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The Henri Cartier-Bresson of South Korea
Han Youngsoo chronicled the postwar transformation of mid-century Seoul, complicating popular depictions of that era as one solely of deprivation and hardship.
A Limousine Driver Watches Her Passengers Transform
In the eighties, the photographer Kathy Shorr became a chauffeur, capturing working-class New Yorkers on their way to new lives.
Syria Faces Its Past and Its Future
Images taken just after the precipitous end of the civil war reveal a secret legacy that is just becoming visible.
Refinding James Baldwin
We commonly associate the writer with the land of his birth—America—and with the land of his expatriation, France. But a fascinating new exhibit focusses on Baldwin’s years in Turkey, the country that, in his words, saved his life.
A Photographer’s Intimate Chronicle of Home Birth
Maggie Shannon’s black-and-white images of childbirth in the COVID era capture the awe-inspiring, quotidian experience of turning one person into two.
A Bahraini Photographer Returns Home
Ali Al Shehabi’s images of the Gulf kingdom dwell on the texture of a homeland he felt alienated from for most of his life.
Bearing Witness to American Exploits
Peter van Agtmael’s images of war and domestic strife are arresting and almost cinematically spare, but it is the careful narrative arc of his new book, “Look at the U.S.A.,” that deepens the viewer’s experience.
A Grandson’s Urgent Chronicle of Family Life in Small-Town Ohio
In Adali Schell’s “New Paris,” which documents his family in the aftermath of death and divorce, individuals are more complicated than the worst thing happening to them.
The End of Kamala Harris’s Campaign
At Howard University, a sombre crowd came out to support their candidate and witness history.
Donald Trump’s West Palm Beach Victory Celebration
Surrounded by an ever-expanding cast of MAGA characters, the perpetual candidate becomes President-elect again.