Photo Galleries

Mark Krieger Photo Gallery (Chip Implants)

Mark Krieger prepares and implants a microchip in his hand while talking with Dick Gordon.

Michelle and Thomas Nikundiwe with son Izaac

Michelle and Thomas Nikundiwe risked everything to adopt a little Ugandan boy. The Nikundiwes were two young peace corps volunteers in Africa when they fell in love with an infant named Izaac whose mother had likely died of AIDS, as had all of his siblings. The Nikundiwes tried to be the very first in that country to circumvent strict adoption laws and give young Izaac a permanent home.

Kael Alford in Iraq, 2003

Kael Alford is an independent photojournalist who has been in Iraq for 8 months of the last year and a half. Putting herself at incredible risk, unassociated with any major news organization, Kale has captured stunning images - from the midst of the fighting to within the houses of affected civilians.

Kevin Kallaugher - otherwise known as Kal - Photo Gallery

Cartoonist, Kevin Kallaugher - otherwise known as Kal. He's the political cartoonist for The Economist. He's also moved into digital cartooning, where he unleashes his caricature and vocal impersonation of George Bush. www.kaltoons.com

Smokejumpers

photos from The Story, 7/13/2006 - "Smokejumpers" jump into the smoke to quell the fire.

Zimbabwe Cartoon

Tony Namate is a political cartoonist, who risks his life to comment on current happening in Africa. Here are some of his cartoons.

Birding Babylon Photo Gallery

Pictures from Jonathan Trouern-Trend, author of Birding Babylon, A Soldier's Journal from Iraq (Sierra Club Books/2006)

Rus Bradburd Photo Gallery

Rus on The Story 08/12/2006

Michael Haag Photo Album

Michael Haag was born without his left hand. Because there is such a small market for arm and hand prosthetics, dad Robert came up with some innovative devices to make his son's life easier. Dick talks with Robert about his designs which allow Michael to hold blocks and even use a fishing pole. See more photos of little Michael and his inventive dad. From The Story, 8/17/2006

Arabi Wrecking Krewe - photo gallery

...from The Story 8/25: “restoring the soundtrack of New Orleans”

Photos from "Tim's Island"

a documentary by Laszlo Fulop and Wickes Helmboldt, heard on The Story 8/28/2006

Susan Vaughan: Family History Mystery Photo Gallery

Like many of us, Susan Vaughan got to a certain age and decided to research her family history. What she found challenged her perception of her own family, her sense of her family's place in the south, and her own identity.

Rhythm Suites Photo Gallery

We've been hearing a lot lately about the clash of civilizations…Islam vs. Christianity…brown vs. white…the idea that we can't talk to "them" and "they" can't talk to us. Dick talks to two people who are obliterating divisions through communication. Only their conversation is between two sets of feet. Jason Samuels Smith is a star among the new generation of American tap dancers. Pandit Chitresh Das is a master of the classic northern Indian dance called Kathak. Chitresh is sixty-one; Jason is twenty-five. They've turned their unlikely friendship into a collaboration they call Rhythm Suites.

Life During Peace Time - A Photo Gallery

Sharif Abdunnur lives in Beirut, Lebanon. The bombing forced him, like many people, to evacuate his home. Amidst the bombs, Sharif decided that the best thing to do was put on a play. "I was about two blocks away, was on my circus stilts playing with the kids, when we saw the planes fly over and I heard the booming noises, and I kind of knew that it was either my house, or someone near my house that got blown up." Sharif made his way through the danger to southern Lebanon. He is still working with children. As Lebanon begins its recovery and reconstruction, Dick talks with Sharif about how children deal with crises and what motivates him to help them.

Illustrating 1001 Nights

Egyptian-born illustrator and animator Hani El-Mari is dedicating the rest of his working life to the project - illustrating 1001 Nights. He hopes will lead his both Western and Arab readers into a deeper appreciation for what's best in Arab culture. These images are part of that ongoing project.

Father Lyndon Harris Photo Gallery

Reverend Harris's parish church was Saint Paul’s Chapel in lower Manhattan, just yards from where one of the buildings of the World Trade Center stood. He had joined the staff of Saint Paul’s just five months prior. But after September 11, for close to a year, St. Paul’s Chapel was turned into a multi-faith relief center for rescue and relief workers, as well as victims' family members.

