In Pictures
Nuanced, visual explorations of sociological themes.
Guantanamo Bay
Photographer Christopher Sims documents the everyday spaces at Guantanamo Bay. He writes, "I went with the intention of photographing beyond the prison, and capturing a sense of daily life on the military base." Read MoreMichigan’s Public Square
Sociologist and photographer Steven Gold documents the public use of the Michigan Capitol building. He writes, “The Michigan Capitol continues to provide a space where attention is devoted to issues and events of broad public concern.” Read MoreUnder God: Stories from Soho Road
Photographer Liz Hingley documents the religious diversity of Birmingham’s Soho Road. She writes, “At a time when religion can breed fear and prejudice, my photographs reveal what devotions bring to everyday, inner-city life.” Read MoreTo Snitch Or Not To Snitch
Photographers document Philadelphia’s “stop-snitching” code, a response to the realities of impoverished Philadelphia neighborhoods that includes the necessity of the drug economy. Read MoreInformality and Visibility on the Periphery
In her time as a researcher in Abdijan, Jordanna Matlon explored the African city’s peripheral economies and the men who make their livings and identities in these spaces. Read MoreMatrimony
Based on ethnographic work, Greg Scott documents the institution of marriage amidst the difficulties of homelessness and drug addiction. Read MoreThe Social Life of Wireless Urban Spaces
The increasing use of wireless Internet access in public spaces has transformed the way that urban spaces are used and the types of interactions that take place there. Read MoreSituating Memory in Argentina
I left the facility with a strong desire to wash my hands, perhaps to shed any trace of horror in my body. Yet as an … Read MoreLiteracy Through Photography
Artists, activists, and teachers around the world have put cameras into the hands of children, asking and allowing them to share their visions and stories. Read MoreSeeing Switzerland: A Cross Cultural Conversation
Switzerland carries the burden of being everyone’s idealized landscape, speaking actually as well as metaphorically. It has the highest and most beautiful mountains in Europe; … Read More