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.
Curated by Mikko Takkunen, a collection of the best photojournalism around the web from the past two weeks.
Curated by Mikko Takkunen, a collection of the best photojournalism from across the web in March 2013.
The romantic notion is that photojournalists bare unique witness to the events of the world as they unfold around them. In reality, due to circumstance, comfort and organizational requirements, photographers often find themselves in the company of fellow photojournalists, working side by side, when covering the news.
As Aperture releases a new book that chronicles the New York Times Magazine’s iconic images over the last three decades, Kira Pollack reflects on the vision and influence of its longtime photo editor, Kathy Ryan.
In the second installment of a five-part series from TIME International’s annual Summer Journey issue, photographer Lynsey Addario speaks about photographing love and dating among Saudi Arabian youth.
Lynsey Addario photographs a woman behind the wheel in Saudi Arabia defying the longstanding prohibition against women drivers.
TIME LightBox is thrilled to report that the Libyan government has released four New York Times journalists held captive since last Tuesday. Photographers Lynsey Addario and Tyler Hicks, along with Anthony Shadid and Stephen Farrell, were detained in the city of Ajdabiya while covering clashes between rebels and the Libyan army.
Lynsey Addario photographs the tragic death of 18-year-old Mamma Sessay, whose harrowing final hours of life depict the perils of pregnancy in the developing world.
