--- description: Curated by Mikko Takkunen, a collection of the best photojournalism around the web from the past two weeks. title: PJL: October 2013 (Part 1) image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt33fa49aac49c5b83/6987a7bb55a859ffaaa88b4b/barbara_davidson.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [LightBox](/tag/time-section-lightbox/) ## LightBox Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # PJL: October 2013 (Part 1) by [Mikko Takkunen](/author/mikko-takkunen/) ## Mikko Takkunen Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 14, 2013 7:59 AM CUT  Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times by [Mikko Takkunen](/author/mikko-takkunen/) ## Mikko Takkunen Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 14, 2013 7:59 AM CUT **Features and Essays** Barbara Davidson:[ The Security Housing Unit at Corcoran State Prison](http://framework.latimes.com/2013/10/03/the-security-housing-unit-at-corcoran-state-prison/#/0 "undefined") (LA Times Framework) Inmates in the Security Housing Unit are some of the most dangerous in California’s prison system David Harriman: [Facing Deportation](http://audiovision.scpr.org/232/facing-deportation "undefined") (AudioVision) Portraits of migrants on the US-Mexico border who have been apprehended and deported Mishka Henner: [Feedlots ](http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/09/mishka-henner-factory-farms/ "undefined")(Wired) Satellite Images of Industrial Farms Ashley Gilbertson and Ed Kashi:[ It’ll Be Better Next Year](http://www.newyorker.com/video?video-id=2708099382001 "undefined") (New Yorker) Photographers Gilbertson and Kashi profiled a slice of the community of Cimarron County, Oklahoma, and to gain a better understanding of their struggles and resilience during the region’s worst drought in fifty years Michael Light: [Economic Collapse Seen Through Aerial Photos of Abandoned Mansions](http://www.wired.com/rawfile/2013/09/michael-light-aerial-photos/ "undefined") (Wired Rawfile) Dana Lixenberg : [Homeless in Suburbia](http://lightbox.time.com/2013/10/09/homeless-in-suburbia-portraits-from-jeffersonville-indiana/#1 "undefined") (LightBox) Portraits From Jeffersonville, Indiana Ilana Panich-Linsman: [The Tree and The Apple](http://www.fotovisura.com/user/IlanaPL/view/the-tree-and-the-apple "undefined") (FotoVisura) A look at the beauty pageant industry through an eleven year-old competitor Jim Lo Scalzo:[ Smith Island](http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2013/09/smith%5Fisland.html "undefined") (Big Picture) The last inhabited island in Maryland Pouya Dianat: [Seeing Baseball in a Different Light](http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2013/09/30/sports/baseball/Braves-In-Infrared.html?%5Fr=0 "undefined") (NYT) Baseball in infrared Charles Ommanney: [Bloomberg’s World](http://lightbox.time.com/2013/10/10/bloombergs-world-photographing-the-billionaire-mayor-abroad/#1 "undefined") (LightBox) Ommanney followed New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg as he traveled from Paris to London  Katie Orlinsky / Reportage by Getty Images Katie Orlinsky: [Mexico’s All-Female Vigilante Squad](http://www.thedailybeast.com/galleries/2013/10/03/mexico-s-all-female-vigilante-justice-squad-photos.html "undefined") (The Daily Beast) Paolo Woods: [(Re)Building The State of Haiti](https://www.lensculture.com/articles/paolo-woods-re-building-the-state-of-haiti#slide-1 "undefined") (Lens Culture) Also on Huffington Post [here](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/24/paolo-woods%5Fn%5F3976618.html?utm%5Fhp%5Fref=tw "undefined") Juan Arredondo: [Barrio Triste](http://www.foto8.com/live/barrio-trieste-by-juan-arredondo/#.Uk7NfKX%5FRjZ "undefined") (Foto8) Life in Barrio Triste, one of the most dangerous neighborhoods of Colombia’s second largest city Medellín Tomas Munita: [Near Fukushima, a Human Crisis Quietly Unfolds](http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2013/10/01/world/asia/20131002-JAPAN.html#1 "undefined") (NYT) Japan’s