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News Articles: The Picture Show

A man cries over his mother's grave in the Nossa Senhora Aparecida cemetery, in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, on Sept. 29, 2020. Iris Gonçalves Alves died at age 54 the previous day from COVID-19, according to the information on her burial record. During the worst times of the pandemic in Manaus, only three relatives could attend a burial in its cemeteries.

What happens when isolation goes beyond a pandemic

Photographer Raphael Alves documented how socioeconomic issues worsen the COVID-19 pandemic in the state of Amazonas, Brazil.

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  • Raphael Alves and
  • Marco Storel
A police car on fire during a protest in Almaty on Wednesday.

Photos: Dramatic scenes from Kazakhstan's massive protests and crackdown

Here are some of the images of the unrest this week in the former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan, where the authoritarian government is fighting to quash large public protests.

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  • Marco Storel
Capitol Police officers try to hold off the crowds from inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. At the end of the day, windows and doors were smashed, trash littered the building and several people were dead.

Photos: A look back at the Jan. 6 insurrection

One year ago on Jan. 6, hundreds of supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol to stop Congress from certifying Joe Biden's electoral vote win.

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  • Catie Dull and
  • Virginia Lozano
Blend, a Kurd from Iraq, considers himself lucky. He has only spent 14 days in a camp on the Belarusian side of the border and five days in the woods after crossing to the Polish side. When his kidney problems started to become unbearable because of lack of food and water for the last days, and he couldn't walk longer, volunteers from Polish aid organizations arrived to help.

This photographer captured how activists helped migrants at the Poland-Belarus border

Polish-based photographer Kasia Strek documented what it was like for migrants and people in Poland as the crisis evolved at the border in November.

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  • Kasia Strek and
  • Marco Storel
Dec. 30: Broomfield, Colo. — Homes burn as a wildfire rips through a development near Rock Creek Village.

Photos: Wildfires engulf 1,000 homes in suburban Denver

The Colorado wildfires follow an unusually dry fall and winter in the state. Officials suspect the blaze was caused by downed power lines.

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  • Eric McDaniel and
  • Nicole Werbeck
Sheridan MacKnight holds a photograph of her grandfather John B. McGillis. In the photograph, McGillis wears a hand-made beaded buckskin suit and a U.S. army cap from his service in WWI.

He fought for self-determination in a time of assimilation. Here are objects he left.

A documentary photographer reflects on Indigenous identity using the items her great grandfather collected throughout his storied life.

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  • Nīa MacKnight and
  • Elizabeth Gillis
Fire crews manage a back fire in Sly Park, Calif., fighting the Caldor Fire on Aug. 23. <a href="https://www.capradio.org/articles/2021/08/25/photos-caldor-fire-leaves-destroyed-homes-difficult-firefight-in-el-dorado-county/">Full Story</a>

NPR member station photographers share memorable photos from 2021

Photographers from NPR's member stations across the country share memorable images from 2021. There are stories that document grief to ones that spread joy in a tumultuous year.

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  • Emily Bogle and
  • Grace Widyatmadja
Residents stand amid damaged homes following Typhoon Rai in Talisay, Cebu province, central Philippines on Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021. The strong typhoon engulfed villages in floods that trapped residents on roofs, toppled trees and knocked out power in southern and central island provinces, where more than 300,000 villagers had fled to safety before the onslaught, officials said.

Super Typhoon Rai leaves a path of devastation and uncertainty

Rai is one of the most powerful storms to hit the southern Philippines on record. It's displaced more than 481,000 people and killed at least 375, with 500 missing.

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  • Julie McCarthy and
  • Marco Storel
Residents stand amid damaged homes following Typhoon Rai in Talisay, Cebu province, central Philippines on Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021. The strong typhoon engulfed villages in floods that trapped residents on roofs, toppled trees and knocked out power in southern and central island provinces, where more than 300,000 villagers had fled to safety before the onslaught, officials said.

Super Typhoon Rai leaves a path of devastation and uncertainty

Rai is one of the most powerful storms to hit the southern Philippines on record. It's displaced more than 481,000 people and killed at least 375, with 500 missing.

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By:
  • Julie McCarthy and
  • Marco Storel
Fans of Mexican singer Vicente Fernández sing his songs as they hold his picture and the image of the Virgin of Guadalupe, outside the Country 2000 hospital where he died, in Guadalajara, Mexico, on Dec. 12.

Photos: Remembering the life and legacy of Mexico's King of Rancheras

Iconic and beloved singer Vicente Fernández died on Sunday at 81. He sold more than 50 million albums, starred in dozens of films, won three Grammys, eight Latin Grammys, and left a musical legacy.

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  • Mandalit del Barco and
  • Grace Widyatmadja
<strong>Sun., Dec. 12:</strong> Bogdan Gaicki surveys tornado damage after extreme weather hit in Mayfield, Kentucky.

Photos: Scenes from the deadly tornadoes in the South and Midwest

Tornadoes hit several states in the central U.S. on Saturday, killing dozens in a devastating path of destruction.

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  • Virginia Lozano
<strong>BEFORE</strong> (left): Overview of Mayfield Consumer Products Candle Factory and nearby buildings before the tornado on Jan. 28, 2017. <strong>AFTER</strong> (right) Overview of the damage to the Mayfield Consumer Products Candle Factory and nearby buildings after the tornado on Dec. 11, 2021.

Photos: Before and after satellite images reveal the extent of tornadoes' destruction

The imagery shows the scale of the destruction in parts of Kentucky, Arkansas and Illinois.

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  • Elena Moore
Aftermath of tornado in Mayfield, Kentucky

Video: Drone footage captures devastating aftermath of Mayfield, Ky., tornado

After deadly tornadoes hit the central U.S., photojournalist Brandon Clement documented the damage.

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  • Brandon Clement
Arrival of the casket of former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole to the U.S. Capitol. Dole will lie in state until Friday's departure to a funeral service at National Cathedral.

Former Sen. Bob Dole lies in state at the Capitol as his colleagues pay tribute

The former lawmaker and presidential candidate was remembered by his former colleagues, including President Biden. He died on Dec. 5 at the age of 98.

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  • Brian Naylor and
  • Marco Storel
Two separate groups of fans from the Philippines take a photo together before the BTS concert at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., on Nov. 27.

BTS returns to the stage reuniting their ARMY of fans after a 2-year hiatus

Fans from across the country and the world came to see the Korean boy band perform in Los Angeles for their first live concert in two years. Photographer Hannah Yoon documented fans before the show.

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  • Hannah Yoon