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Portrait of Lucha Libre wrestler in his mask sat with his wife and mother at home by Lourdes Grobet
© Lourdes Grobet

Book Review • Portrait

Lucha Libre: The Family Portraits

Editorial RM presents Lucha Libre: The Family Portraits, Lourdes Grobet’s beloved 2009 photographic exploration of Mexico’s iconic masked wrestlers and the worlds they inhabit beyond the ring.

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Black and white street photography by Mark Cohen. Boy with hand in candy machine
© Mark Cohen

Book Review • Street

Mark Cohen – Tall Socks

GOST presents "Tall Socks", a collection of mostly previously unseen photos of New York City from renowned American photographer Mark Cohen.

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Portrait of child Indian coal workers by Sebastian Sardi
© Sebastian Sardi

Editorial • Documentary

Black Diamond

In Jharkhand, India, fires smolder on the blackened earth, releasing toxic gases into the air. Amid the fire and smoke, men, women, and children dig with their bare hands for a humble rock—known here as "Black Diamond".

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