Category: Face Of The Day

Dr. Craig Spencer, who was diagnosed with Ebola in New York City last month, is viewed at a news conference at New York’s Bellevue Hospital after being declared free of the disease on November 11, 2014. By Spencer Platt/Getty Images.

A self-portrait (with father) by former president George W Bush. Well, he got the necks right.

The Singh Project by British photographers Amit and Naroop depicts members of the Sikh community:

These intimate images highlight two very important symbols of the Sikh lifestyle – the beard and the turban (Dahar). The turban in particular is a representation of honor, self-respect, courage, spirituality, and piety. Sikh men (and women) wear the turban to cover their long, uncut hair (kesh), and are also seen in this series brandishing a traditional Sikh sword (kirpan).

Originating in South Asia – primarily in India, Singh was a popular middle name or surname for lords and warriors. Meaning Lion (from the Sanskrit word Simha/Sinha), it was later adopted by the Sikh religion, and today is compulsory for all baptized Sikh males. The sense of pride connected with the history of the name Singh is evident on the faces of these men.

See more images from the series here.

Lori Zimmer captions the work of Nick Gentry:

With the age of technology advancing faster than we can possibly keep up with, we are left with obsolete media. Film cameras have been replaced with digital capture and USB drives render floppy disks useless. As an artist, Gentry finds beauty in these forgotten remnants, like the rolls of exposed 35 mm film he finds in abundance in thrift stores and secondhand sales, or receives from donors.

His effort to give new life to the media that are now obsolete has created inspiration for a beautiful body of work, which is given greater depth than if simply painted on canvas. Gentry paints many of his portraits with a direct gaze, which almost summons to viewer to look deeper into the work.

Explore more of Gentry’s work here, here, and here.

Outgoing Senate Majority Harry Reid talks to a reporter before walking out of the U.S. Capitol on November 7, 2014. By Mark Wilson/Getty Images.

Tens of thousands of protesters swarmed outside the Attorney’s office in Mexico City to demand the safe return of 43 missing students after authorities arrested the main suspects in the disappearance. By Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images.

Bahraini Shiite Muslim girls take part in a ceremony marking Ashura, which commemorates the seventh century slaying of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Mohammed, in the village of Daih, west of Manama on November 5, 2014. By Mohammed Al-Shaikh/AFP/Getty Images.