John Brecher | Photographer | Video Producer 
1 / 14
2 / 14
3 / 14
4 / 14
5 / 14
6 / 14
7 / 14
8 / 14
9 / 14
10 / 14
11 / 14
12 / 14
13 / 14
14 / 14

Wade Lentz stands next to his wrecked 1980 Chevy Silverado in Vilonia, Ark., after a tornado wiped out his house and blew the truck 150 yards away.
Mayor Tommy Longo at his desk in Waveland, Miss.
In Elkhart, Indiana.
Rachel Bradshaw-Bean.
Paulina Vega of Colombia, Miss Universe 2015.
Brad Chaffee and kids.
In Elkhart, Indiana.
Arianna Evans in New Orleans.
Hanna Wallach, researcher at Microsoft.
Second Lieutenant Calvin Llarena in his dorm room at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs.
Matt Freedman, 56, an artist and teacher in New York City, was diagnosed in summer of 2012 with Stage 4 adenoid cystic carcinoma, a slow growing form of cancer that began in one of his salivary glands. He recently had surgery to remove some tumors that are now growing in lab mice where they can be tested against various drugs.
James Tully, 39, walks five miles each way to his job in Mountainhome, Pa., traversing territory involved in the ongoing manhunt for Eric Frein. Tully says he's been stopped dozens of times by police because he has a passing resemblance to Frein.
Former Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy at his office.
De Nichols, an artist and organizer in St. Louis. 'Protesting isn't for everyone, but everyone can do something.'