Bewildered, exhausted, displaced and lost in their own thoughts, the subjects in Gabriele Stabile's new book, Refugee Hotel, have traveled far and suffered greatly. His photographs document refugees' first nights in America, spent anxiously in generic airport hotels as they await the beginning of their new lives.
A great portrait captures the very essence of its subject, and this year, TIME continued its long legacy of storytelling with a number of compelling photographs of newsmakers, from politicians and businessmen to comedians and Oscar winners.
Throughout 2012, TIME’s unparalleled photojournalists were there. At a time when so much hangs in the balance, bearing witness can be the most essential act — and that’s what we do. Here's the best of our commissioned photojournalism from 2012.
As the civil war in Syria reaches even newer levels of horror, TIME asked 28 photojournalists to reflect on their most powerful work from the conflict over the last year. Often directly putting their lives at risk, these photographers have recorded agonizing and traumatic moments for the world to see.
From violent protests in Egypt and smugglers tunnels in Gaza to The Duchess of Cambridge's pregnancy and the "Black Marble," — Earth photographed at night from space, TIME presents the best images of the week.
Photographer Omar Mullick has spent the last decade passing through the countries of Central Asia on assignment. He reflects on his photographs of a Pashtun cinema in Karachi, a space that defied the preconceived images of the region.
LightBox presents exclusive images from the re-release of David Goldblatt's 'On the Mines,' the prolific South African photographer's documentation of the mining industry during apartheid.
In a place where Walmart and McDonald's are now as ubiquitous as sourdoughs and homesteaders, photographer Ben Huff's project on the Dalton Highway embodies the confounding nature of America's 49th state.
TIME contract photographer Christopher Morris sought to make an anthropological study of America—not for this week, or for this past election cycle—but a body of work that future generations could look back on to get a sense of the country’s mood.
From protests in Egypt and life in the aftermath of the Gaza conflict to Myanmar's refugee camps and volcanic lava spilling into the ocean in Hawaii, TIME presents the best pictures of the week.
The shark trade is a thriving industry in the Arabian Peninsula. Last week, the European Union voted to tighten shark-fishing regulations. LightBox presents Thomas P. Peshak's photographs of the industry that has put the region's shark populations on the precipice of degradation.
