if they hadn't lost one basic human right: for food and shelter...

In the name of "Democracy", the death toll in political program-related violence has risen to more than 150 in the last few months in Bangladesh. Every day burnt people from across the country come to Dhaka Medical College for better treatment. The scene at the burn unit of the...

Sandy beaches, lobster rolls, fried clams and ice cream on a summer evening used to be the images I had of Cape Cod. After photographing "The Family Pantry" of Harwich my view has expanded beyond bucolic vacation images to thoughts of those mired in the depths of poverty. I was struck by...

Street dogs are common in Havana. For animal lovers, it is heartbreaking. But in a country where food can be hard to come by for people, and shelters are not common--perhaps it is not unexpected to see dogs in poor condition picking through trash and teetering down sidewalks...

Migrant gold miners in Kalimantan risk their health to extract small amounts of gold. The gold flakes are mixed into alluvial deposits found in the soils of the rainforest. To get at the gold the miners clear-cut portions of the forest then use jets of water to melt the soil. The resulting slurry...

I have been given the privilege of documenting incarcerated women who have been selected to be in a special reentry program. This has changed my attitude and my perception of these women which I hope to share with you. I have been inspired by these women... 

Art is a form of communication and manifestation to the public. In a society where freedom of expression and opinion has been historically muted and controlled, Cubans express their spirit, concerns, hopes and conditions in public art. An installation of giant ants invading the facade of an ...

These photographs are a sub-series to my document of Harlem, a series I have been working on for the past few years. As a Harlem native, I have been photographing my neighborhood as a way to preserve the community. This particular sub-series, which is currently untitled, documents the history...

In the summer of 2007, my father had a doctor's appointment. I never expected to hear that he had cancer. This completed the growing list of health concerns during a six-year, (eventually 11 year) struggle. That discovery began this body of work. In 2001, my father volunteered his services with...