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’ powerful photographs take center stage in ’s May 18, 2025 issue, with a striking three-page spread titled “Back then we thought we would defeat racism” by journalist Donna Ferguson. Published during , where Shames appeared for a book signing at and exhibited with , the feature revisits his groundbreaking images from the civil rights era — testament to a life spent documenting activism, resistance, and hope.

So glad to see his work recognized in print — this is photojournalism at its most urgent and human.