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Members of a Ukrainian tank crew from the 42nd Brigade eat lunch in a bunker on the frontline in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, December 30, 2023. © Finbarr O’Reilly / VII.
Ethnic Albanian Kosovar girls celebrate freedom in front of a burning house. NATO troops had just liberated Kosovo. The house in the background belonged to a Serb family. As an act of revenge, Albanians looted and burnt it. This is on the road from Mitrovica to Pristina. © Alexandra Boulat / VII.
Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, 2022. ©Ziyah Gafić
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A Willys Jeep carrying members of the Provisional Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam traverses Saigon, Vietnam, on April 30, 1975 to announce the arrival of North Vietnamese tanks during the fall of Saigon. FR: Une Jeep Willys transportant des membres du Gouvernement Révolutionnaire Provisoire du Sud-Vietnam traverse Saigon, au Vietnam, le 30 avril 1975, pour annoncer l'arrivée de chars nord-vietnamiens lors de la chute de Saigon. Photo by Hervé Gloaguen/Gamma Rapho
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Worshippers gather in front of the Dome of the Rock to celebrate prophet Muhammad’s mystical “Night journey.” According to Islamic tradition, the prophet Muhammad ascended to heaven with the help of the archangel Gabriel and returned with important guidelines for Muslims, including five daily prayers. Jerusalem, 2022. © Ziyah Gafić / VII.
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Refugees from Syria rest on the coast of the Greek island of Lesbos on September 24, 2015. Thousands of refugees cross the Aegean Sea from Turkey in rubber boats everyday fleeing conflict in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. Photo by Maciek Nabrdalik/VII
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An ovation at the end of the presentation of a collection - In the front row, near Yves Saint Laurent is the actress Catherine Deneuve; in the background reflected in the mirror we see the photographer Pierre Boulat - Paris, 1974. © Pierre Boulat.

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Iraqi military operations in Mosul between 7/11/2016 and 20/12/2016 with the Iraqi ERD forces from southern Mosul in (Hammam Alalil) town and (Gogjali) town East of Mosul. © Ali Arkady / VII
Iraqi military operations in Mosul between 7/11/2016 and 20/12/2016 with the Iraqi ERD forces from southern Mosul in (Hammam Alalil) town and (Gogjali) town East of Mosul. © Ali Arkady / VII
Anjelika Ayaryan, 10, stands under a tree as her friend Tatevik picks berries in Shushi, Nagorno-Karabakh, on June 3, 2017. Anjelika is one of the seven Ayaryan children. She lives and studies in Shushi together with her two sisters. Armenians call this town Shushi while Azerbaijanis call it Shusha, the town came under Azerbaijan's control by the end of the Nagorno-Karabakh war in Fall 2020. There has been a conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh in the South Caucasus, for decades, with fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces. In 1994, after six years of war, a ceasefire was concluded, but violence has continued along the contact line between the unrecognized republic of Nagorno-Karabakh, and Azerbaijan, breaking out into a 45-day war in Fall 2020. © Anush Babajanyan / VII.
Anjelika Ayaryan, 10, stands under a tree as her friend Tatevik picks berries in Shushi, Nagorno-Karabakh, on June 3, 2017. Anjelika is one of the seven Ayaryan children. She lives and studies in Shushi together with her two sisters. Armenians call this town Shushi while Azerbaijanis call it Shusha, the town came under Azerbaijan's control by the end of the Nagorno-Karabakh war in Fall 2020. There has been a conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh in the South Caucasus, for decades, with fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces. In 1994, after six years of war, a ceasefire was concluded, but violence has continued along the contact line between the unrecognized republic of Nagorno-Karabakh, and Azerbaijan, breaking out into a 45-day war in Fall 2020. © Anush Babajanyan / VII.
Madly in adolescent-love at the time, and despite a cultivated bravado, I’d been pretty battered by the bullying from previous years and couldn’t tell her how much I cared for fear of more rejection, so hid behind a lens instead and we became friends. Strange as it may seem by today’s standards, Lancing College was rare at the time since it had broken a centuries old tradition of segregated, privileged, private education and introduced the opposite sex into the sixth form of a boys’ public school. The girls had their own purpose built house, Manor, set well away from the male domains that constituted the majority of the school, but happily close to the darkroom. Photographing the girls there was to become my first published story with Jane gracing my first cover. I’m glad to say, that after all this time and despite my 17-year-old tongue being glued to the roof of my mouth then, we are still friends. With a wry smile, she reminded me of late that throughout our shared school days, I couldn’t see for looking despite being constantly glued to a camera. © Jocelyn Bain Hogg / VII.
