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D'Ziah Mitchell, 3, and her brother Makhel Mitchell, 6. Washington, D.C. © 2006
   
© 2006 Nikki Kahn
     
  
Michael Thomas with the Brian Hamilton Quintet. Washington, D.C. © 2007 Nikki Kahn
   
An old woman, her faced mapped with lines, squints on a sunlit day in Havana, Cuba. © 2001 Nikki Kahn
   
East Baltimore, Maryland © 2006
     
  
East Baltimore, Maryland © 2006 Nikki Kahn
   
Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
   
© 2006 Nikki Kahn
     
  
Baton Rouge after Hurricane Katrina © 2005 Nikki Kahn / The Washington Post
   
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 Post
   
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. © 2005 Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post
     
  
The tawny-eyed "Grizz" is a fixture in bars in and around Jerome, Arizona, where he works as a bouncer. © Nikki Kahn September 2007