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In the Democratic Republic of Congo, citizens are required by law to wear a mask in public. But the face coverings can have many meanings and materials — including banana leaves.

We asked photographers to show us how their world has been altered by the pandemic. Their pictures show the many things that are lost for the moment — as well as new ways to find comfort and joy.

NPR talked to eight black photographers about documenting the protests against police brutality and systemic racism. They spoke of personal histories and of witnessing compassion for black protesters.

Most high school proms have been canceled because of the pandemic. Nevertheless, photojournalists gave these seniors a chance to dress up and get their prom photos taken.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Sarah Elizabeth Lewis, a professor of art history at Harvard University, about how the lack of images makes it harder to comprehend the vast lethality of the pandemic.

A stay-at-home order has meant a loss of income for many of the working poor — and the fear that they won't be able to feed their families. Then a group of organic farmers had an idea.

Kirchherr, who died May 12, who took the first publicity photos of the Beatles and is credited with giving the group their signature "mop-top" haircuts. Originally broadcast in 2008.

Visual artists are focusing anew on windows in this age of social isolation. An online array of photos from the Smithsonian shines new light on windows' cultural, artistic and symbolic meaning.

"I was just amazed how beautiful these boys looked. And being a photographer then, it was a photographer's dream," Kirchherr told NPR about the first time she saw the Beatles.

Sen. Richard Burr will relinquish his role as chairman of the Intelligence Committee, saying he doesn't want an FBI probe into allegations that he engaged in insider trading to distract the panel.

Brazilian photographers portray a country that's deeply anxious while living through the coronavirus.

In his new book, The Human Planet: Earth at the Dawn of the Anthropocene, George Steinmetz offers a bird's eye view of the mark humans have made on the global landscape.