Madly in adolescent-love at the time, and despite a cultivated bravado, I’d been pretty battered by the bullying from previous years and couldn’t tell her how much I cared for fear of more rejection, so hid behind a lens instead and we became friends. Strange as it may seem by today’s standards, Lancing College was rare at the time since it had broken a centuries old tradition of segregated, privileged, private education and introduced the opposite sex into the sixth form of a boys’ public school. The girls had their own purpose built house, Manor, set well away from the male domains that constituted the majority of the school, but happily close to the darkroom. Photographing the girls there was to become my first published story with Jane gracing my first cover. I’m glad to say, that after all this time and despite my 17-year-old tongue being glued to the roof of my mouth then, we are still friends. With a wry smile, she reminded me of late that throughout our shared school days, I couldn’t see for looking despite being constantly glued to a camera. © Jocelyn Bain Hogg / VII.
© Philip Blenkinsop / VII.
© Philip Blenkinsop / VII.
Alger, Algeria. © Linda Bournane Engelberth / VII.
Alger, Algeria. © Linda Bournane Engelberth / VII.
The new cemetery outside of the city in the middle of the woods. Irpin, Ukraine, April 25, 2022. © Eric Bouvet / VII.
The new cemetery outside of the city in the middle of the woods. Irpin, Ukraine, April 25, 2022. © Eric Bouvet / VII.
In August, 2016, Aladino, a native Bora shaman, burns a large amount of dry “cetico” leaves in a small village of Pebas, located in the heart of the Peruvian Amazon. The ashes, when mixed with coca powder, add perfect flavor to the most important Bora element. The purpose of burning the leaves deep inside the jungle is the belief of being watched by the ancient spirits. Aladino says that the real tradition is to be guided by the spirits in order to achieve the perfect mixture. The coca is the main source for a shaman. Through the plant's power, a true indigenous shaman gets all his powers and ancestral knowledge. © Leonardo Carrato / VII.
In August, 2016, Aladino, a native Bora shaman, burns a large amount of dry “cetico” leaves in a small village of Pebas, located in the heart of the Peruvian Amazon. The ashes, when mixed with coca powder, add perfect flavor to the most important Bora element. The purpose of burning the leaves deep inside the jungle is the belief of being watched by the ancient spirits. Aladino says that the real tradition is to be guided by the spirits in order to achieve the perfect mixture. The coca is the main source for a shaman. Through the plant's power, a true indigenous shaman gets all his powers and ancestral knowledge. © Leonardo Carrato / VII.
A young women living in Juba Landfill. A project for a increasing the quality of the security and pollution standards is supported by italian Ngo CESVI. Southern Sudan October/November 2010. © Stefano De Luigi / VII.
A young women living in Juba Landfill. A project for a increasing the quality of the security and pollution standards is supported by italian Ngo CESVI. Southern Sudan October/November 2010. © Stefano De Luigi / VII.
The entire Borca family from Breb put the finishing touches to one of the 40 haystacks they make each summer. Maramures, Romania. June 2012. © Rena Effendi / VII.
The entire Borca family from Breb put the finishing touches to one of the 40 haystacks they make each summer. Maramures, Romania. June 2012. © Rena Effendi / VII.
John Neumann works on an old pickup truck at Neumann Ranch, a place his girlfriend Julie Long calls a broken-down horse and cattle ranch. John took his life on June 9th, 2019, in part due to the lack of medical care in his remote region on the Great Plains of the United States. Rural America is seeing a dramatic rise in suicides. Studies show that the rate of suicide in rural counties is 25 percent higher than major metropolitan areas. Cactus Flat, South Dakota, 2008. © Danny Wilcox Frazier / VII.
John Neumann works on an old pickup truck at Neumann Ranch, a place his girlfriend Julie Long calls a broken-down horse and cattle ranch. John took his life on June 9th, 2019, in part due to the lack of medical care in his remote region on the Great Plains of the United States. Rural America is seeing a dramatic rise in suicides. Studies show that the rate of suicide in rural counties is 25 percent higher than major metropolitan areas. Cactus Flat, South Dakota, 2008. © Danny Wilcox Frazier / VII.
