Buckets of iron ore are transported to a major steelworks in Hunedoara, Romania, November 1975.
Photograph by Winfield Parks, National Geographic
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“I bought these prayer beads in Karbala during a trip to Iraq in 2002. Only 55 of the fragile beads have survived. They are a representation of history, remembrance, and balance.”
Maryam Rabiee was photographed in New York City on April 23rd.
“My dad bought this mask in the olden days before I was alive from a Chinese man with one eyeball who painted it. When I was little I would run past it at night because it looked alive in the dark. Now I like it so much, I even think it will scare bad guys away.”
Raul Andres was photographed in New York City on March 2nd.
“I have a lot of secret things and collections, like potions and rocks and fortune tellers, and stuff like gallium which is a metal that melts. I chose this string because you can make so many things with it but if you looked at it, you would think, ‘oh that’s just a string.’ Sometimes in school I don’t talk, but I’m always thinking.”
Gabriel was photographed in New York City on March 2nd.
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“I keep pretty much all of my tattooing machines. Around 25, so far. I feel lucky because I get to do art every day and actually make a living off of it.”
Zac Scheinbaum was photographed in New York City on January 29th. You can follow him on Instagram.
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Nouglish, aka Luce (at Under the BQE)
“When I was younger I would spend hours playing with my collection of toy Breyer Horses, but when I grew up they all somehow got lost. A few years ago I opened a birthday present from my older sister and inside were these vintage Breyer horses. I was so touched I cried; she’s the only person in the world who would know how wistful I was about this missing souvenir of my childhood.”
Joanna Lily Wong was photographed in New York City on January 24th. View her site.
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Paul Sérusier, Mount Gaussier with the Mas de Saint-Paul, 1889