nuclear refugees, still stuck in limbo Damir Sagolj: [Fukushima’s Fallout: The Half-Lives of Nuclear Refugees](http://world.time.com/2013/10/03/fukushimas-fallout-the-half-lives-of-nuclear-refugees/ "undefined") (TIME) To this day, the plant still leaks toxic, radioactive water and tens of thousands of “nuclear refugees” from nearby towns are still outcasts in their own land Sim Chi Yin: [Instabeijing ](http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/photobooth/2013/09/slide-show-sim-chi-yins-instragram-photos-from-beijing.html#slide%5Fss%5F0=1 "undefined")(Photo Booth) Instagram photos from Beijing. The photo-centric app is one of the few Western social-media platforms that is not blocked in China, allowing us this glimpse of Sim’s experience of the megalopolis. Sean Gallagher:[ Meltdown](http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303918804579108723842969470.html?mod=rss%5Fabout%5Fchina#slide/1 "undefined") (WSJ) China’s Environment in Crisis Jan Grarup: [Combat soldiers reveal tattoo traditions](http://cnnphotos.blogs.cnn.com/2013/09/25/combat-soldiers-reveal-tattoo-traditions/ "undefined") (CNN Photo Blog) The tattoo imagery of Denmark’s Royal Life Guards infantry Jamey Stillings: [The Ivanpah Solar Project](http://lightbox.time.com/2013/09/26/the-ivanpah-solar-project-generating-energy-through-fields-of-mirrors/#1 "undefined") (LightBox) A solar field of mirrors generating energy in the Mojave Desert Christian Als: [Postcard from Helmand](http://www.panos.co.uk/stories/2-13-1612-2106/Christian-Als/Postcard-from-Helmand/# "undefined") (Panos Pictures) Afghanistan Andrea Bruce: [Afghan Americans](http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/photobooth/2013/10/afghan-americans-a-study-in-duality.html#slide%5Fss%5F0=1 "undefined") (Photo Booth) A study in duality Simone Cerio: [Afghanistan – When the others go away](http://www.parallelozero.com/reportage/afghanistan-gino-strada-emergency-343-0 "undefined") (Parallelo Zero) Italian trainee surgeon in Afghanistan | Multimedia [here](http://vimeo.com/76030808 "undefined")  Pakistani men interact on the street with lights powered by motorcycle batteries, during load shedding in Lyari Town, Karachi, Sindh Province, Pakistan on Sept. 20, 2013\. Lyari Town is notorious for residence illegally drawing electricity from the grid and suffers regular load shedding. Lyari Town is also the epicentre of gang violence in Karachi. Photo by Adam Ferguson Adam Ferguson / VII for TIME Adam Ferguson: [Pakistan’s Struggle for Power](http://world.time.com/2013/10/09/pakistans-struggle-for-power/ "undefined") (TIME) In Karachi, Pakistan’s coastal metropolis, countless residents deal with power cuts – and find creative ways to steal from and work around the country’s deeply flawed electricity grid Sami Siva: [Kukis of Northeast India fight for identity](http://cnnphotos.blogs.cnn.com/2013/09/26/kukis-of-northeast-india-fight-for-identity/ "undefined") (CNN Photo Blog) Stephanie Sinclair: [Too Young To Wed ](http://photoblog.nbcnews.com/%5Fnews/2013/10/11/20898621-too-young-to-wed-indian-girls-say-no-to-forced-marriage?lite "undefined")(NBC Photo Blog) India Munef Wasif: [Chaos and Harmony in Old Dhaka](http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/26/chaos-and-harmony-in-old-dhaka/ "undefined") (NYT Lens) Bangladesh AP: [An Ancient Refuge for Those Fleeing Syria’s War](http://world.time.com/2013/10/02/for-those-fleeing-syrias-war-an-ancient-refuge/ "undefined") (TIME) Many refugees from Aleppo and neighboring Idlib province have fled to the countryside. Some have taken shelter in an ancient Roman ruins near Kafer Rouma. AP: [The Lone Family: Life in a Syrian Ghost Town](http://world.time.com/2013/10/07/the-lone-family-life-in-a-syrian-ghost-town/ "undefined") (TIME) The only family remaining in the desolate village of Kfar Lata Lynsey Addario: [For Syrian Refugees in Jordan, a New Sense of Home](http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2013/10/05/world/middleeast/20131006-JORDAN.html?ref=world#1 "undefined") (NYT) Andrea