© Aislinn Leggett . Untitled (Lachute Market, Leggett Family and Smith Family), 2009

This image is part of Aislinn Leggett’s series Lost Faces in which she creates fictitious moments using forgotten or discarded images of her ancestors and strangers. See more of her work here.

© Jim Wright / Men’s Journal

A perturbed Bruce Willis, star of the Die Hard films, photographed by Jim Wright for Men’s Journal. More images from Wright’s series can be seen in the PDN Faces 2010 online gallery.

© Joseph Rodriguez / GalleryStock.com

This photograph is part of Joseph Rodriguez’s book East Side Stories: Gang Life in East L.A. He has been documenting the American domestic environment for many years. See more of his work here.

© Micah Garen

A poppy farmer in Marja, from Marja’s Hearts and Minds, a photo essay published as a web exclusive for Vanity Fair.  Micah Garen traveled to the southern Afghan city of Marja, site of a major offensive this past February, with a Wisner 4×5 field camera to photograph the diverse cast of characters—soldiers, elders, farmers, even robots—whose actions will decide the mission’s outcome.  To learn more about his documentary,Pashtunistan, and see more of Micah’s work click here.

All Images © Dave Mead

Dave Mead’s Magnificent Specimens exhibit recently came to a close in New York City. Specimens is a collection of some of the World’s most elegant, most bizarre and most elaborate beards and mustaches. To see more work, click here.

(more…)