Deir Istiya, West Bank. November 2014. Ola is seen with her pet rabbit in old traditional Palestinian house now used to keep pets. Most of the traditional housing was replaced by contemporary buildings and very few remain standing. © Ziyah Gafic / VII.
Deir Istiya, West Bank. November 2014. Ola is seen with her pet rabbit in old traditional Palestinian house now used to keep pets. Most of the traditional housing was replaced by contemporary buildings and very few remain standing. © Ziyah Gafic / VII.
Lisa, a volunteer, with a donkey on a walk. She has been at Svetlana Village for nearly two years. She worked in the bakery, cared for the donkey, and worked on the farm. Young people from different countries often come to live and work in the village. © Mary Gelman / VII.
Lisa, a volunteer, with a donkey on a walk. She has been at Svetlana Village for nearly two years. She worked in the bakery, cared for the donkey, and worked on the farm. Young people from different countries often come to live and work in the village. © Mary Gelman / VII.
U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) Officer Eugene Goodman confronts protesters as they storm the Capitol in Washington, D.C. after listening to a speech by President Trump on January 6, 2021. A large mob who convened on Washington, D.C. for a ÒSave AmericaÓ or ÒStop the StealÓ rally was incited by President Trump and stormed the United States Capitol building, fighting with police, and damaging offices and rooms as they made their way through the building. As President Trump openly condoned the violence, the D.C mayor called for a 6 p.m. curfew and mobilized the National Guard. © Ashley Gilbertson / VII Photo)
U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) Officer Eugene Goodman confronts protesters as they storm the Capitol in Washington, D.C. after listening to a speech by President Trump on January 6, 2021. A large mob who convened on Washington, D.C. for a ÒSave AmericaÓ or ÒStop the StealÓ rally was incited by President Trump and stormed the United States Capitol building, fighting with police, and damaging offices and rooms as they made their way through the building. As President Trump openly condoned the violence, the D.C mayor called for a 6 p.m. curfew and mobilized the National Guard. © Ashley Gilbertson / VII Photo)
Young Darfur girls leave a camp to gather firewood. Girls as young as eight have been raped, attacked, and killed trying to get wood during the genocide in Sudan. © Ron Haviv / VII.
Young Darfur girls leave a camp to gather firewood. Girls as young as eight have been raped, attacked, and killed trying to get wood during the genocide in Sudan. © Ron Haviv / VII.
Scenes in Carbondale, Colorado and the annual rodeo there on Aug. 23, 2012. © Ed Kashi / VII.
Scenes in Carbondale, Colorado and the annual rodeo there on Aug. 23, 2012. © Ed Kashi / VII.
Barbara’s storage unit, Troy, New York. April 8, 2020. The kids wanted to retrieve some personal items to take to the shelter. Amber cried while her brother and sister searched for the unicorn that Amber said would “calm her down.” © Brenda Ann Kenneally / VII.
Barbara’s storage unit, Troy, New York. April 8, 2020. The kids wanted to retrieve some personal items to take to the shelter. Amber cried while her brother and sister searched for the unicorn that Amber said would “calm her down.” © Brenda Ann Kenneally / VII.
Youth emigration is one of the major problems facing the oases of southern Morocco. Hicham, seen here, emigrated to France, and after a year and several difficult and poorly paying jobs, he decided to return to Morocco. To his surprise, no one, including family, encouraged him. Today, Hicham is a fulfilled young man, happy to be in Morocco. He lives in Agadir and works for an association that helps poor and homeless children. © M’hammed Kilito / VII.
Youth emigration is one of the major problems facing the oases of southern Morocco. Hicham, seen here, emigrated to France, and after a year and several difficult and poorly paying jobs, he decided to return to Morocco. To his surprise, no one, including family, encouraged him. Today, Hicham is a fulfilled young man, happy to be in Morocco. He lives in Agadir and works for an association that helps poor and homeless children. © M’hammed Kilito / VII.
US Marines of the 3rd Battalion 4th Marines take Baghdad Bridge. 7 April, 2003. © Gary Knight / VII.
US Marines of the 3rd Battalion 4th Marines take Baghdad Bridge. 7 April, 2003. © Gary Knight / VII.
