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D'Ziah Mitchell, 3, and her brother Makhel Mitchell, 6. Washington, D.C. © Nikki Kahn 2006 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
   
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Michael Thomas with the Brian Hamilton QuintetWashington, D.C. © Nikki Kahn 2007 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
   
An old woman, her faced mapped with lines, squints on a sunlit day in Havana, Cuba. © 2001 Nikki Kahn ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
   
East Baltimore, Maryland © Nikki Kahn 2006 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
     
  
East Baltimore, Maryland © Nikki Kahn 2006 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
   
Ngugi Wa Thiong'o© Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post 2006ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
   
"ARTIST, WON HYUK PAK"© Nikki Kahn 2006 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
     
  
Baton Rouge after Hurricane Katrina © Nikki Kahn / The Washington Post 2005 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
   
Charles and Julia Samuels console each other as Leroyalnika Pierre, 3, looks on during funeral services for Grady Samuels, 82, at New Light Missionary Baptist Church. © 2005 Nikki Kahn/The Washington PostALL RIGHTS RESERVED
   
Louise Samuels, 82, talks about her husband, Grady at the Tower of Strength, Wall of Faith in Baton Rouge, La., on Monday, September 12, 2005. Grady Samuels survived Hurricane Katrina but died in the shelter last Thursday. © Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post 2005ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
     
  
The tawny-eyed "Grizz" is a fixture in bars in and around Jerome, Arizona, where he works as a bouncer. © Nikki Kahn September 2007 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED