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• Searching for a Job (The Frame – Sacramento Bee)

  The Frame, a photo blog of the Sacramento Bee, has assembled a collection of images showing the effects of rising unemployment on job fairs across the country. View the images on The Frame.

• A Family’s Exodus From Slavery (Washington Post)

  Michelle Obama’s great-great-grandfather, Jim Robinson, worked as a slave on the Friendfield Plantation in Georgetown, S.C. Many of the slave quarters on the plantation still stand untouched and alone on the property. View the Washington Post Story: A Family’s Exodus from Slavery  

• Holding Fast in a Churning City by Todd Heisler (New York Times)

  New York Times photographer Todd Heisler has a nice piece of work on city neighborhoods that are changing underneath their long-time residents. View the slideshow at www.nytimes.com.

• On Recession Road by Michael S. Williamson (The Washington Post)

  Washington Post photographer Michael S. Williamson has been traveling the United States for a story on the recession, using only his smartphone camera to document his travels. We are more than impressed.   View the essay on the Washington Post website: Michael S. Williamson’s On Recession Road (Click here).

• Sukkot Festival (Denver Post via Wire Services)

  A collection of wire service images from the Sukkot festival around the West Bank commemorating the 40 years of wandering in the desert after the exodus of Jews from Egypt some 3200 years ago. The week-long festival starts in mid-October. View the images on the Denver Post’s Captured Blog.

• Newspapers Reflect Historic Event

  Newspaper front pages around the world commemorate the historic election of Barack Obama as President of the United States. See more front pages at the Newseum’s Web site. Or all of them at once here.

• Lost loved ones: Portraits from the Deep South into the Red Zone by Masaru Goto

  Masaru Goto has been documenting people in the south of Thailand since early 2004. He has traveled through rural armed Buddhist villages, as well as Muslim villages, which are classified as “red zones” where support for the separatists is strong. Since 2004, more than 2,700 people have been killed and over 7,000 injured in the deep south of Thailand, [...]

• Sacred Ground (Washington Post)

  Sacred Ground -The Building of the Pentagon Memorial The Washington Post has interactive videos and photo galleries of the building, design, and dedication of the Pentagon Memorial. View the Washington Post presentation here.

• Animal Views (Washington Post)

  OK, this is a bit on the lighter side, but we don’t care, it’s fun! Daron Dean’s image, shot for The St. Augustine Record, and picked up on the Washington Post’s weekly animal views feature via AP is one of many great images being shown. View the Washington Post’s Animal Views.

• Georgia in Crisis (L.A. Times)

    The Los Angeles Times is presenting a powerful set of images by Michael Robinson Chavez of the recent problems in Georgia. View Michael Robinson Chavez’s photos in the L.A. Times