A young camper swims at night at Appalachian Christian Camp in Unicoi, Tenn.
Joy, of South Africa, laughs as she mockingly models while taking a break from working at the orphanage where she volunteers.
Shane Isaacson, an army veteran who is experiencing homelessness, lives out of his jeep with his service dog, Bear, in Los Angeles. “He’s my best friend. I don’t go anywhere without him,” he says of Bear. Two elected officials have called for statewide construction of shelters, and once they are built, homeless people such as Isaacson will have to vacate the streets.
LaRayia Gaston, a vegan chef, opened a bodega in Los Angles to benefit under served communities. She makes and sells organic, plant-based meals and fresh vegetable juices for under $5 and a range of packaged healthy snacks $1. She employs people who are homeless or who have been incarcerated.
Mario Canel is being evicted from his Los Angeles home after a developer purchased his building. He doesn't know where he can afford to move because he only takes in a little each month with Social Security.
A couple shields themselves from the sun in an embrace at Lake Merritt in Oakland, Calif.
Han Boz, left, and Due Qiu, right, workers with the Hangzhou Spark, watch the Dallas Fuel play the Hangzhou Spark in a professional gaming match in Burbank, Calif. The Hangzhou Spark won 3-1.
Hamden lifts Jacob into his new wheelchair in Chebosi, Kenya. Wheels for Kenya, an offshoot of the international ministry, Joni and Friends, traveled to Kenya with a team of physical therapists and mechanics to fit disabled locals with personal wheelchairs.
Mia St. John spends time at Runnymeade Park in Winnetka, Calif. where she used to find her son, Julian St. John, who used to be homeless due to his schizophrenia. He was admitted to a psychiatric facility for his safety, but he killed himself there. Mia has made it her life's goal to improve psychiatric care.
Timmy Wells, center, plays the baritone saxophone as part of the Burlesque Band of San Francisco on Castro Street after the Pride Parade in San Francisco.
Victoria Epstien, 17, of Liberty, N.Y., takes a break from homework while recovering from Crypto that she got while tending a sick calf. She sits underneath a canopy of horse racing prizes and hopes to join a collegiate equestrian team in college.
Fans listen to country music singer Orville Peck perform at the Troubadour in West Hollywood, Calif. He released his debut album, Pony, in 2019 and is known for wearing a fringed “Lone Ranger” mask.
A personal creation that mimics how our society often looks at people as the “other” in terms of race, gender, religion, and so forth. By using two of the same shells on grass, I sought to show how we’re all the same at the end of the day. We as humanity are responsible for creating our own boundaries against others that make people see our neighbors as so foreign.
A family relaxes on a Tel Aviv beach.
A Derby horse is washed on Kentucky Thurby Day.
Kynnedy Cooper, 5, is held up by her uncle, Raymond Jackson, who designed her dress, as her grandmother, Kendra Jackson-Thornton, reaches out to make adjustments for a portrait. All from Columbia, Mo. they made the 45-minute drive to a prom for kids in Mexico, Mo. held on the same night that the Miss Missouri pageant was taking place in town. The prom was designed to help get young people involved in their community more, and it doubled as a fundraiser for a woman’s retreat later this summer.
A couple embraces in Paris.
Chloe Williams is silhouetted against Lake Merritt on an usually warm day in Oakland, Calif.
YBN Cordae, an upcoming rap artist who has performed with Chance the Rapper, records a music video in Los Angeles. His new album, The Lost Boy, was released in 2019.
Kari Orvik, a fine art and documentary photographer in San Francisco, is seen reflected on her 8x10 view camera. She runs her own Tintype studio and documents the locals in her Mission neighborhood.
