Big John plays chess for a three-dollar donation. C bets customers five bucks they can’t beat him. John plays days. C works the chessboard until 5 a.m. John has a family, an apartment, a job. C hustles to survive. These are New York’s street players. Story and photos by Victor Epstein
A quest for truth in Lanzhou, China. Story and photos by Caitlin E. Schultz
On clichés, coping, and catharsis. Story and photos by Gergana Koleva
Eight days’ hard labor on a medical marijuana farm. By Buffy Charlet
Portrait of a prison town. By Andrew Marantz
