Portraits from the most diverse community in America, the Bronx, for a story on Obama leading a changing nation. Subjects ranged from a Holocaust survivor, to a nursing student who arrived as a child from Thailand. Portrait of Sherwin Pacquette and Precious Padilla.
Photographs by Gerald Forster for Newsweek
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Clockwise from top left: Portrait of Chanry Ek, Hassin Obalale, Anjanette Alexander, and Samuel Marder.
Photographs by Gerald Forster for Newsweek
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Portrait of Jovan Misla with Tiffany Perez, Reginald Tagle, Alisha Diamond, and Akeem Martin.
Photographs by Gerald Forster for Newsweek
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Portrait of Johnny Rodriguez, Erika Smith, America Burgos, and Malika Daniels with Tiffany Hutton.
Photographs by Gerald Forster for Newsweek
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Voters in the Watt’s Neighborhood of Los Angeles on Election Day 2008.
Photographs by Sam Comen for Newsweek
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Beijing Olympics 2008. Clockwise from left: Fireworks at the opening ceremonies, swimming, the Greco-Roman wrestling final, Jamaica’s Usain bolt celebrates, the pole vault, runners recover.
Photographs by Vincent Laforet, Donald Miralle, and Mike Powell for Newsweek
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Clockwise from top left: Vanessa Fernandes of Portugal on her way to winning silver in the women’s triathlon, synchronized diving, Michael Phelps celebrates another gold, Team New Zealand powers its way to a bronze in the men’s 4000m cycling event.
Photgraphs by Donald Miralle and Mike Powell for Newsweek
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Clockwise from left: Yuyuan Jiang of China on the uneven bars during the women’s gymnastics qualifying round, Ange Mercie Jean Baptiste of Haiti bleeds during a judo match, Julien Pillet reacts after helping France beat the United States for sabre gold.
Photographs by Mike Powell and Vincent Laforet for Newsweek
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Talk-Show Host and Producer Tyra Banks, for a special project titled Women and Leadership.
Photograph by Katherine Wolkoff for Newsweek
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Arianna Huffington, Cofounder and editor in chief, The Huffington Post, for a special project titled Women and Leadership.
Photograph by Peter Yang for Newsweek
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Corn farmer Dave Nelson in a field of Iowa high-test, for a special project on American’s and energy conservation.
Photograph by Wyatt Gallery for Newsweek
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Left: Actor Adrian Grenier used recycled denim to insulate his renovated town house. Right: California builder John Suppes surveys one of his low-energy houses.
Left: Photograph by Joseph Maida for Newsweek Right: Photograph by Noah Webb for Newsweek.
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