Major General John Batiste Photo Gallery

Why would a two-star general give up a promotion and resign? The long journey of Major General John Batiste from West Point to outspoken critic of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. - From The Story 10/03/2006

Photos from Sarah Chayes

Sarah Chayes has seen it all. She went to Afghanistan first as an NPR reporter and then shortly after the Taliban left, she left journalism. These are photos from her co-op that makes soap out of local oils.

To Infinity And Beyond Photo Gallery

Entrepreneurs have big plans for space. One is developing the first space hotel. Another is selling homesteads on Mars. Yet another, on Saturday, is blasting people's ashes into the final frontier. - The Story from 10/20/2006. Posted below are photos of some of the people mentioned in this Story.

Photo Gallery; The Story 10/23/2006

 

To Market To Market Photo Gallery

Sy Montgomery traveled all over the world writing about nature, and thought she knew about animals. Then she was given a sickly runt of a pig. She named him Christopher Hogwood and, as she tells Dick, remained infatuated with Christopher even after he became a 750-pound eating machine.

GROWING UP IN GAZA

Photojournalist Mohammed Omer is 22 and was born and raised in the Rafah refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. His brother and two cousins were shot and killed. Four brothers were injured. The family home was bulldozed with his mother inside. His father was jailed for twelve years. These are just some of Mohammed Omer's family stories - and images.

Amy Vitale Photo Gallery

 

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Mvemba Dizolele Photo Gallery

Photos from Congo's 2006 presidential election.

Home on the Road

Phil was a long-haul trucker for twenty-five years. From arriving to pick up produce that hadn't yet been picked, to cooking macrobiotically on the road, Phil knows what life on the road is like. In fact, he lived in his truck for 6 years.

Maggie Steber

Millions of Americans are now caring for their elderly parents. Photojournalist Maggie Steber is one of them, but she's always had a tempestuous relationship with her mother, Madje. But then Madje developed dementia. Maggie found one way to cope was to take pictures of her mother. The photos have revealed sides to her mother that Maggie never knew before. As Maggie puts it half-ironically: "Dementia gave me the mother I always wanted". Maggie arranged for her mother to move from Austin to Miami, where Maggie lives. Maggie now spends as much time as she can with Madje, who used to hate having her picture taken, but now loves it.

Hart Family Photos

Dick interviewed Ricky Hart on January 3, 2007 about his family's deep roots at the historic Stagville Plantation in Durham, NC.

Pius Sri Lanka

Pius Gabriel grew up in Sri Lanka, and then moved to the US to attend college. He had just retired from a career in the US military when he heard the news of the tsunami. In late December 2006 -- the anniversary of the disaster -- Pius joined Dick Gordon on The Story to talk about "his" orphans, and his work there.

Submarine Uncle

David Ignatius Norris tracked down the story of his namesake, David Ignatius Fontaine. He joined Dick Gordon to talk about his family history mystery, one that involved his uncle, a missing submarine, and acts of extreme courage.

Fritz Efaw at the convention

Thirty years ago Fritz was at the center of the campaign to pressure Jimmy Carter to issue a blanket amnesty to all Vietnam war resisters. The story of how the indicted draft evader came to be nominated for Vice President by Ron Kovic at the Democratic National Convention appeared in Rolling Stone Magazine in August 76.

David Spear Photos

Dick talked with photographer David Spear on January 19, 2007.

Living Life to the Fullest

For 93 year old Marion Downs, "retirement" means "let's go do something." (From The Story, originally broadcast 1/24/2007.)

Memories of Darfur

Alex Erolin has traveled the world setting up security plans to ensure that people in dangerous areas get the food and medical help they need. Dick Gordon talked to Alex about his time in Darfur, Sudan on January 29, 2007. Here are some of Alex's photos from his time there.

Santiago Album

Doctors Jack and Bernie Page worked for two years at a volunteer hospital in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala. During that time, they contributed audio diaries about their experience to The Story. On February 1, 2007, they had come home, and they sat down with Dick Gordon to share some final stories. Here are some photos from their time in Guatemala.

John Hope Franklin's Greenhouse

On February 7 and 8, 2007, Dick Gordon talked with the renowned historian John Hope Franklin. It was on a teaching trip to Hawaii in 1959 that Dr. Franklin discovered what would become his other passion in life, in addition to history: orchids. He took Dick on a tour of his greenhouse.

