photography

A woman walks between tents that house the hospital wards at a camp for displaced persons in South Sudan. The photo was taken in February.

Health & Safety

Remembering David Gilkey: His NPR buddies share stories about their favorite pictures

3:18pm June 05, 2023

by NPR Staff

It is the 7th anniversary of the death of NPR photographer David GIlkey, who was killed by a grenade attack while on assignment in Afghanistan. His colleagues talk about his life and work.

Best friends Elora and Kayla practice their Bollywood routine for a community Diwali event in Virginia. The holiday celebrates light in the darkness, renewal and rebirth, and the triumph of good over evil.

Arts

Through her grief, an Indian American photographer rediscovers her heritage

6:12am May 09, 2023

by Maansi Srivastava

Documentary photographer Maansi Srivastava shares a story of growing up in the United States and reclaiming her roots in her project Roots Hanging from the Banyan Tree.

Katerina Beliakova, 21, shows a photo she says she received from her father of her parents' home in the besieged coastal city of Mariupol in March.

World News

Photographing a year of war and resilience in Ukraine

5:00am February 24, 2023

by Claire Harbage

NPR photographer Claire Harbage shares her experiences of documenting life in Ukraine for the past year, amid the ongoing Russian invasion.

A Freddie Gray protest in downtown Baltimore, Md., in 2015.

National

How one photographer is using his camera as a weapon against poverty and racism

5:57am January 16, 2023

by Seyma Bayram

In his recently published photobook, "No Justice, No Peace," Devin Allen confronts readers with the reality of how little has changed since the civil rights movement.

Boys play in a stairwell in Cissie Gool House, an abandoned hospital now home to over 1,000 people. By painting, decorating and maintaining the building, its new residents have managed to turn it into a decent home for themselves and their families within striking distance of central Cape Town.

Inside South Africa's 'hijacked' buildings: 'All we want is a place to call home'

10:20am December 24, 2022

by Tommy Trenchard

Compelling photos capture the lives of occupiers who say gentrification and a lack of affordable housing in Cape Town have left them no choice but to reclaim space in a city that's squeezing them out.

Ukrainian refugee Anastasiia Ivanova reads the Bible on the terrace of the apartment in Prudentópolis, Brazil, where she now lives with her mother and siblings. The devout 22-year-old says her faith is what's helped her get through all of her trials. She

Health & Safety

PHOTOS: Ukrainian refugees feel surprisingly at home in Brazil's 'Little Ukraine'

12:58pm August 23, 2022

Eight families fled the war and traveled 5,000 miles to Brazil to live in a town settled by Ukrainians over a century ago. The language and customs — and kindnesses — have eased their transition.

Arts

How to take better photos

5:12pm August 20, 2022

Is it even a vacation if you don't have the pics to prove it? NPR's Life Kit has tip from a professional photographer on getting the most out of your camera.

Robert Adams, Pikes Peak, Colorado Springs, 1969 gelatin silver print image: 14 x 14.9 cm (5 1/2 x 5 7/8 in.) Private collection, San Francisco.

Arts

America, the (disappearing) beautiful

12:24pm August 12, 2022

by Susan Stamberg

Robert Adams' obsession with the decay and beauty of the American landscape is on display at the National Gallery's exhibition "American Silence: The Photographs of Robert Adams."

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe makes a speech before he was shot from behind by a man in Nara, a city in western Japan, on Friday.

World News

Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was killed. Here's what the scene was like

11:00am July 08, 2022

by Catie Dull

Here are photos from the scene when Japan's former leader, Shinzo Abe, was assassinated while giving a campaign speech.

Wajahat Malik, right, and a Pakistan Navy seaman navigate the Indus River. Malik organized a 40-day expedition down the 2,000-mile river to document "the peoples, the cultures, the biodiversity and just whatever comes our way," he says — including the i

Floating in a rubber dinghy, a filmmaker documents the Indus River's water woes

12:54pm June 28, 2022

Pakistani filmmaker Wajahat Malik pulled together an expedition to raft down the 2,000-mile river. He hopes to reconnect people with the Indus, which is being threatened by overuse and climate change.

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