Lizzie Chen

Travis Gardner moves snakes around inside a pit as he talks to the crowds at the Rattlesnake Roundup in Sweetwater, Texas. The event was held March 13–15. Families have been participating in the community event for generations.

Rattlesnake Roundup: A Texas Community Tradition

Lizzie Chen

Photographer Lizzie Chen traveled to Sweetwater, Texas, for the annual rattlesnake festival. Families have been participating in the community event for generations.

Three-year-old "Esperanza" named her pet pigeon after her wheelchair-bound teenage uncle in Watts, Los Angeles. He was shot by a rival gang member in a drive-by shooting, 1994.

Donna De Cesare's Lens On Central America, Children And Civil War

Lizzie Chen

Photographer Donna De Cesare teaches her students how to be professional — but also how to be human.

Evans found these goat skins hanging on a clothesline on a private ranch while rounding up burros to haul back to Marathon.

Documenting West Texas And Big Bend National Park

Lizzie Chen

It's one of the least-visited national parks in the country, but it's photographer James H. Evans' favorite.