The 38-year-old journalist, who worked for the Reuters news agency, died in southern Afghanistan during a clash between Taliban militiamen and Afghan troops with whom he was embedded.

In her new documentary film No Ordinary Life, Atlanta-based director Heather O'Neill set out to highlight the lives of those rarely shown to the public — women photojournalists who risk their own safety behind the camera to bring the images of war and conflict to the world.
 

In a year overshadowed by COVID-19, the world saw plenty of other significant developments. Here are some glimpses of the protests, conflicts — and efforts at peace — that helped define 2020.

Photographer Katie Hayes Luke wanted to look at the issues the drive people to cast their ballots.

Jim Alexander has done a lot of things. At one time or another he has been a bookstore owner, the general manager of a newspaper delivery service and a...