In Pictures
Nuanced, visual explorations of sociological themes.
Individuals Transforming Criminal Justice
This photo series explores the origins of how misconceptions such as one-dimensional expression and emotional inaccessibility have come … Read MorePrincessing: The Magic of Impression Management
A woman dressed as Elsa, the Disney princess. (Photo by Lydia Turner on Unsplash) Fictional princesses have new … Read MoreThe Arab Spring Protests
A Boy Confronts Egyptian Military Police South of Tahrir Square. Photo by Alisdare Hickson via Flickr, CC. Ten years … Read MoreRacism on Campus: Yearbook Pictures From Prominent Virginia Colleges (1890-1930)
Photo by Kimberly Farmer (Source: Unsplash). Trigger Warning: Images and words in this article may be triggering to some … Read MoreFramed Sculptures
The photographs in this series were taken between 2017 and 2019 during photowalks in Miami and New York City. None depict actual sculptures, of … Read MoreA Love That Does Justice
On Easter Sunday 2017, Spiritus Christi Catholic Church in Rochester, New York sponsored a diverse team of parishioners who hardly knew each other to travel … Read MoreHarvesters of the White Desert
Abhaben’s shack, her home in the Rann of Kutch for eight months a year, is built of jute bags and plastic sheets. Partially shaded by … Read MoreStudents and University Growing Up Together
Photographs and Interviews by Roger J. Wyan In fall 2005, the first class of nearly 900 undergraduate and graduate students filled temporary classrooms—between the … Read MoreAnger, Profanity, and Hatred
In the U.S., 2017 ushered in a new presidential administration and a new era of protests. On January 20, approximately 160,000 people attended the inauguration … Read MoreIt’s Better to be Angry Together
In the shitshow that our American democracy has become, I go to these marches for the humanity of it. Read More