Camilo José Vergara is a 2002 MacArthur fellow whose books include American Ruins and How the Other Half Worships. You can see more of his photos on his Web site and can contact him at camilojosev@gmail.com.

Recently by Camilo Vergara

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The Murals of Obama’s First Term
Camilo Vergara
Sept 04, 2012 6:16 PM
The Twin Towers: A slide show of World Trade Center images from different vantage points.
Camilo Vergara
Sept 07, 2011 7:26 AM
Black History Month: Amazing murals of black history from America’s inner cities.
Camilo Vergara
Feb 15, 2011 10:18 AM
Photographs of broken neon signs.
Camilo Vergara
Oct 11, 2010 4:12 PM
The World Trade Center appeared in my photographs, but in the distance.
Camilo Vergara
Sept 10, 2010 3:06 PM
Buildings reclaimed by nature.
Camilo Vergara
Jan 15, 2010 9:31 AM
A photo essay about the most complicated, disturbing, and lively intersection in New York City.
Camilo Vergara
Dec 03, 2009 10:02 AM
The surprising beauty of portraits on gravestones.
Camilo Vergara
Oct 30, 2009 7:08 AM
Why do ghetto day care centers look like prisons?
Camilo Vergara
Oct 08, 2009 6:55 AM
The World Trade Center appeared in my photographs, but in the distance.
Camilo Vergara
Sept 10, 2009 7:01 AM
Kodachrome 64 is dead. It changed my photography career.
Camilo Vergara
June 25, 2009 8:07 PM
Photographs of Harlem during its most neglected—and interesting—age.
Camilo Vergara
June 11, 2009 6:47 AM
When banks become funeral homes, churches, and strip clubs.
Camilo Vergara
May 14, 2009 7:00 AM
Photographs of great church signs.
Camilo Vergara
April 10, 2009 6:58 AM
Motorized wheelchairs are the best vehicles in the city.
Camilo Vergara
March 17, 2009 10:34 AM
When the house next door is abandoned: a photo essay.
Camilo Vergara
March 05, 2009 6:35 AM
The extraordinary life of a Chicago neighborhood’s Abraham Lincoln statue.
Camilo Vergara
Feb 11, 2009 11:32 AM
Photographs of GM cars alive, dead, and reborn.
Camilo Vergara
Jan 14, 2009 3:11 PM