Photo Essay

Oakland’s Largest Homeless Camp Dodges the Bullet—for Now

Oakland’s Largest Homeless Camp Dodges the Bullet—for Now Oakland’s Largest Homeless Camp Dodges the Bullet—for Now

Under a freeway maze near a train yard, residents of Oakland’s largest and oldest encampment are being forced to leave. Where will they go?

Aug 17, 2022 / Feature / David Bacon

Portrait of a Radical Swarm

Portrait of a Radical Swarm Portrait of a Radical Swarm

From Occupy Wall Street to Black Lives Matter, Accra Shepp's protest photographs have dissolved the boundaries between the individual and the collective.

Apr 29, 2022 / Photo Essay / Salamishah Tillet

At the Przemyśl Station

At the Przemyśl Station At the Przemyśl Station

This station on the Polish border with Ukraine has become ground zero for the refugee crisis.

Mar 11, 2022 / Photo Essay / Nicolas Niarchos and Nikolai von Bismarck

Elsa Mejia

A Candidate for Mixtecos in California’s Republican Heartland A Candidate for Mixtecos in California’s Republican Heartland

In the city of Madera, Elsa Mejia is running for a seat on the city council as the first Indigenous Mexican migrant candidate.

Oct 7, 2021 / Photo Essay / David Bacon

The Fierce, Enduring Legacy of America’s Anti–Afghanistan War Protests

The Fierce, Enduring Legacy of America’s Anti–Afghanistan War Protests The Fierce, Enduring Legacy of America’s Anti–Afghanistan War Protests

These photos from 20 years ago remind us that resistance to the war began even before the war itself.

Sep 9, 2021 / Photo Essay / David Bacon

Extreme Heat Is Making Farmworkers’ Dangerous Jobs Even Harder

Extreme Heat Is Making Farmworkers’ Dangerous Jobs Even Harder Extreme Heat Is Making Farmworkers’ Dangerous Jobs Even Harder

In California, migrant workers in the country on H-2A visas are laboring through heat, atrocious housing, and other afflictions.

Aug 13, 2021 / Photo Essay / David Bacon

On One Native American Reservation, Vaccine Hesitancy Has Long Historical Roots

On One Native American Reservation, Vaccine Hesitancy Has Long Historical Roots On One Native American Reservation, Vaccine Hesitancy Has Long Historical Roots

On the Cheyenne River Reservation, the same government that for centuries brutally suppressed Lakota independence is now managing the Covid-19 vaccine drive.

Jul 1, 2021 / Photo Essay / Sarah Stacke

George Floyd protest 2021

Minneapolis Grieves for George Floyd Minneapolis Grieves for George Floyd

With the murder trial for officer Derek Chauvin underway, these photos show how activists continue to honor him and other victims of police violence.

Apr 9, 2021 / Photo Essay / Tim Evans, Anna DalCortivo, and Alyssa Oursler

Mexico marijuana legalization

Mexico Could Soon Become the Largest Legal Marijuana Market in the World Mexico Could Soon Become the Largest Legal Marijuana Market in the World

But activists say the law fails to address the widespread pain that decades of militarized enforcement have caused.

Feb 25, 2021 / Photo Essay / Maya Averbuch

Housing Is a Right. During a Pandemic, It’s Also a Fight.

Housing Is a Right. During a Pandemic, It’s Also a Fight. Housing Is a Right. During a Pandemic, It’s Also a Fight.

In California’s agricultural heartland, farmworkers are fighting back against expensive rents, substandard housing, and economic disenfranchisement.

Jan 12, 2021 / Photo Essay / David Bacon

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