A young Kosovar Albanian boy jumps into an artificial lake outside Gnijljane, Kosovo, June 25, 1999. After the 1997 collapse of Albania's economy, widespread looting and ethnic conflict broke out in Kosovo, a majority Albanian province in southern Serbia, which led to the mass exodus of thousands of ethnic Albanians in 1998 and early 1999; nearly all of these 850,000 refugees returned to Kosovo starting in mid-1999, many seeking revenge against the Serbs. © Joachim Ladefoged / VII.
A young Kosovar Albanian boy jumps into an artificial lake outside Gnijljane, Kosovo, June 25, 1999. After the 1997 collapse of Albania's economy, widespread looting and ethnic conflict broke out in Kosovo, a majority Albanian province in southern Serbia, which led to the mass exodus of thousands of ethnic Albanians in 1998 and early 1999; nearly all of these 850,000 refugees returned to Kosovo starting in mid-1999, many seeking revenge against the Serbs. © Joachim Ladefoged / VII.
A couple laugh together on the West side of the Berlin Wall as the first people began crossing into the other half of the city. © Paul Lowe / VII.
A couple laugh together on the West side of the Berlin Wall as the first people began crossing into the other half of the city. © Paul Lowe / VII.
Afghanistan, 1998. Ahmad Shah Massoud above the city of Taloqan. The night before the Taliban had violated the ceasefire and attempted to take the city. Massoud is pacing back and forth on the roof of a house; he has given orders and is waiting for news of the troops in combat. © Pascal Maitre / VII.
Afghanistan, 1998. Ahmad Shah Massoud above the city of Taloqan. The night before the Taliban had violated the ceasefire and attempted to take the city. Massoud is pacing back and forth on the roof of a house; he has given orders and is waiting for news of the troops in combat. © Pascal Maitre / VII.
Flanked by U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, U.S. President George W. Bush addresses reporters on a road outside his ranch in Crawford, Texas, August 23, 2004. © Christopher Morris / VII.
Flanked by U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, U.S. President George W. Bush addresses reporters on a road outside his ranch in Crawford, Texas, August 23, 2004. © Christopher Morris / VII.
Damascus. Syria. September 17, 2005 A man walking through Al-Hamidiyah Souq in the Old City of Damascus. © Seamus Murphy / VII.
Damascus. Syria. September 17, 2005 A man walking through Al-Hamidiyah Souq in the Old City of Damascus. © Seamus Murphy / VII.
© Maciek Nabrdalik / VII.
© Maciek Nabrdalik / VII.
Kommandokorps in South Africa organizes camps during school holidays for young white Afrikaner teenagers, teaching them self-defence and how to combat a perceived black enemy. The groupÕs leader, self-proclaimed ÔColonelÕ Franz Jooste, served with the South African Defence Force under the old apartheid regime and eschews the vision of a multicultural nation. Photo by Ilvy Njiokiktjien About the BORN FREE feature: Children born in South Africa around 1994 are part of the Born Free Generation. This generation, the first to be born after apartheid, is supposed to bring unity and change to the country. They are MandelaÕs human legacy: the first generation in which every South African has the same opportunities and racial segregation, on paper, is a thing of the past. They were to be the face of a new, free, and successful South Africa. Nelson Mandela always had a big heart for the youth, and would often refer to his dreams for the youth in his speeches. In this feature the born frees question the outcome of the dream Mandela had for them. They also talk about modern day racism; What is it like to be black, or colored in this modern day world? The South African story has many connections to other race related stories around the world. Many born frees live successful lives, and are making careers that they wouldn't have been able to do during the old racist regime. There is a big group that is thriving in the new South Africa. But at the same time, there is still a long way to go. Corruption, crime and poverty are keeping many of the born frees captive. Instead of enjoying freedom and prosperity, this Ôborn free generationÕ struggles Ñsometimes even more than their parentsÑ with unemployment and inequality. Official segregation may be a thing of the past, but class segregation seems to have taken its place. And for many South Africans, childhood is a time shaped by extreme violence and the aftermath of HIV and AIDS. © Ilvy Njiokiktjien / VII.
