(photo by Astrid Riecken/The Washington Times) 2005: Nejla Yatkin rehearses Mata Hari as a solo dancer. In her show, "Deconstructing Mata Hari," Nejla explores images often associated with Mata Hari such as exoticism, espionage, criminal proceedings, and uncertainty.
(photo by Carol Guzy/ The Washington Post) Freetown, Sierra Leone, Oct. 6, 2008: Bintu Kamara, 28, waits in the labor ward of Princess Christian Maternity Hospital. She survived an emergency C-section, but her baby did not. Sierra Leone had the highest rate of maternal mortality in the world.
(photo by Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post) Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, April 14, 2009: Police officer Noeme Martínez, center, comforts María Campos. After reporting her husband missing, Campos was shown a photograph of an execution victim matching his description.
(photo by Michelle Frankfurter) Chiapas, Mexico, July 2010: Home of Mercy Migrant Shelter Arriaga, from the project, "Destino."
(photo by Erin Scott) Washington, D.C., March 15, 2012: Courtney and Alexis Givhan share their first kiss as a married couple. The couple traveled from Texas to elope in Washington, where LGBTQ weddings were legally recognized.
(photo by Jacquelyn Martin) Kabanga, Tanzania, Aug. 27, 2012: Children play inside the Kabanga Protectorate Center. People with albinism have been sent to live at the center for their own safety. In Tanzania, having albinism can be a death sentence.
(photo by Lexey Swall) Washington, D.C., 2014: Barbara Amaya, 58, is an advocate against human trafficking. The Arlington, Va. resident waited 40 years before telling the story of how she was sexually trafficked for nine years in New York City.
(photo by Gabriella Demczuk) Baltimore, Md., May 1, 2015: A child watches National Guard troops and police during the 2015 Baltimore protests following the death of Freddie Gray in police custody.
(photo by Deveney Williams) Miami, Fla., May 27, 2016: In a city built on art, we still reach for our phones for connection. Walking through Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood, I noticed the people glued to their screens instead of the artwork around them.
(photo by Toya Sarno Jordan) Eldon, Mo., Sept. 27, 2017: Chelsea, 18, Chris, 32, and Billy, 17, smoke cigarettes at Chris' home. With a 79% child poverty rate, Eldon’s cycles of addiction and poverty raise odds of teens becoming long-term drug users.
(photo by Allison Shelley) Canaan, Haiti, Jan. 9, 2019: "Rosie" Prospere, 35, gives a manicure to Dieuny Delizin, 19, at her salon. Prospere moved in 2015 to open her own shop. Four years later, she dreams of opening a regional chain of beauty salons.
(photo by Bonnie Cash) Washington, D.C., May 30, 2020: Bricks, tear gas and fireworks are exchanged in Lafayette Square during protests over George Floyd's death. Floyd was murdered by the police during an arrest on May 25.
(photo by Evelyn Hockstein for The Washington Post) Washington, D.C., June 27, 2020: Taylor Blackwell, 9, jumps Double Dutch rope while her mom Danielle Blackwell and sister Jaelynn, 12, turn. Taylor and her sister are on the Greenbelt S.I.T.Y. Stars jump rope team.
(photo by Sarah Silbiger) Washington, D.C., Jan. 13, 2021: National Guard members rest in front of a statue of Abraham Lincoln at the U.S. Capitol in the early morning. Over 26,000 troops were deployed to the city following the January 6th attack.
(photo by Katherine Frey/The Washington Post) Abingdon, Va., June 16, 2021: Critical Care ICU Nurse Emily Boucher, left, watches as Anthony Church says goodbye to his daughter, Hannah Church, who is recovering from COVID-19 at Johnston Memorial Hospital’s ICU.
(Jocelyn Augustino for FEMA) Mayfield, Ky., Feb., 1, 2022: The American Legion Theater sustained damage by the December 10, 2022 tornadoes, tearing down the theater screen to expose damage outside of the building.
(photo by Sanwaree Robinson) Washington, D.C., April 2022: A two-year-old looks up at the cheetah themed decorations for her older brother's birthday celebration.
(photo by Allison Bailey/NurPhoto) Washington, D.C., May 8, 2022: Members of Handmaids Army DC march to the U.S. Capitol, protesting the Supreme Court's leaked preliminary decision to overturn Roe v. Wade – which ended the federal right to abortion access.
(photo by Ana Elisa Sotelo) Steilacoom, Wash., Aug. 27, 2023: One hundred and eight women lie on the shore of Sunnyside Beach. They gather for "Women of the Water," Ana Elisa Sotelo's exploration of women's liberty, liberation, and connection to water.
(photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Butler, Pa., July 13, 2024: Secret Service agents cover Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump as he lies on the ground bleeding after he was shot during a campaign rally.