Writing

Art of war

Steve Piscitelli's journey from the battlefield left scars inside and out. Now, his art spans the seemingly unconnected worlds of war memorials and ballerinas.

Presents of peace

Children in a refugee camp in Croatia receive Christmas presents from the U.S. during the Bosnian War.

A boy and a bullet

Gun violence in Chicago was spreading, affecting even innocent children. The Chicago Tribune’s photojournalist Jason Wambsgans took on a long-term assignment to document the recovery of shooting victim Tavon Tanner.

California wildfires

Wildfires are increasingly more dangerous, spread faster, and threaten communities across California. Photojournalists covering these stories need similar to that of firefighters to document these disasters while still remaining safe themselves.

Death in the streets

Daniel Berehulak’s wide-reaching and disturbing photo story of the mass killings of Filipinos in a “war” on drugs published in The New York Times carried a direct quote as the headline: “They are slaughtering us like animals.”

Faces of Mosul

Carol Guzy documented medical mission teams treating the civilians injured in Mosul, Iraq during the war against ISIS.

Artist's studios are hard to find and even harder to keep. This short story was part of a weekly photo-driven column called A&E Gallery.

The artist moving

 Shades of conflicts past

In his memoir Sleeping With Ghosts, war photographer Don McCullen struggles with reliving the things he has seen through the iconic photos he had made during his career.

Cameras in the courtroom

A missing toddler was found dead and the resulting trial captivated people everywhere. The media attention was so intense, it created precedence for cameras in the courtroom. And it was not the Casey Anthony trial.