Bruce: [In Damascus, Tension but Also Hope](http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2013/09/28/world/middleeast/20130929-DAMASCUS.html#1 "undefined") (NYT) Cédric Gerbehaye: [Broken Hopes in the West Bank](http://lightbox.time.com/2013/10/10/broken-hopes-in-the-west-bank/#1 "undefined") (LightBox) Matic Zorman: [Faces of War](http://www.reportagebygettyimages.com/matic-zorman/faces-of-war/# "undefined") (Reportage by Getty Images Emerging Talent) Gaza  Jason Larkin / Panos Jason Larkin: [After Johannesburg’s Gold Rush: Mine Dumps](http://images.businessweek.com/photos/2013-09-25/after-johannesburgs-gold-rush-mine-dumps "undefined") (Businessweek) Francesca Tosarelli: [Women in Africa’s Militias: Kalashnikov and Nail Polish](http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/photo-gallery-the-women-rebels-of-congo-fotostrecke-102056.html "undefined") (Spiegel) Congo Bieke Depoorter: [Smiles of African Mothers](http://www.magnumphotos.com/C.aspx?VP3=CMS3&VF=MAGO31%5F4&VBID=2K1HZOZPDTZ97&IID=2K1HRGWQXELW&PN=1 "undefined") (Magnum Photos) Ethiopia Michael Zumstein: [Chaos in the Central African Republic](http://www.agencevu.com/stories/index.php?id=1469&p=251 "undefined") (Agence Vu) Ferhat Bouda: [North Mali with the “NMLA” fighters ](http://agencevu.com/stories/index.php?id=1467&p=159 "undefined") (Agence Vu) Katie Orlinsky:[ Timbuktu’s Hopeful, Troubled Peace](http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2013/10/timbuktus-hopeful-troubled-peace.html#slide%5Fss%5F0=1 "undefined") (New Yorker) Mali Edward Burtynsky: [Liquid of Life](http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/7da2cee0-258f-11e3-b349-00144feab7de.html "undefined") (FT Magazine) Burtynsky’s latest photographic project explores the ways we use, abuse and strive to control our planet’s most precious resource Tamas Dezso: [Untouched – A Portrait of Romania](http://lightbox.time.com/2013/10/03/a-transition-from-communism-romania-by-tamas-dezso/ "undefined") (LightBox) In Romania, Tamas Dezso was quickly captivated by the country’s untouched land, the sincerity of its people and the natural relationship between the two **Articles** [In Memoriam: Iconic LIFE Photographer Bill Eppridge (1938-2013)](http://lightbox.time.com/2013/10/03/in-memoriam-iconic-life-photographer-bill-eppridge-1938-2013/#1 "undefined") (LightBox) After more than five decades as a professional photographer, LIFE photojournalist Bill Eppridge passed away on October 2, 2013, at the age of 75 [The Moment a Photographer Became a Historian](http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/03/the-moment-a-photographer-became-a-historian/ "undefined") (NYT Lens) Bill Eppridge [Goran Tomasevic : Witnessing the Nairobi mall massacre](http://blogs.reuters.com/photographers-blog/2013/09/23/witnessing-the-nairobi-mall-massacre/ "undefined") (Reuters photo blog) [Tyler Hicks : Witness to a Massacre in a Nairobi Mall](http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/21/witness-to-a-massacre-in-a-nairobi-mall/?%5Fr=0 "undefined") (NYT Lens) [Tyler Hicks : Inside the Kenya mall terror attacks](http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/bestoftv/2013/09/24/ac-kenya-westgate-hicks-cooper-intv.cnn.html "undefined") (CNN) [AFP’s freelancers Fabio Bucciarelli and Javier Manzano win Bayeux Calvados Awards](http://www.bjp-online.com/british-journal-of-photography/news/2300245/afps-fabio-bucciarelli-and-javier-manzano-win-bayeux-calvados-awards "undefined") (BJP) [Battle to death in Aleppo](http://blogs.afp.com/correspondent/?post%2FBattle-to-the-death-in-Aleppo "undefined") (AFP Correspondent) Behind Fabio Bucciarelli’s award winning photograph [Patrick Baz: Death of the ‘Brave One’](http://blogs.afp.com/correspondent/?post/Death-of-Brave-One "undefined") (AFP Correspondent) Murhaf al-Modahi, who worked under the alias Abu Shuja, was killed in a rocket attack on September 28 in his hometown of Deir Ezzor, Syria [French government confirms abducted journalists are still