Kommandokorps in South Africa organizes camps during school holidays for young white Afrikaner teenagers, teaching them self-defence and how to combat a perceived black enemy. The groupÕs leader, self-proclaimed ÔColonelÕ Franz Jooste, served with the South African Defence Force under the old apartheid regime and eschews the vision of a multicultural nation. Photo by Ilvy Njiokiktjien About the BORN FREE feature: Children born in South Africa around 1994 are part of the Born Free Generation. This generation, the first to be born after apartheid, is supposed to bring unity and change to the country. They are MandelaÕs human legacy: the first generation in which every South African has the same opportunities and racial segregation, on paper, is a thing of the past. They were to be the face of a new, free, and successful South Africa. Nelson Mandela always had a big heart for the youth, and would often refer to his dreams for the youth in his speeches. In this feature the born frees question the outcome of the dream Mandela had for them. They also talk about modern day racism; What is it like to be black, or colored in this modern day world? The South African story has many connections to other race related stories around the world. Many born frees live successful lives, and are making careers that they wouldn't have been able to do during the old racist regime. There is a big group that is thriving in the new South Africa. But at the same time, there is still a long way to go. Corruption, crime and poverty are keeping many of the born frees captive. Instead of enjoying freedom and prosperity, this Ôborn free generationÕ struggles Ñsometimes even more than their parentsÑ with unemployment and inequality. Official segregation may be a thing of the past, but class segregation seems to have taken its place. And for many South Africans, childhood is a time shaped by extreme violence and the aftermath of HIV and AIDS. © Ilvy Njiokiktjien / VII.
Captured Ethiopian government soldiers at a prisoner-of-war camp in the mountains of Tigray in June 2021. Some 6,000 government troops were captured by the Tigray People's Liberation Front during fighting in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region. Fighting broke out in Tigray in November 2020 when the government accused the TPLF of attacking military bases across the region, which the party denied. The civil war has drawn in neighboring Eritrea on the side of the Ethiopian government and has been marked by atrocities, starvation, and allegations of war crimes by both sides. The government declared victory three weeks into the conflict when it took control of the regional capital Mekelle, but the Tigrayan guerrilla army known as the Tigray Defense Forces (TDF) retook Mekelle and most of Tigray at the end of June, after the government suffered a cascade of battlefield loses. Thousands of people have died in the fighting; around 2 million have been displaced and more than 5 million rely on food aid. © Finbarr O’Reilly / VII.
Captured Ethiopian government soldiers at a prisoner-of-war camp in the mountains of Tigray in June 2021. Some 6,000 government troops were captured by the Tigray People's Liberation Front during fighting in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region. Fighting broke out in Tigray in November 2020 when the government accused the TPLF of attacking military bases across the region, which the party denied. The civil war has drawn in neighboring Eritrea on the side of the Ethiopian government and has been marked by atrocities, starvation, and allegations of war crimes by both sides. The government declared victory three weeks into the conflict when it took control of the regional capital Mekelle, but the Tigrayan guerrilla army known as the Tigray Defense Forces (TDF) retook Mekelle and most of Tigray at the end of June, after the government suffered a cascade of battlefield loses. Thousands of people have died in the fighting; around 2 million have been displaced and more than 5 million rely on food aid. © Finbarr O’Reilly / VII.
Libyan rebels on the outskirts of Ajdabya, eastern Libya, Sunday, March 20, 2011. where now is the new front line. © Franco Pagetti / VII.
Libyan rebels on the outskirts of Ajdabya, eastern Libya, Sunday, March 20, 2011. where now is the new front line. © Franco Pagetti / VII.
Two men who have just arrived on the Greek island of Lesbos use foil blankets to get warm and dry as they watch two inflatable boats with Syrian refugees approaching the beach coming from the Turkish coast. © Espen Rasmussen / VII.
Two men who have just arrived on the Greek island of Lesbos use foil blankets to get warm and dry as they watch two inflatable boats with Syrian refugees approaching the beach coming from the Turkish coast. © Espen Rasmussen / VII.
Dockworker, Haiphong, Vietnam, 1993. © Daniel Schwartz / VII.
Dockworker, Haiphong, Vietnam, 1993. © Daniel Schwartz / VII.
A woman walks through a cactus field in a drought-stricken area of western Somaliland, a semi-autonomous region in the north of Somalia, on April 6, 2016. © Nichole Sobecki / VII.
A woman walks through a cactus field in a drought-stricken area of western Somaliland, a semi-autonomous region in the north of Somalia, on April 6, 2016. © Nichole Sobecki / VII.
Anti-US demonstration in Peshawar, Pakistan, burn an effigy of President Bush during a rally outside a mosque. October 9, 2001. © John Stanmeyer / VII.
Anti-US demonstration in Peshawar, Pakistan, burn an effigy of President Bush during a rally outside a mosque. October 9, 2001. © John Stanmeyer / VII.
