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Poignant portraits of the prom that never happened
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Poignant portraits of the prom that never happened

Lost summer — After their school proms were cancelled due to COVID-19, photographer Alys Tomlinson captured north London teens in the outfits they would have worn.

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A searing elegy on war in Iraq and Afghanistan
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A searing elegy on war in Iraq and Afghanistan

Attention servicemember — From 2003 to 2008, Ben Brody worked as a combat photographer in Iraq, capturing both the immense brutality and unseen, candid moments that defined the war.

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Enigmatic photos of growing up in Buenos Aires
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Enigmatic photos of growing up in Buenos Aires

Meet Guille and Belinda — In a new book, photographer Alessandra Sanguinetti chronicles the everyday lives of her cousins as they navigate the transition from adolescence to adulthood in rural Argentina.

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Tender shots of the '80s East LA gang scene
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Tender shots of the '80s East LA gang scene

City of angels — After visiting Los Angeles' Maravilla Park, photographer Janette Beckman got to know a Mexican-American gang there and set about capturing a different side to their community.

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Halcyon days at an '80s Summer Solstice Festival
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Halcyon days at an '80s Summer Solstice Festival

The wild bunch — Photographer Alan Lodge remembers shooting the mini utopia that was the Stonehenge Free Festival, an event held in the fields surrounding the legendary prehistoric monument.

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A vibrant ode to Liverpool in the '80s and '90s
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A vibrant ode to Liverpool in the '80s and '90s

Mersey Paradise — Photographer Tom Wood remembers shooting the pubs, club and bus rides in Liverpool through the '70s to the '90s and finding meaning in everyday scenes.

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Capturing a forgotten township in South Africa
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Capturing a forgotten township in South Africa

Static dreams — Photographers Cyprien Clément-Delmas and Lindokuhle Sobekwa remember documenting a deeply conservative community living in the suburb of Daleside, south of Johannesburg – a place marred by hardship and addiction.

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A rare glimpse inside Idaho's Nez Perce tribe
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A rare glimpse inside Idaho's Nez Perce tribe

Meeting the people — As the first photographer welcomed by the Nez Perce in 100 years, Hunter Barnes remembers his time living among the elusive tribe in Lapwai from 2004 to 2008.

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A visual diary of Black artists coming of age in the '90s
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A visual diary of Black artists coming of age in the '90s

Living to create — After acquiring a Polaroid camera, photographer Lyle Ashton Harris began capturing a transformative period of his life as a young artist studying at Cal Arts.

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An unflinching portrait of 1980s Birmingham
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An unflinching portrait of 1980s Birmingham

Back to Brummie — In the late 1980s, photographer Richard Davis set forth documenting Birmingham's working-class neighbourhoods and spotlighting injustices that were too often ignored.

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