alive](http://www.bjp-online.com/british-journal-of-photography/news/2298969/french-government-confirms-abducted-journalists-are-still-alive "undefined") (BJP) Photographer Edouard Elias and journalist Didier François, who were abducted in Syria in June, are still alive, the French government has confirmed [Andrea Bruce and the Paradox That’s Damascus](http://www.bagnewsnotes.com/2013/09/andrea-bruce-and-the-paradox-thats-damascus/ "undefined") (BagNewsNotes) [Sweet Damascus](http://www.bagnewsnotes.com/2013/09/sweet-damascus/ "undefined") (BagNewsNotes) On Sergey Ponomarev’s recent photos from Syria’s capital Prices begin at $25 for bags that must be stored overhead. If your baggage is small enough to be tucked beneath a seat, you can bring it on free of charge [Meeting Marie: Paul Conroy’s Memoir ‘Under the Wire’ Remembers Marie Colvin’s Final Days](http://www.thedailybeast.com/witw/articles/2013/10/09/paul-conroy-remembers-his-colleague-marie-colvin-in-under-the-wire.html "undefined") (The Daily Beast) Extract from Conroy’s book, just published in the US. [Black out! Russian media remove photos to protest imprisonment of photographer ](http://www.epuk.org/News/1040/Black+out!+Russian+media+remove+photos+to+protest+imprisonment+of+photographer+ "undefined")(Editorial Photographers UK) [Two months detention for Russian photographer on Greenpeace vessel](http://en.rsf.org/russia-two-months-detention-for-russian-26-09-2013,45240.html "undefined") (Reporters Without Borders) [Photography as Advocacy: Origins of a Journey](http://proof.nationalgeographic.com/2013/09/24/photography-as-advocacy-origins-of-a-journey/ "undefined") (PROOF) National Geographic photo editor Pamela Chen on Marcus Bleasdale’s photography for change [The Real Vietnam ](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2441235/Historic-images-Vietnam-War-courageous-AP-photographers.html "undefined")(Daily Mail) Spectacular images taken by courageous AP war photographers released to remember 50 years since conflict began [Focus: North Korea](http://hosted.ap.org/interactives/2013/focus-north-korea/ "undefined") (AP Interactive) As part of their coverage of North Korea, AP journalists in Pyongyang are using Instagram to highlight rarely seen views of the reclusive country. [Women on the Front Lines and Behind the Lens](http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/10/women-on-the-front-lines-and-behind-the-lens/ "undefined") (NYT Lens) On National Geographic’s exhibition ‘Women of Vision’, celebrating female photographers [Melissa Cacciola’s Tintypes](http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/02/the-type-who-takes-her-time/?%5Fr=1& "undefined") (NYT Lens) Cacciola makes modern-day tintypes that marry attention to detail with a nod to history [Peter Turnley’s Paris ](http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/03/open-eyes-and-heart-in-paris/?ref=global-home&%5Fr=1 "undefined")(NYT Lens) Like the great French photographers he idolized, Peter Turnley remains enchanted by Paris, a city where he finds timeless moments of romance and delight [Enrique Meneses: On the Frontier of History](http://lightbox.time.com/2013/10/01/enrique-meneses-on-the-frontier-of-history/#1 "undefined") (LightBox) Spanish photographer who had a knack for being in the right place at the right time [Tony Ray-Jones and Martin Parr: Photographing the English](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/photography/10287039/Tony-Ray-Jones-and-Martin-Parr-Photographing-the-English.html "undefined") (Telegraph) The photographers were united by their gently satirical documentation of our national characteristics | Related photos [here](http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2013/sep/20/tony-ray-jones-england-in-pictures "undefined") [Jacques Lowe: the JFK photographer who lost his life’s work on 9/11](http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/photography-blog/2013/sep/27/john-f-kennedy-jacques-lowe-photography# "undefined") (Guardian) The man who got unprecedented access to JFK’s life stored his whole archive in a safe in the twin