Saudi citizens rest after presenting Saudi Billionaire HRH Prince al Waleed bin Talal with petitions for his help at a desert camp outside of Riyadh, in Saudi Arabia, February 27, 2013.   Like many families across Saudi Arabia who are barely scraping above the poverty line each month, many poor Saudis rely on the hope of the charity of others to survive. (Credit: Lynsey Addario/ VII)

Rich Nation, Poor People: Saudi Arabia by Lynsey Addario

With its vast oil wealth, Saudi Arabia has one of the highest concentrations of super rich households in the world. But an estimated 20 percent of the population, if not more, lives in crippling poverty.

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In Memoriam: Wayne Miller (1918 – 2013)

Wayne Miller, the legendary Magnum photographer known for his photographs of the World War II Pacific theater and the post-war streets of Chicago, passed away Wednesday at the age of 94.

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Darkness Visible: On World Goth Day, Photos of Romance and Shadow

In honor of World Goth Day, LightBox presents a selection of images from more than 150 years of photo history—photographs made not by Goth photographers, but pictures that instead evoke the original, dark and beautiful spirit of Goth.

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Moments of Hope in Oklahoma: One Photographer’s Story

In the midst of the chaos and devastation that descended on Moore, Okla., one of the first photographers to the scene recounts the heroic moments of a community banding together.

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Ponte City: An Apartheid-Era High Rise Mired in Myth

South African photographer Mikhael Subotzky and British artist Patrick Waterhouse set out to create an epic visual document exploring the long and complex history of Ponte City, the tallest residential skyscraper in Africa and a common symbol of apartheid.

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PJL: May 2013 (Part 2)

Curated by Mikko Takkunen, a collection of the best photojournalism around the web from the past two weeks.

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Pictures of the Week: May 10 – May 17

From tornadoes in Texas and the demolition of Hurricane Sandy's iconic rollercoaster to President Obama's rain check and a dancing lion, TIME presents the best pictures of the week.

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Stillness and Light: Chris Levine Captures Kate Moss

Photographer and visual artist Chris Levine seeks to illuminate the power inherent in stillness. A new show of his 3D portraiture opens today at the Fine Art Society in London.

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What Tsarnaev Saw: Dagestan by Dmitry Kostyukov

After the FBI announced that two brothers from southern Russia had bombed the Boston Marathon, the world's attention quickly turned to where these brothers had come from — a lush strip of highlands called Dagestan. Photographer Dmitry Kostyukov reports from the Russian republic.

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Photos without Cameras: Exploring Appearance

What is a photograph? What does it mean to make one without a camera? Alexander M. Harrington's latest project explores the appearance of surface, shadow and depth.

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Tomás Munita: 2013 Recipient of the Chris Hondros Fund Award

Named in honor of the late photojournalist, The Chris Hondros Fund offers financial support to photographers who work in the same vein that Hondros did — with empathy, dedication and humility.

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