Must-See Photo Essays and Pictures of the Week for August 30, 2013

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Latest Photos Pictures of the Week: August 23 – August 30     Photo Essay Treasure Land: The Mines of Afghanistan by Yuri Kozyrev Afghanistan's transition out of war is not shaping up to be very peaceful. Every day seems to bring another militant attack and more civilian lives... Profile 30 Years, 20 Passports: Untold Stories of Steve McCurry’s Photographic Life "Flying low over Lake Bled, on assignment in Slovenia in February 1989, the pilot took the plane dangerously close to the water's surface. The... Profile 25 Years of Visa Pour l’Image: A Tribute to Jean-François Leroy Jean-François Leroy launched Visa Pour l'Image, the international photojournalism festival, in Perpignan in 1989. Before heading up the festival,... Video A Perfect Daughter: Gender Reassignment by Gillian Laub Nikki was born Niko. A biological boy at birth, she began at the age of 10 the complicated transition to becoming girl. With the utmost support of... Photo Essays The Art of Authenticity: Yola Monakhov’s Tableaux Desert Surreality: Plight of Syrian Refugees Magnified Outside Zaatari The Bee, Magnified: Microscopic Photography by Rose-Lynn Fisher Witness to a Massacre: Photographs from Rabaa Detroit’s Fight to Survive: A Humanist’s Look at the Motor City Bridging Eras: Photographer Sam Comen’s Travels Through Lost Hills See More Photos >> Stay Connected with TIME.com Subscribe to RSS Feeds Sign Up for Newsletters Get the TIME Magazine iPad Edition Read TIME Mobile on your Phone Become a Fan of TIME Get TIME Twitter Updates TO UNSUBSCRIBE You have received this e-mail because you are subscribed to this newsletter from TIME.com. Unsubscribe here. EMAIL OPT-OUTS Click here for more information on how to opt-out of marketing communications from us and our partners, or copy and paste this link into your browser: http://www.time.com/emailprivacy PRIVACY POLICY Please read our Privacy Policy, or copy and paste this link into your browser: http://www.time.com/privacy FOR FURTHER COMMUNICATION, PLEASE CONTACT: TIME Customer Service 3000 University Center Drive Tampa, FL 33612-6408 How To Advertise | Give the Gift of TIME | Update Email