towers. A new exhibition shows the painstakingly restored fragments that survived [Revisiting Minamata, and a Storied Mentor](http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/01/revisiting-minamata-and-a-storied-mentor/?smid=tw-share&%5Fr=0 "undefined") (NYT Lens) Decades after W. Eugene Smith’s seminal documentation of the effects of industrial pollution on the town of Minamata, Japan, his assistant revisited some of his subjects [Playing with Icons](http://www.nocaptionneeded.com/2013/09/playing-with-icons/ "undefined") (No Caption Needed) One of the characteristics of iconic images is that people play with them: artists, advocates, advertisers, comics, you name it, there always is somebody willing to drag and drop, cut, color [National Geographic Celebrates 125 Years Of Photography](http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2013/10/01/227871549/national-geographic-celebrates-125-years-of-photography "undefined") (Picture Show) [National Geographic magazine turns 125](http://framework.latimes.com/2013/09/27/national-geographic-magazine-turns-125/#/0 "undefined") (LA Times Framework) [Photographer Identifies People in Iconic 9/11 Image Using Social Media](http://mashable.com/2013/09/19/social-media-sept-11-photo/ "undefined") (Mashable) [Seven of the most captivating photojournalists on Instagram capturing conflict zone ](http://www.digitaltrends.com/social-media/5-most-interesting-photojournalists-on-instagram/ "undefined")(Digital Trends) [If We Spend $25K On A Photo Essay, Readers Should Pay to See It, Says Harper’s Publisher](http://pdnpulse.pdnonline.com/2013/10/if-we-spend-25k-on-a-photo-essay-readers-should-pay-to-see-it-says-harpers-publisher.html "undefined") (PDN) [Wire Photographer Spotlight: Political Perspective with Brendan Smialowski](http://lightbox.time.com/2013/10/08/wire-photographer-spotlight-political-perspective-with-brendan-smialowski/#1 "undefined") (LightBox) People find women more attractive with less makeup [A photographer’s guide to being a photographer](http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2013/10/world/how-to-be-a-photographer/index.html "undefined") (CNN) Vanden Driessche’s satirical book, “How to be a Photographer in Four Lessons,” is a field guide to spotting photographers in their natural habitats that picks apart the stereotypes of just about every type of photographer [World Press Photo to change contest rules following post-processing controversy](http://www.bjp-online.com/british-journal-of-photography/news/2298433/world-press-photo-to-change-contest-rules-following-post-processing-controversy "undefined") (BJP) World Press Photo, who has selected VII Photo co-founder Gary Knight as chair of its 2014 contest, has announced a change of rules regarding “the permissible levels in post-processing of image files” submitted following this year’s intense debate about manipulation in photojournalism [Magnum Photos readies paid-for online membership platform ](http://www.bjp-online.com/british-journal-of-photography/news/2297601/magnum-photos-readies-paid-for-online-membership-platform "undefined")(BJP) [Emerging photographer: Kazi Riasat Alve](http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/photobooth/2013/10/emerging-photographer-kazi-riasat-alve.html#slide%5Fss%5F0=1 "undefined") (Photo Booth) The photographer was recently commended in [The Ian Parry Scholarship](http://www.ianparry.org/winners/ "undefined") [Munem Wasif’s best photograph: the journey for fresh water in Bangladesh](http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2013/sep/26/munem-wasif-best-photograph "undefined") (Guardian) [Featured photographer: David Maurice Smith](http://vervephoto.wordpress.com/2013/10/03/david-maurice-smith/ "undefined") (Verve Photo) [Featured photographer: Uliana Bazar ](http://vervephoto.wordpress.com/2013/09/30/uliana-bazar/ "undefined")(Verve Photo) **Interviews and Talks**  Edible marijuana products are pictured on display at a medical marijuana dispensary in Denver on April 18, 2014. Vogue.it [Per-Anders Pettersson ](http://www.vogue.it/en/people-are-talking-about/focus-on/2013/09/per-anders-pettersson "undefined")(Vogue Italy) An interview with Pettersson, who documented South Africa’s transformation ranging from reportage to fashion [Lynsey Addario](http://video.msnbc.msn.com/jansing-and-co/53244955 "undefined") (MSNBC) Addario interviewed about National Geographic Museum’s Women in Vision exhibition [Jacob Aue Sobol](http://fkmagazine.lv/2013/09/02/interview-with-jacob-aue-sobol/ "undefined") (FK Magazine) [Stephanie Sinclair](http://www.vogue.it/en/people-are-talking-about/focus-on/2013/10/stephanie-sinclair "undefined") (Vogue Italy) [JR](http://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2013/10/jr-conversation/ "undefined") (burn magazine) [James Nachtwey](http://l-instant.parismatch.com/Jour-apres-jour/Prix-Bayeux-James-Nachtwey-debarque-en-Normandie-532903#532906 "undefined") (Paris Match L’instant) NB English translation underneath the French text [Marcus Bleasdale](http://proof.nationalgeographic.com/2013/09/25/marcus-bleasdale-on-shock-and-change/ "undefined") (PROOF) On shock and change [Sebastian Junger](http://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/oct/10/sebastian-junger-tim-hetherington-documentary "undefined") (Guardian) ‘I got out of war when Tim Hetherington died’  Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta arrives for the 4th EU-Africa summit on April 2, 2014 Eugene Richards [Eugene Richards](http://lightbox.time.com/2013/10/01/red-ball-of-a-sun-slipping-down-eugene-richards-return-to-the-south/#1 "undefined") (LightBox) Richards on his latest book, Red Ball of a Sun Slipping Down | Related on NYT Lens [here](http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/09/documenting-the-delta-then-and-now/?ref=global-home "undefined") [Elliott Erwitt ](http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/27/elliott-erwitt-coloring-outside-the-lines/?%5Fr=0 "undefined")(NYT Lens) Coloring outside the lines [Edward Burtynsky](http://www.americanphotomag.com/photo-gallery/2013/09/interview-edward-burtynksy-talks-about-water "undefined") (American Photo) [Edward Burtynsky](http://monocle.com/radio/shows/culture/103/ "undefined") (Monocle radio) Burtunsky on his latest project | starts at 5:45 in [Angelos Tzortzinis](http://blog.leica-camera.com/photographers/interviews/angelos-tzortzinis-exposing-the-prostitution-and-drug-crisis-in-athens/ "undefined") (Leica Camera blog) Prostitution and drug crisis in Athens [Munef Wasif](http://www.emahomagazine.com/2013/09/munem-wasif-the-notion-of-educating-others-is-quite-boring/ "undefined") (Emaho Magazine) ‘The notion of educating others is quite boring’ [Paolo Woods](http://www.aperture.org/blog/haitis-invisible-order/ "undefined") (Aperture blog) Woods on his experience living and working in Haiti [Jane Hilton](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/photography/photographer-q-and-a/10336397/Jane-Hilton-QandA.html "undefined") (Telegraph) Hilton has recently been awarded an Honorary Fellowship by The Royal Photographic Society [Carrie Mae Weems](http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/25/the-genius-of-carrie-mae-weems/?smid=tw-share "undefined") (NYT Lens) [Elinor Carucci ](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/mother-tongue/10350481/Elinor-Carucci-the-mother-of-all-photographers.html "undefined")(Telegraph) Aiming to portray the motherhood as it really is, Elinor Carucci has turned her camera on herself and her twins [Laura Pannack](http://www.ideastap.com/ideasmag/the-knowledge/iconic-image-laura-pannack-young-british-naturists "undefined") (IdeasTap) Pannack on the story behind one of her best-known images [Karen Kasmauski ](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24393346?SThisFB "undefined")(BBC) Photographing death and disease [Brian Skerry](http://truetometoo.com/profiles/brian-skerry/#.UlOsf1Bmim4 "undefined") (True To Me Too) --- **_Mikko Takkunen_** _is an associate photo editor at TIME.com. 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