Mother’s Funeral: A young Haitian man writhes in grief at the funeral of his mother in Haiti’s National Cemetery as his family and friends try to hold him back from the coffin. © Maggie Steber / VII.
Mother’s Funeral: A young Haitian man writhes in grief at the funeral of his mother in Haiti’s National Cemetery as his family and friends try to hold him back from the coffin. © Maggie Steber / VII.
Liliesleaf Farm, Johannesburg, Gauteng. In the early 1960s, Liliesleaf Farm was secretly used by members of the African National Congress, including Nelson Mandela, who lived at the farm under the assumed name of David Motsamayi, as a worker in blue overalls employed by the owner to look after the farm. In a crushing blow for the ANC and its armed wing, Umkhonto we Sizwe, South African security forces raided the farm on July 11, 1963, capturing 19 members of the underground as they were meeting to plan attacks on the government. The raid led to the Rivonia Trial (named after the neighborhood in which Liliesleaf stands), in which ten leaders of the ANC were tried for 221 acts of sabotage, which the government said were designed to “foment violent revolution.” Mandela was among those sentenced to life in prison; he was sent to Robben Island, where he served 18 of his 27 years in captivity. Today, the farm is a national museum, dedicated to keeping awareness of the early liberation struggle alive. May 2013. © Sara Terry / VII.
Liliesleaf Farm, Johannesburg, Gauteng. In the early 1960s, Liliesleaf Farm was secretly used by members of the African National Congress, including Nelson Mandela, who lived at the farm under the assumed name of David Motsamayi, as a worker in blue overalls employed by the owner to look after the farm. In a crushing blow for the ANC and its armed wing, Umkhonto we Sizwe, South African security forces raided the farm on July 11, 1963, capturing 19 members of the underground as they were meeting to plan attacks on the government. The raid led to the Rivonia Trial (named after the neighborhood in which Liliesleaf stands), in which ten leaders of the ANC were tried for 221 acts of sabotage, which the government said were designed to “foment violent revolution.” Mandela was among those sentenced to life in prison; he was sent to Robben Island, where he served 18 of his 27 years in captivity. Today, the farm is a national museum, dedicated to keeping awareness of the early liberation struggle alive. May 2013. © Sara Terry / VII.
Residents surveyed the damage to their homes while emergency services worked to extinguish fires after a missile strike hit a residential building overnight in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Monday, October 10, 2022. Several civilians were killed, and another remained missing. Zaporizhzhia has been repeatedly struck in the past few days, with another strike killing at least 17 people on October 9. Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Monday, October 10, 2022. © Nicole Tung / VII.
Residents surveyed the damage to their homes while emergency services worked to extinguish fires after a missile strike hit a residential building overnight in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Monday, October 10, 2022. Several civilians were killed, and another remained missing. Zaporizhzhia has been repeatedly struck in the past few days, with another strike killing at least 17 people on October 9. Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Monday, October 10, 2022. © Nicole Tung / VII.
Blue Sky Days series — Baseball practice in Montgomery County, Maryland. According to records obtained from the FAA, which issued 1,428 domestic drone permits between 2007 and early 2013, the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the U.S. Navy have applied for drone authorization in Montgomery County. © Tomas van Houtryve / VII.
Blue Sky Days series — Baseball practice in Montgomery County, Maryland. According to records obtained from the FAA, which issued 1,428 domestic drone permits between 2007 and early 2013, the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the U.S. Navy have applied for drone authorization in Montgomery County. © Tomas van Houtryve / VII.
Phoenix, Arizona, January 6th, 2021. Aya Iannon (left) and Ashley show off their guns at a rally to protest election results and show support for President Donald Trump at the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix on Jan. 6, 2021. © Adriana Zehbrauskas / VII.
Phoenix, Arizona, January 6th, 2021. Aya Iannon (left) and Ashley show off their guns at a rally to protest election results and show support for President Donald Trump at the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix on Jan. 6, 2021. © Adriana Zehbrauskas / VII.
Ethnic Albanian Kosovar girls celebrate in front of a burning house belonging to a Serb family on the road from Mitrovica to Pristina in June 1999. © Alexandra Boulat / VII.
Ethnic Albanian Kosovar girls celebrate in front of a burning house belonging to a Serb family on the road from Mitrovica to Pristina in June 1999. © Alexandra Boulat / VII.
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