Soni Vanvasi stands for a portrait on April 23, 2016 in Varanasi, India. Soni Vanvasi molded bricks for two years at a kiln outside of Varanasi before her and her family were rescued by a local advocacy group. The kiln’s owner had refused to let them leave and would beat them when they asked for money.
Bryan Ulring, General Manager of the J Bar L Ranch and his cow dog Hank, stand for a portrait on June 19, 2012 in the Centennial Valley, near Lakeview, Montana. The J Bar L, a member ranch of Yellowstone Grassfed Beef, works towards economic and ecological sustainability using holistic management techniques. The J Bar L is also a guest ranch, offering visitors a chance to herd cattle and learn about the holistic approach.
Richelle Brooks, a teacher at a charter school, stands for a portrait near her apartment in Long Beach, California on March 30, 2021. Brooks, who took out student loans to afford college, is now part of a group of "debt strikers" who are working towards student debt forgiveness.
Labor activist Hamdi Hussein in the Socialist Horizons Center, a communist labor party, in the industrial city of El-Mahalla El-Kubra, September 20, 2011. Workers took to the streets of Mahalla on April 6, 2008 to protest rising food prices and low wages.
Chief of Staff for Senator Tim Scott, stands for a portrait in the National Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol on January 31, 2022 in Washington, DC.
Jon and Deb Robinette at their home, the Diamond G Ranch in Dubois, Wyoming on Monday, May 16, 2011. The Robinettes have lost pets and livestock to wolves in the area. Jon Robinette worked with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, capturing and tagging wolf packs on his property.
Peter Schumann, founder and director of the Bread & Puppet theater, sits in the Bread and Puppet Museum on November 11, 2014 in Glover, Vermont. Schumann, an artist, activist and bread baker, lives and works in northern Vermont.
Yellowstone National Park’s Social Science Coordinator Ryan Atwell stands for a portrait near Mammoth Hot Springs on June 17, 2016 in Mammoth, Wyoming. The National Park Service is celebrating its centennial after it was established through the National Park Service Organic Act on August 25, 1916.
Senator Susan Collins poses for a portrait on May 1, 2018 in Bangor, Maine.
Recent high-school graduate Nishank Nachappaa stands for a portrait near his family's home, just outside the Infosys campus on June 18, 2019, in the Electronic City neighborhood of Bengaluru, India.
Naziha Bel Jayyed sits with a portrait of her son, Mohammed Bel Jayyed, in his old room of their home in the working-class Hay Ettadhamen neighborhood on October 2, 2016 in Tunis, Tunisia. Mohammed, who was either recruited or kidnapped by the so-called Islamic State, is believed to be dead in Syria.
Local imam, Omar Maghiri sits for a portrait in his home on October 5, 2016 in the Ben Arous neighborhood south of Tunis, Tunisia. In 2013, Maghiri started a campaign with Tunisia's Religious Affairs Ministry to help remove jihadists from places of worship in Kairouran and elsewhere in Tunisia.
Giselle Mörch stands for a portrait in Montgomery Hills Baptist Church on February 18, 2018 in Silver Spring, Maryland. Giselle's son, Jaycee Webster, was killed in July 2017 and memorial was held at the church.
Author and entrepreneur Inbal Arieli, with her family at home on May 27, 2015, in Jerusalem, Israel. Inbal is writing a book about the ways an Israeli upbringing might prepare children to be successful entrepreneurs.
Hoppow Norris stands for a portrait outside of his home in Crescent City, north of the Yurok Reservation on February 9, 2019 in Klamath, California. He is a member of the Yurok Tribe, and went to the Yurok Tribal Court to resolve a guardianship case.
High school student, Claire Seymour poses for a portrait at her home on April 2, 2019 in Luling, Louisiana. Seymour has been involved in Louisiana Right to Life since grade school and participates in PULSE, a youth pro-life initiative.
Tony Sullivan plays on a guitar at his shop, C.A. Sullivan Musical Instrument Store and Repair & Custom Shop in Pittsboro, North Carolina on Wednesday, March 28, 2012. Sullivan began offering music lessons for free or at a discount when the recession hit many of his costumers.
Ram Jatan and Mahinder Vanvasi stand for a portrait next to their bike on April 22, 2016 in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. On the night of April 13, Ram Jatan and Mahinder Vanvasi escaped from a brick kiln in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. They rode 12 miles on a bicycle to their home village to find help. The men and their families had been forced into bonded labor, unable to earn enough money to pay back an advance the kiln owner had given them
Zeetra Saylors in her new subdivision inhabited by former Paradise residents like herself on October 31, 2019 in Chico, California. Saylors and her extended family lost their homes in the Camp Fire last year.
Nuha Musleh, a Palestinian fixer and translator for foreign journalists stands in her garden on May 27, 2015, in Ramallah, West Bank.
Kalamazoo Promise graduate and public school teacher, Tracy Zarei watches as her oldest son Antonio, plays with his siblings at home on November 19, 2016 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Zarei was able to attend college after giving birth to Antonio with the help of Kalamazoo Promise.