Celebrating smiles
Street children bathe at a care center in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, 2005.
A smile is a basic and universal form of human communication. But, in the serious world of photojournalism, images of smiles are rare.
A new exhibition highlights smiles captured by the award-winning photographers of the VII collective.
The exhibition, which highlights 85 photos from 30 countries, was commissioned by Arts Brookfield, and will be on view in New York from April 4 to May 1, 2014.
Iraq
A U.S. Marine slides down the marble handrail in Saddam's extravagant palace built in his home town of Tikrit, Iraq, April 14, 2003.Part of the "Smile! A Photo Anthology by VII" exhibition
Pakistan
An anti-American demonstration in Peshawar, Pakistan. Oct. 6, 2001.Part of the "Smile! A Photo Anthology by VII" exhibition
Indonesia
Bitter over decades of exploitation by Jakarta, Irian Jaya's mostly Christian native people gathered in Jayapura for the second papoua congress. Declaring Indonesia's claims to their land illegitimate they vowed a continuing struggle for freedom and recognition.Part of the "Smile! A Photo Anthology by VII" exhibition
England
Portrait of Tinka in London, England.Part of the "Smile! A Photo Anthology by VII" exhibition
England
Respected organized-crime underworld figures, Freddie Foreman, former associate of the notorious Kray twins, and Norman Buckland, champion bare-knuckle fighter, speak in London, Aug. 1, 2011.Part of the "Smile! A Photo Anthology by VII" exhibition