Photos from the Sea of Cortez

In 1940, John Steinbeck and Ed Ricketts went on an expedition in the Sea of Cortez, also known as the Gulf of California. In 2004, scientists recreated that journey and found much had changed. Dick Gordon talked with Rafe Sagarin about the trip on February 13, 2007.

Professor Ebrahim Moosa

Professor Ebrahim Moosa was schooled in a madrasa, or an Islamic school. In an interview for The Story, host Dick Gordon talks to Ebrahim about his time as a young cleric and his recent research - visits to madrasas around the world. These photos are from Ebrahim's travels, primarily his visit to the town of Deoband, India's famous Sunni Muslim seminary, where Ebrahim once studied. Images courtesy Rodrigo Dorfman. First aired 2/19/2007

Lorrain Taylor

On The Story, host Dick Gordon talks to Lorrain Taylor. Lorran lost her twin sons to gun violence in Oakland California. First aired 2/20/2007

Marine Photo Gallery

All taken by Captain Mark Broekhuizen. From The Story for 2-28-2007

Mai in Vietnam

From The Story 3/13/2007 Mai Nguyen lived with her family in a small village near the American air base at Phan Rang. Mai was 17 when she married an American soldier. She left her village in Vietnam and landed in upstate New York. In February she returned to her village-her first trip back in 40 years.

Turtle Man

Dick Gordon talked to MacArthur fellowship winner David Carroll about his work with turtles. The MacArthur people say this about him: "David Carroll has the eye of an artist, the mind of a scientist, the voice of a great storyteller, and the soul of a conservationist." Here are some images of David's art.

James Waller's Memories

James Waller was wrongfully convicted of rape in 1982. He was exonerated by DNA evidence in March of 2007.

Lost Sounds

Dick Gordon talked with Tim Brooks about his research into the early years of the recording industry. Photos courtesy of Library of Congress, Tim Brooks, and Archeophone Records.

A Lesson at Pine Needles

Dick Gordon visited golf legend Peggy Kirk Bell at her golf course, Pine Needles, and got a lesson. His interview with Peggy aired on April 6, 2007.

Pam's Letter

Pam Rock wrote this letter home to her family and friends when she was serving in the Peace Corps. It's about 'expectations.'

Jil Williams' Family Album

Dick Gordon talked with Jil Williams on April 13, 2007 about her experiences as a light-skinned black woman in a race-conscious society.

Big Family

Ninh and Binh Le with their 8 children and 11 grandchildren.

Joshua's Photos

Dick Gordon talked with 9-year-old Joshua Bertelson about what it's like while his dad is deployed in Iraq. Below are some photos of Joshua's family, and one of Joshua in the studio with Dick.

Beverly McIver Gallery

Dick Gordon spoke with artist Beverly McIver on April 26, 2007. Beverly's paintings reflect a life spent grappling with issues of race, loss and love for her mentally-disabled sister, Renee. A sampling of her work appears below.

Operation Kid Comfort

Quilt artist Ann Flaherty is behind Operation Kid Comfort, an organization that gives military kids quilts to help them stay connected with their parents serving overseas. The handmade quilts have photos of the kids with their moms and dads. Dick Gordon talked with Ann about the project on April 27, 2007.

The Dog Park

Dick Gordon visited Steven Peer at his local dog park on a snowy Minnesota day. Steven Peer's mission is to get people to clean up after their dogs. His conversation with Dick aired May 1, 2007.

Wafaa Bilal's Gallery

Dick Gordon spoke with artist Wafaa Bilal on May 10, 2007. Wafaa is an Iraqi who came to the U.S. in 1992, after living for two years in a refugee camp in Saudi Arabia. At the camp, Wafaa created abstract art as a way to express his frustration and hope for a better future. Today, Wafaa continues to create art as a professor at the Art Institute of Chicago.

Photos from Iraq

Amy Androff's brother is in Iraq. One way she stays connected to him is to pin the photographs he takes to the walls of her cubicle at work.

An Afghan Love Affair

Nancy Hatch Dupree wrote the first guidebooks to Afghanistan in the 1960s. She met and married her husband, Louis Dupree, in Kabul. Now nearing 80, Nancy still divides her life between Peshawar and Kabul. She talked with Dick Gordon on May 16, 2007.

Moore Estates

Matthew Moore is a fourth-generation farmer in Phoenix, Arizona. As the growing suburbs overtake his family farm, he is using art to draw attention to the changes. He talked with Dick Gordon on May 22, 2007.

