Photojournalism Daily: Jan. 9, 2015

January 9, 2015 7:00 AM EST

Today’s daily Photojournalism Links collection highlights Alex Maclean‘s aerial photographs of Detroit. The work captures the contrasting fortunes and economic inequality between the depopulated areas (defined by vacant lots and boarded-up homes) and the wealth of some surrounding areas (mansions and manicured lawns). It can appear bleak, but there’s cause for optimism as Detroit’s worst decline appears to be slowing, evident by new green spaces and corporate investment. Maclean’s pictures offer an excellent and insightful bird’s-eye view on the struggles of Motor City and its fight to survive.

Alex S. MacLean: Detroit by Air (The New York Times)

In Memoriam: Remembering the Photographers We Lost in 2014 (TIME LightBox)

An Intern Learns to Swim in the Deep End (National Geographic PROOF) Sara Lewkowicz won a three-month internship at National Geographic when she came out on top at last year’s College Photographer of the Year competition. She talks about her experience and shares photographs she made during her internship project in Mexico.

John Moore (BBC Radio 4 World at One) The Getty photographer is interviewed about his Ebola coverage in Liberia. See TIME LightBox interview as well.

David Burnett (Photo Brigade) The legendary photographer talks about his career at length.

Detroit, MI — The New York *Times*: *Detroit by Air*An overview of Brush Park and its proximity to downtown, including the Detroit River and Canada on the horizon. New housing developments begin to fill in along the edge of the neighborhood.Alex MacLean—The New York Times

Village recovers from terror in CAR — **TIME LightBox: In Memoriam: Remembering the Photographers We Lost in 2014: Camille Lepage (France, b. 1988)** Wali Rama Elodie, 20, whose husband Crisologue Goudonfo was shot on his way home. Central African Republic. 2013.Camille Lepage—Polaris

People gather to watch a fireworks display at the end of the evening entertainment during La Fiesta de la Preciosa Sangre, the most important festival of the year for the town of Teotitlan. — **National Geographic PROOF: Sarah Lewkowicz on her internship experience at the magazine**People gather to watch a fireworks display at the end of the evening entertainment during La Fiesta de la Preciosa Sangre, the most important festival of the year for the town of Teotitlan, Mexico. Sara Lewkowicz

Liberia Battles Spreading Ebola Epidemic — **BBC Radio 4 World at One: Interview with John Moore about his Ebola coverage in Liberia**A burial team from the Liberian health department sprays disinfectant over the body of a woman suspected of dying of the Ebola virus on Aug. 14, 2014 in Monrovia.John Moore—Getty Images

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