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This is one of the photograph's from Carlos Ortiz's "Too Young to Die" project.

A photographer’s mission: Documenting the trauma of Chicago’s street violence

By Meghan Wheeler, NBC News

Carlos Ortiz, 37, wants everyone to see what he sees happening in the streets of Chicago. Ortiz has been documenting the gun violence in his hometown for the … Read More

Mariachi Real de México performing at Chelsea Market on Halloween 2011 from "Serenade from New York" by Paola Nuñez Solorio.

[PHOTOS] Photographer explains immigration through a mariachi lens

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Paola Nuñez Solorio knows first hand what it is like to be a New York transplant from Mexico. She moved to New York City to study photography at the … Read More

Sarai Sierra was found dead in Turkey after her first vacation abroad, according to local television reports. (Courtesy Magalena Rodriguez)

Missing NYC woman found dead in Turkey

By Susan Fraser, Associated Press

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish police say a New York City woman who went missing and was later found dead in Istanbul had suffered a fatal blow to the … Read More

Award-winning Colombian photographer, Nereo Lopez, in his apartment in New York City. (Photo/Ignacio Torres)

[VIDEO] An iconic Colombian photographer finds new life in NYC

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Video by: Ignacio Torres Nereo López isn’t a typical 92-year-old; he’s more like a typical young, starry-eyed artist who wakes up at noon and gets … Read More

Singer Justin Bieber performs on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve at CBS studios on December 31, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.

Death of Justin Bieber paparazzo highlights risks of celebrity chasing

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Chris Guerra was literally chasing a story that he thought might be his big break in the New Year. The 29-year-old told a friend he thought he had spotted … Read More

Jesús Garza (Photo/Dr. Anne Marie Leimer)

[PHOTOS] Photographer puts 1970′s Chicano civil rights back in the spotlight

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While César Chávez was in the limelight actively protesting for Chicano civil rights in 1970's California, Jesús Garza was right beside him, quietly … Read More

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[PHOTOS] A young photographer wants to make us all stars

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Ignacio Torres has found a way to merge his two loves, film and photography. This 24-year old makes his photos "move" with a technique called wiggle … Read More

One of the pieces in Gregory Bojorquez' photo collection in Los Angeles.

Chicano photographer captures what he knows and loves on film

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It sometimes bothers Gregory Bojorquez when he is categorized as a “gang photographer” in East Los Angeles, Calif., because he says he hasn’t shot gang … Read More