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Marcus Yam 文火
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Photojournalist. Former Los Angeles Times foreign correspondent. Nieman Fellow ’24–25 @Harvard. Practicing attention. Still winless at trivia.
Cambridge, MA
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    Jan 4, 2018
    2017 was an eventful year. But one memory stood out: when Darl Synder, a reader, sent me an American Flag in the mail. I was on assignment overseas when I got an email from my equipment manager asking me if I bought a television and had it sent to the office. ⬇️
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    Mar 2, 2022
    Day 7 of Russian invasion: Reporting in a Kyiv subway station when out of nowhere 9-year-old Uliana tapped me on my arm. She gifted me a heart-shaped embroidery she had been working on while seeking shelter underground with her family from air raids. 📸 courtesy of mom. #ukraine
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    Sep 2, 2017
    THIS IMAGE. Photographer Scott Olson found one angry cat swimming in floodwater. #Harvey
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    Nov 10, 2016
    A yuge Trump head is burned an effigy in front of city hall #dtla
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    Mar 15, 2022
    This is how I want to remember Pierre Zakrzewski. Big smiles. Fantastic human being. Kind, generous & radiates an upbeat can-do energy. From Kabul to Kyiv, he never stopped wanting to help. He was found dead alongside Ukrainian journalist, Oleksandra Kuvshynova. RIP Miss you.
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    Aug 26, 2021
    Just felt the shockwave of very large explosion in Kabul. The whole house shook. #Afghanistan.
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    Aug 16, 2021
    A very empty chicken street in Kabul, Afghanistan. A few store owners tell me they are afraid to reopen unless they get an approval from the Taliban.
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    Aug 21, 2017
    In-camera multiple exposure of the phases of the #SolarEclipse .
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    Dec 5, 2017
    5 friends from Camarillo banded together and went to Ventura to do what they can: help try stop homes from catching on fire with garden hoses with other strangers.
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    Feb 24, 2022
    Scenes from the underground train station that also serves as a shelter where hundreds of people have fled into seeking shelter as the Russian invades #Ukraine. They are in dark subway cars, on the platform, stairwells, and on each other - for support. latimes.com/politics/liveb…
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    Aug 30, 2021
    Jet fighters circle the skies of #Kabul as the U.S. withdrawal concludes, and family members attending a mass funeral for the 10 they say were killed in a U.S. drone strike – look up and weep as the roar of the jet engines never ends. #afghanistan latimes.com/world-nation/s…
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    Feb 10, 2017
    The protesters are getting louder and louder, calling for I.C.E. to be shut down.
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    Aug 30, 2021
    Today, many attended a solemn & emotional mass funeral held for the 10 civilians said to have been killed in a U.S. drone airstrike in Kabul. It was a heartbreaking event for all. 7 children are amongst the dead. #Afghanistan latimes.com/world-nation/s…
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    Jan 4, 2018
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    As I was departing, we stood outside his gate – adorned with a new flag and we decided that we needed a picture together. After I left, another brushfire broke out near Lake Isabella and I was hurling my way towards it.