All Photos © Annie Marie Musselman

Palm-oil plantations have replaced over 90 percent of Borneo’s ancient forests. This has displaced our closest relative, the orangutan, which is close to extinction. Here, baby orangutans from the Nyaru Menteng orangutan sanctuary in central Kalimantan, Borneo, trek back to the nursery in wheelbarrows accompanied by their babysitters, after a day learning how to survive in the forest without their real mothers.

“For the Innocent” by Annie Marie Musselman is included in the PDN Photo Annual 2010 online gallery

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© Kathryn Obermaier. Kiriyamabeya Sumo House, Tokyo Japan.

Sombra Projects is proud to present its inaugural exhibition at the New York Photo Festival, a collaborative effort dedicated to showcasing social documentary photography within a fine art aesthetic. Sombra Projects grew out of a network of photographers based primarily in New York City as a way to present personal work and share their experiences. Sombra Projects exists as a compliment to the photographers’ individual endeavors and provides them an opportunity to work together, allowing them to make connections between their diverse experiences and to engage in a conversation to about their lives and, more importantly, the people and places in front of the lens.

All images © Ackerman Gruber

Ackerman Gruber Images are on the second year of their commissioned project entitled Behind The Crown: Chasing The Title of Miss. The photos below are from their time documenting both Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants. They are presently in Vegas documenting the 16-day Miss USA pageant using both motion and stills.

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All Photos © Ambroise Tèzenas

The ruins of Xuankou middle school in Yingxiu town, leveled by the massive 2008 earthquake in southwestern China. The Chinese government has officially endorsed tours of devastated areas as a form of economic subsidy.

“Sichuan 5.12 Earthquake Ruins Tour” by Ambroise Tèzenas is included in the PDN Photo Annual 2010 online gallery.

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© Maya Hitij

Palestinian boys who sell CDs and DVDs at Kalandia checkpoint (between Jerusalem and West Bank city of Ramallah) warm their hands as they sit next to the separation barrier, May 2, 2010. This image is one of thousands archived in the New York Times Lens Blog’s “A Moment in Time” project. The Lens blog invited the entire world to submit images that were taken precisely at 15:00 U.T.C.  time on May 2, 2010. See the impressive interactive gallery and view the photos here.