Christopher Dean, a twenty-year old who grew up in the projects of South Memphis and whose thoughtful speech introducing President Barack Obama at his high school graduation gained him an internship at the White House, returns to his hometown to collaborate with Alan Spearman, a talented filmmaker, to produce a short, powerful film on a wounded city.
Brenda Ann Kenneally has spent more than eight years documenting the life of Donny, a young boy from Troy, N.Y. who has been plagued by emotional and behavioral disabilities. Kenneally investigates the complicated social systems that contributed to Donny’s problems and the solutions that have started to help him get better.
From 2008 to 2011, Towell traveled to Afghanistan five times, documenting in both photographs and videos the various social issues that plague its citizens, from drug addiction and poverty to the prevalence of landmines. The work is part of a new show and slated to be an upcoming book.
Last month we featured the work of Lee Jeffries, a self-taught photographer who is crusading to bring attention to the plight of the homeless. Here, he shares his latest work from Miami exclusively with LightBox.
From the State of the Union and the Year of the Dragon to ballot boxes and backstage fashion, TIME’s photo department presents the best images of the week.
Danish photographer Joakim Eskildsen traveled to five states to document the growing crisis. His photographs appear in the new issue of TIME.
Photographer Aaron Huey is collaborating with artists, Ernesto Yerena and Shepard Fairey to spread the message of the Lakota Sioux.