Mary Lee Haywood’s Gallery

Dick Gordon spoke with Mary Lee Haywood on June 13, 2007. Mary Lee was diagnosed with TB in 1952 and spent close to two years in sanatoriums -- including one year on bed rest. Mary Lee says her experience on "the other side of the bed" has made her a better nurse.

A Visit to Braeburn Farm

Dick Gordon went to visit Charlie Syndor's cattle ranch, Braeburn Farm. Charlie changed his way of raising cattle after having a series of realizations after September 11, 2001. He is now a model producer of grass-fed beef.

Pen Pal Love Story

Dick Gordon talked with Marianne and Victor Anderson about their remarkable love story. For 12 years during and after World War II, and long before they ever met, they were pen pals.

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Megan's Pictures

Guest host Scott Jagow talked to Megan Summerville on Wednesday, July 18, about starting up a bra business at a time the American textile industry is tanking. She shared some photos with the show.

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Eric Drew's Photos

Eric Drew talked with guest host Scott Jagow on July 27, 2007 about two ordeals he had to undergo at once - treatment for leukemia, and the theft of his I.D. while he was in the hospital.

The Durham Seven

Guest host Aaron Henkin spoke with Virginia Williams on August 17, 2007. 50 years ago, she was one of seven young African Americans in Durham, N.C. who sat down in a segregated ice cream parlor and demanded service.

Pictures from Peru

Dick Gordon spoke with Wilbur Quispe and Melanie Ebertz on August 22, 2007. Wilbur weaves rugs in Peru, and works with Melanie to sell them around the world. The two also support a foundation in Wilbur's home village.

McNichols Family Album

Dick Gordon spoke with members of the McNichols family about their experience with adoption in Ethiopia. Favan and Tsion were adopted when they were 14 and 8 years old. The McNichols have since adopted 3 more children. With their biological children, that raises the total to 8.

Michael Fay Gallery

Dick Gordon spoke with Warrant Officer Michael Fay about his work as a Marine Corps Combat Artist on September 17, 2007.

Jerry Spangler's Gallery

Dick Gordon spoke with archaeologist Jerry Spangler on September 20, 2007. Jerry works in Utah in areas around Nine Mile Canyon and Range Creek in an effort to document damage to petroglyphs, or rock art, and other archaeological artifacts. Nine Mile Canyon has recently been opened to natural gas and oil companies for drilling. Damage is caused by the plumes of dust that company trucks kick up, the public's recreational use of ATV's, and some who do direct damage to the petroglyphs or simply remove artifacts from the sites. Below are images of the archaeological sites and some of the damage done.

Kathy's Autographed Photos

Dick Gordon spoke with Kathy Hopwood on October 25, 2007. Kathy talks about meeting the famous actress Margaret Hamilton by chance and spending a long day with her in Washington D.C. Hamilton played the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz.

Cline Wedding, 1980

Dick Gordon talked with Karen Cline on November 20, 2007. She married her husband, Mark, in 1980, but the wedding cost more than they expected, and they couldn't afford to buy the photos. The photographer, Jim Wagner, held onto the pictures, and just recently looked the Clines up to return them.

David Plowden's Photographs

Dick Gordon spoke with David Plowden on December 7, 2007 about his 50 years of photographing life in America.

Garrett "G" Sample's Memorial Tattoos

Dick Gordon spoke with Garrett "G" Sample on January 15, 2008 about his four memorial tattoos and how they've helped him to grieve.

Gurdon Brewster's Gallery

Dick Gordon spoke with Gurdon Brewster on January 21, 2008 about the summer of 1961 when he lived with Dr. King's father, Daddy King. While staying with Daddy King and volunteering at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, Gurdon captured the moments below.

Hank Willis Thomas

Many of the images Hank Willis Thomas creates explore the relationship between advertising and the black male body. In the 19th century, slaves were prized for their robustness and strength. Commercial uses of black men's bodies place similar values on them, and in so doing, have the huge potential of devaluing their very humanity.

Issa Nyaphaga's cartoons

Dick Gordon spoke with Issa Nyaphaga on January 25, 2008. Issa left his country, Cameroon, after he was punished for drawing political cartoons that poked fun at government officials. His artistic work has evolved in the 12 years he has lived away from Cameroon, but he still draws cartoons - and still targets government officials.

