Bill Wierzalis, analog film photographer, poses for a portrait at Full Circle Fine Arts in Baltimore, Md. on July 11, 2022. This portrait was made using solely available light from the enlarger.
Luca Amine-Hadir, 5, holds the hand of his mother, Jill McDonald, 46, as she puts him to bed in Sebastopol, Calif. on Aug. 20, 2025. Luca lives with profound autism and a severe form of intractable epilepsy, and Jill relies on the support of Medicaid programs to cover the cost of his ongoing care. Now, these supports are at risk of disappearing. With the passage of Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, California faces an estimated $4.8 billion Medicaid deficit in the coming budget year.
Brooke Simmons, senior left-handed softball pitcher at Glen Cove High School, poses for a portrait at the high school’s softball field in Glen Cove, N.Y. on Wednesday, March 11, 2026.
Nelly Orellana, 73, poses for a portrait in her apartment at the Victory Tower affordable senior living facility in Takoma Park, Md. on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. Orellana relies on food stamps to cover the cost of her groceries, but they've been put on hold due to the government shutdown, making her concerned about being able to feed herself.
The Rev. Al Sharpton poses for a portrait at his desk in the new location of the National Action Network (NAN) House of Justice on Tuesday, June 16, 2026 in New York.
Austin Connors, my grandfather, poses for a portrait in his dining room in Raleigh, N.C. on April 21, 2022, months before moving into a retirement home.
Eva Victor poses for a portrait on Tuesday, July 1, 2025 in San Francisco, Calif. Victor grew up in San Francisco and is making their filmmaking debut this week as the writer, director and lead actor in “Sorry, Baby." The film releases in theaters on Friday, July 4.
Beth Rigsbee, 46, stands in the fading evening light outside her home in Durham, N.C. in July of 2023. Beth's mother, Cindy West Rigsbee, has served as Beth's primary caregiver for her entire life, after her daughter was diagnosed with a rare form of epilepsy called Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome at only 18 months old. But after receiving a stage 4 pancreatic cancer diagnosis in January, Cindy worries what Beth's life will look like after she is gone.
Charles Strickland, 87, poses for a portrait on his farm, Strickland Farm, on Wednesday, July 12, 2023. Strickland has been selling produce off of highway 401 in Youngsville, N.C. for decades. But recently, construction to widen the road is threatening his business.
Victor Flores, director of the BART subway system, poses for a portrait in Oakland, Calif. on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025.
Miranda Hall, playwright, poses for a portrait in her childhood home — the place where she has written many of her plays — on June 20, 2026.
Larry, center, and his friends share a laugh on a stoop in Baltimore, Md. in 2026.
Karen and Jerry Holden pose for a portrait under a painting of a cross at Merry Oaks Baptist Church in Chatham County, N.C. on Oct. 30, 2022. The two met at the church when they were mere children, and consider it a second home. Now, an impending multimillion dollar development by the Vietnamese car manufacturing company Vinfast is threatening the church's future — one of the last pillars of this rural community that once drew visitors from urban areas like Raleigh.
Ameer Habeeb, director of environmental services (EVS) at PRIDE Industries, poses for a portrait at the PRIDE Industries office in Vacaville, Calif. on Wednesday, July 2, 2025. Habeeb was in charge of managing PRIDE’s contract with the California Medical Facility (CMF) in Vacaville, which expired on Monday. The loss of the contract risks the jobs of nearly 60 PRIDE employees, most of whom live with a disability.
Colton, 8, plays on a hay bale with his friends Zach, 11, and Houston, 9, before the Silk Hope Pro Rodeo in Silk Hope, N.C. on Saturday, June 24, 2023.
Tom Hall, Senior News Analyst at WYPR Radio and Music Director Emeritus of Baltimore Choral Arts, poses for a portrait on his back porch in Baltimore, Md. on June 19, 2026.
Haley McNew, secretary at Whitener Monument in Kennett, Mo., poses for a portrait inside the workshop where headstones are engraved on September 23, 2024. McNew's job often places her in a role much like a grief counselor, as she helps families decide how to best honor their loved ones' memories through a headstone or monument.
Raina Tanner, cancer survivor, long-time WWE fan and dance teacher, poses for a portrait with some of the trophies her dance students at True Diversity Dance Team have won at her dance studio in Warren, Ohio on June 22, 2026. Tanner is one of three finalists for the WWE Fan of the Year competition hosted by The General.