Beneath Mask of Normal Nigerian Life, Young Lives Scarred by Boko Haram /March 19, 2017 by Ashley Gilbertson

"She hears the awful sounds in her dreams. They are the moans of a dying girl.

Amina is haunted by the memory. After all, she was the one who handed the girl to Boko Haram."

From a story Dionne Searcey and I worked on last month.

New York, NY, Nov 16, 2024

Residents of Awosting, N.J., watch as fire skirts their town for the second night in a row as the Jennings Creek Wildfire grows to 2500 acres and remains out of control. A states parks worker died fighting the blaze overnight, and by Sunday evening, at least 43 municipal fire departments were fighting the fire.

Nuclear lake, the site of a 1972 explosion that sent weapons grade plutonium throughout the woods and lake, is my new favorite swimming hole.

Sunday runs are the best @orchardstreetrunners

Tuesday night mutants / superheroes @orchardstreetrunners

Sunset on summer holidays JK WHAT HOLIDAY

Witnessed perfect rhythm in what sometimes looks like chaos with @orchardstreetrunners tonight. I love Tuesdays. Also found an accidental self portrait in a car window I made while I was trying to photograph a runner in the middle of traffic. As usual, photographed with my little #iphone15pro

My dear friend, @byronsmitty, just published a monograph of his incredible pictures, titled Testament ’22. Chronicling the Ukraine war with empathy and courage, Byron has, I think, created the strongest body of work from an intensely difficult battlefield. Respect. Head to his bio to buy, which you must.

Spent days planning and a full night photographing with @chaseing.dreams and @orchardstreetrunners for this one. Wasn’t sure if we had it in the can until someone, apparently hiding behind a billboard high above, threw a bottle of vodka at us at about 2 am in Times Square. Wrap. @orchardstreetrunners will be hosting a mile on October 1. Head over to their IG and register…

Orchard Street North Crew