Will Steger's 2007 Baffin Island Expedition

Dick Gordon spoke with Will Steger on January 29, 2008. After a lifetime of "extreme exploration," Steger came out of semi-retirement at age 63 to lead a new generation of explorers. This time, he's taking them through the earth's polar regions to witness the effects of global warming. The first such expedition took Steger to Baffin Island in 2007.

Murals of Danny Devenney and Mark Ervine

Dick Gordon spoke with muralist Mark Ervine and Danny Devenney about the sectarian murals that are integral to Belfast’s culture. Mark shared some of his work with us, as well as his collaborations with Danny Devenney.

Pickens Hall

Dick Gordon spoke with Joe and Emily Kingsley about Pickens Hall, a building in Heuvelton, NY, that used to have a grand opera house on the third floor. Joe has spent a great deal of time restoring the first floor of the building, and his daughter, Emily, has often been roped into helping. They are now working on restoring the second and third floors-including the opera house.

Joan Snyder - MA Painter

Dick Gordon spoke with Joan Snyder about her work as a painter. She recently won a $500,000 fellowship from the MacArthur Foundation.

Debra Lusk

Dick Gordon spoke with Debra Lusk about the time she spent in her early 20s performing as a circus showgirl.

Wayne Goldman's Electric Cars

Back in the 1970s, Wayne Goldman designed an electric car that he thought might make the big time. He talked with Dick Gordon about why it didn't work out.

Queen for a Day

Dick Gordon spoke with JoAnne Rushton and Debra Cotich about their mother Evelyn Stuart's appearance on one of America's first reality television shows, Queen for a Day.

Craig James's Gallery

Dick Gordon spoke with Craig James on March 14, 2008. Craig wrote that while some images in his collection of 19th century photographs portray African Americans in subservient roles, others show them with their heads held high, "no longer bent under the immediate weight of the slave master's whip." Craig recently found out that a photo of his own ancestor, his great-great-great grandmother Nursey James, has been preserved at the plantation where Nursey was a slave. The photograph of Nursey, along with images from Craig's collection, appear below.

Chris Higginbotham - Back to Iraq

Dick Gordon spoke with Chris Higginbotham on March 19, 2008. Chris joined the military after college and served four years in the Army as a videographer. Chris recently just found out that he will be “involuntarily reactivated” in support of the war in Iraq.

Jeff Weinstock - Latvia

Growing up Jeff’s parents were much more focused on fitting in and being Americans than explaining their roots to Jeff. Jeff searched for the meaning of his past and found that Latvia was always inside of him. Included in this gallery are photos of Jeff's ancestors.

Photos of Floyd Scholz

Floyd Scholz talked with Dick Gordon about his two lives as a competitor: first as an Olympic-level decathlete, then as a world-class wood carver.

Army Chaplain Jeff Bryan's Photo Gallery

Dick Gordon spoke with Army Chaplain Jeff Bryan on May 12, 2008. He works with American soldiers in several Iraq combat zones. Chaplain Bryan says his experience as a former rifleman connects him with soldiers.

Flooded Out Photos

Dick Gordon talked with Laura Negronida, a Wisconsin resident who has been through several floods during her 16 years living in the state. Below are photos of Laura's experience in the 2007 floods.

Photos of Baseball Recyclers

Dick Gordon spoke with Dawn Vieyra and Jorge Lopez about recycling bottles and cans at Dodgers games. They started a baseball fund with money earned from recycling to pay for partial season tickets. Below are photos of the pair at work, provided by Jon Soo Hoo of Yahoo! Sports.

Jill Hollis's recent photos

Dick Gordon spoke with Jill Hollis about her experience with ALS. Jill was diagnosed 4 years ago. She's now using a walker, but it's not slowing her down.

Jill Hollis' Gallery

Dick Gordon has spoken with Jill Hollis about her experience with ALS several times on The Story since her diagnosis four years ago. Jill is now using a walker, but it’s not slowing her down.

No One Dies Alone

Sandra Clarke, Del Archer, and Jim Clark offer comfort to dying patients through the No One Dies Alone program.

Jabar Aali Shaw’s World

Dick Gordon spoke with Jabari Aali Shaw on July 16, 2008. When Jabari first talked to Dick Gordon he'd been out of prison for seven months. Now that he's been out of prison for two years, life is better but not always easy. Jabari used his camera phone to capture these snapshots of his life.