When our photographers go out into the world, we are sometimes met with negativity, wariness or even open hostility. Those reactions are understandable, especially from people who don’t know us or our intent. We often have just a few seconds to build trust and explain our intentions. In these moments, we are grateful to the people who let us in and allow us to capture their lives as we do our best to represent them with dignity, accuracy and respect. Journalism is not just about reporting facts but sharing the humanity behind those facts. Photographs are an incredibly powerful tool for sharing humanity.
This year, a few such people we
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