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A man runs through the fountain in Washington Square Park in New York City on Nov. 7, after Joe Biden was declared the winner of the 2020 U.S. presidential election.

Anxiety, Protest and Celebrations: TIME Photographers Reflect On a Long Election Week

It felt like the country held its breath over four long days, anxiously awa...

It felt like the country held its breath over four long days, anxiously awaiting one of the presidential candidates' electoral votes to reach 270. On the morning of Nov. 7, after the Associated Press finally...

Trump supporters and counter protesters at the Maricopa County Elections Department office in Phoenix, on Nov. 4

"I Don't See Them Accepting The Results." Scenes from Election Protests in Maricopa County Arizona

Tensions are running high outside of the Maricopa County Elections office i...

Tensions are running high outside of the Maricopa County Elections office in Phoenix, Ariz., where more than a hundred protestors have demonstrated for the last three nights to argue about the electoral process after former...

Ashot Sarkissian, 51, walks on a hill near the town of Askeran where an alleged Azerbaijani drone was shot down in October.

Scenes from Behind the Frontlines of Europe's Oldest 'Frozen War' in Nagorno-Karabakh

In an Armenian trench in the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, string...

In an Armenian trench in the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, strings of empty ration cans hang from a rafter jerry-rigged above canted mud walls, intended to jangle in the event of contact from an enemy...

A protester with a QAnon sign at an anti-lockdown rally in Santa Clarita, Calif., May 21, 2020.

A Photographer's Journey Through the Dangerous New Age of Conspiracies in America

In November 2017, the House Intelligence Committee released fake advertisem...

In November 2017, the House Intelligence Committee released fake advertisements found on Facebook in the walk up to the 2016 election. As politicians on each side argued over whether the ads changed the election results,...

From Left: Michelle Vu, 19, Sophomore.
“There are a lot of people here on the weekends doing
their part quarantining, but
there are other people going
downtown to parties. It’s kind of crazy. Coronavirus,
when it doesn’t affect you, feels
like it’s not really here. When you know someone who has it, suddenly it becomes real.”

Klaudia Bak, 18, Sophomore
“What really is the most frustrating part is the administration is not doing much to break up gatherings. I would prefer to stay on campus, but I feel like the measures are not strong enough.”

As Colleges Open During a Pandemic, Student Life Remains Closed

The typically bustling main campus of Pennsylvania State University is quie...

The typically bustling main campus of Pennsylvania State University is quieter than normal. Many students are tuning in to classes online from their dorm rooms. A town ban on gatherings of more than 10 people...

Wounded people evacuate after a massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, on August 4, 2020.

Explosion in Beirut: Photos From a City Still Reeling From the Blast

A massive explosion rocked the capital city of Lebanon on Tuesday, causing ...

A massive explosion rocked the capital city of Lebanon on Tuesday, causing widespread destruction and loss of life. At least 100 people were killed in the blast and more than 4,000 others were injured, according...

'Untitled, New York, New York, 1957,' from the book Gordon Parks: The Atmosphere of Crime.

How Photographer Gordon Parks Examined the Racism Embedded in the Criminal Justice System

Photographer Gordon Parks examined how the underlying suffering, despair an...

Photographer Gordon Parks examined how the underlying suffering, despair and fear of marginalized groups was further exacerbated by police and prisons