http://www.jamessprankle.com/portraiture daily 0.75 2020-01-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1576718028770-D8G2ITQ7HRJ1PUMUOP24/image-asset.jpeg Portraiture Carl for The Wall Street Journal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1576718028770-D8G2ITQ7HRJ1PUMUOP24/image-asset.jpeg Portraiture Carl for The Wall Street Journal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1578685753066-HQYYOWILLDP9DAMRROMD/hollies-15.jpg Portraiture Asky https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1550099153315-532HWB0Z7QH7D6Y6OBS9/port-1-14.jpg Portraiture Ukrainian Soldiers after the Battle of Debaltseve. Luhans’ke https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1557937741576-2HM88F76II840WWK5DSP/film_sprankle-24.jpg Portraiture Patty https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1557937322177-UWIDMUCIORMEKI5V227V/film_sprankle-1.jpg Portraiture Flora, Musician. Chiapas, Mexico https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1557937177208-T3LDO9K452OQQ2KNBSE0/candles_83988_April+13%2C+2019.jpg Portraiture Kika, Wig Dresser, Make-up Artist, Drag Queen. Guatemala City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1576717686473-4EK0OAOKSXHC38MJVUOX/image-asset.jpeg Portraiture Chechen mercenary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1550093124193-0G38TU9LU46ANI8KYU1L/port-1.jpg Portraiture East River Ferry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1550094314594-Q6QE7N50Q0067TU6U4Q0/port-1-11.jpg Portraiture Rose, Wife. 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New York State Fair https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1550099367038-LM1CM2NYJINQH43SAPMU/port-1-19.jpg Portraiture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1557937683422-HMG3EJZWHCVBVUS5GYO1/film_sprankle-9.jpg Portraiture Jim at 84. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1550093004225-1LICSP0PKCB5VUDKCV1T/port-1-2.jpg Portraiture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1550096521645-6UULN8V0VG5DGYEKGXOW/port-4.jpg Portraiture http://www.jamessprankle.com/about daily 0.75 2025-08-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1572984442213-2FCKNT93JVMQQYRZ0HKJ/kiehart About Image by Pete Kiehart http://www.jamessprankle.com/-alfombra-guatemala daily 0.75 2020-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1561657841721-2DQU7SRONJ86WEDDEJMU/alfombra_sprankle_antigua_guatemala-1-2.jpg - Alfombra Guatemala Cucuruchos carry an effigy of Christ through the streets of Antigua Guatemala. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1561655504026-KG6W2TUVF7DMA8MH1BPT/guatemala_80943_March+23%2C+2019-2.jpg - Alfombra Guatemala Iglesia San Pedro Apóstol is one of around a dozen Catholic churches in Antigua. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1561656937201-ISG280VZVZUSYIDYJHBM/guatemala_81952_April+07%2C+2019.jpg - Alfombra Guatemala Alfombra translates to carpet. During Lent, locals build and display their Alfombras in the cobblestone streets of Antigua. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1561657870409-GMPBAO2DCNWR1ZE1LMCO/alfombra_sprankle_antigua_guatemala-4.jpg - Alfombra Guatemala While alfombras are created throughout the 40 days of Lent, the majority come to life on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. The city swells from 50,000 to around 500,000 people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1561658110779-0R8TDW14OOUVH62ZHB07/alfombra_sprankle_antigua_guatemala-5.jpg - Alfombra Guatemala Alfombras are generally made out of sawdust, flowers and pine needles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1561658131906-ALRRZLIRFRZSIA3RPM03/alfombra_sprankle_antigua_guatemala-6.jpg - Alfombra Guatemala Maundy Thursday and Holy Friday see a massive influx of spectators and worshippers. People come from all over Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras. 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He lives with his grandmothers in a retirement home for engineers only a few kilometers away from the line of contact. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1559838700863-I48ZHHLX8HW8HWB1V2RD/Sprankle_ukraine_08566January+07%2C+2015.jpg War in Ukraine Debaltseve auto garage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1559838758986-2B5Q2OEC9AQQG55OMIN1/Sprankle_ukraine_21362June+19%2C+2015.jpg War in Ukraine Teresa Fillmon of Tallahassee, Florida built a home in Toretsk to service international adoptions and spread the word of God. After the war started, the adoptions ceased but Theresa decided to stay and provide relief to local children. She has also made it her mission to feed and outfit Ukrainian soldiers. Front-line positions are two kilometers away. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1559838897524-EVLEIHUETUHSD9LF0OVD/Sprankle_ukraine_13258January+15%2C+2015.jpg War in Ukraine Igor’s grandmother describes the night of the rocket attack that destroyed her home. She has been left to take care of her grandson since his mother left for Russia months ago. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1559839027542-CXCTPH7LTG4GL4WQKWWQ/JJJ_7894.jpg War in Ukraine The front line in Ukraine winds like a scar through the countryside. What used to be bucolic farmland has been transformed into a 21st century battle space. Innocuous farm buildings like this old pig sty serve as observation posts and sniper’s nests. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1559839080803-QWQ7VGPITQLOKSUOQHIC/Sprankle_ukraine_35852July+06%2C+2015.jpg War in Ukraine Towns and villages on the front line are mostly devoid of their civilian populations. But new, heavily armed residents have arrived. In Pisky, only a few kilometers outside of Donetsk, abandoned luxury homes garrison hundreds of Ukrainian government soldiers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1559839143783-S0SMPTW1X6VYTHEV6GPB/Sprankle_ukraine_35444July+06%2C+2015.jpg War in Ukraine Getting ready for the night’s fight. Most days combat starts around 5pm and continues until sunrise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1559839188290-HD06629B4C1WRHC9U85N/Sprankle_ukraine_35269July+06%2C+2015.jpg War in Ukraine Fighting is a daily ritual. No one side attempts to take ground from the other. The shooting is more of an acknowledgment of existence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1559839241778-8KLV8QJBK0ZNPEMMXYDP/Sprankle_ukraine_25892February+24%2C+2015.jpg War in Ukraine In February 2015, soldiers from the Donetsk People’s Republic, with military assistance from the Russian Federation, routed out the Ukrainian army from the Debaltseve pocket in one of the bloodiest battles of the war. Here, a separatist soldier shows off a severed finger he kept as a war trophy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1559839301875-NUDQMO2SGT3C7PQXSMB6/Sprankle_ukraine_25807February+24%2C+2015.jpg War in Ukraine The E40 highway stretches from France to Kazakhstan and is a major international thoroughfare. After the battle of Debaltseve the transcontinental connection was severed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1559839344650-C7J5ML6J9N4Y37IHV192/Sprankle_ukraine_42231August+07%2C+2015.jpg War in Ukraine Many of the weapons used in the war in Ukraine produced hot fragments of steel. A walk through the landscape of the battlefield showcase grim reminders of past shootouts and artillery strikes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1559839426218-LHW8ZOCA2MCNGYMZE7QR/Sprankle_ukraine_42201May+31%2C+2015.jpg War in Ukraine Soldiers on both sides of the conflict have been forced to use civilian cars as combat vehicles due to a lack of military resources. It is common to see heavy machine guns mounted on the back of Japanese pickup trucks with custom paint jobs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1559839480148-03QVTX542E822RTNVP6Y/Sprankle_ukraine_41895May+31%2C+2015.jpg War in Ukraine Ukrainian soldiers fighting the in the Donbass region of East Ukraine hail from all over the country. Some soldiers speak only Ukrainian while others speak only Russian. This often leads to serious communications issues. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1576774937552-BD42TZ9HQSZJ13IV2KT1/Sprankle_ukraine_12457February+22%2C+2015.jpg War in Ukraine http://www.jamessprankle.com/-refugees daily 0.75 2019-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1559840364005-NKUJ22RRJO02H1KNEHXR/JJJ_1894_refugee_sprankle.jpg - Shipwrecked In Europe Turkey is the jump-off point to Europe for most refugees. The seaside resort city of Bodrum has become a hub for refugees set to make the dangerous journey across the Aegean. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1559840457766-8CF6FXEE54XM9FA8YEXH/JJJ_1762_refugee_sprankle.jpg - Shipwrecked In Europe Refugees from all over South Asia, the Middle East and Africa pass through the Turkish city of Bodrum before attempting the boat trip to Greece. Secluded beaches in and around the city are littered with personal affects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1559840572115-9UY4SXHAAX6609QVK4T3/JJJ_0940_refugee_sprankle.jpg - Shipwrecked In Europe Turkish Gendarmerie and coast guard do their best to interdict refugees who attempt nighttime crossings in unreliable rubber dinghies. Refugees will hide in secluded areas near the water until they figure the coast is clear. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1559840621611-KHVQ6BYY0F5CP3KEW5IV/JJJ_0516_refugee_sprankle.jpg - Shipwrecked In Europe The central marina of Bodrum, Turkey is a mix of European tourists and, now, refugees from all over the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1559840668428-S911IQGN6YPI4A98RY3I/JJJ_1109_refugee_sprankle.jpg - Shipwrecked In Europe During the daylight hours it is common to see hundreds of refugees waiting around the Bodrum bus station. At night they will decamp for the coastline before attempting to cross over to the Greek Island of Kos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1559840764177-H0SEMDRSSQOP6Q0G4VTO/JJJ_5001_refugee_sprankle.jpg - Shipwrecked In Europe Many locals of Lesvos assist in aiding newly arrived refugees. Some days, the north shore of Lesvos sees arrivals in the thousands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1559840875968-UUFYXHAS2YOX6CDQKHO8/JJJ_4645_refugee_sprankle.jpg - Shipwrecked In Europe Depending on weather, current and the dependability of a vessel the journey from Turkey to Greece can take over six hours. Hypothermia and exhaustion plague new arrivals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1559840924698-EH5D37YJ4D41G05G7I4J/JJJ_3054_refugee_sprankle.jpg - Shipwrecked In Europe Volunteers from all over the world flock to the eastern Greek isles to help out any way they can. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1559840827379-IK4SRF12EV08DDAGWSOO/JJJ_2501_refugee_sprankle.jpg - Shipwrecked In Europe Thousands of lives have been lost at sea. Most peopled are packed into flimsy rubber dinghies. Many don't know how to swim nor how to operate a boat. Stories of human smugglers forcing refugees under threat of violence to board overcrowded boats is common. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1559840984642-80RG8FCV9GR9PQYS6FQY/JJJ_3341_refugee_sprankle.jpg - Shipwrecked In Europe Most of the time, a person's reaction having reached Greece is one of elation. They soon come to realize, however, that the road ahead is fraught with danger and hardship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1559841078764-WFJH63KWBZG05490ILQQ/JJJ_8577_refugee_sprankle.jpg - Shipwrecked In Europe After days of rain at the Moria refugee camp in Lesvos, Greece, many people start to develop what is known as trench foot. If not treated, the skin starts to fall off, the affected area can turn gangrene and amputation may be required. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1559841156604-MKOP3TDNQTWD9TVA6U7K/JJJ_9104_refugee_sprankle.jpg - Shipwrecked In Europe Late October in Lesvos can fluctuate between stifling heat and unremitting rain. Refugees will burn anything they get get their hands on to build a fire, warm up and dry out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1559841225390-TAWVBBO2NKG1LZD4Q60L/JJJ_7351_refugee_sprankle.jpg - Shipwrecked In Europe There are not enough police to keep things under control at the Moria refugee camp so refugees turn to policing themselves. Sometimes this can turn violent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1559841278829-Z7RYLIIQRA6684BJ5EVS/JJJ_8980_refugee_sprankle.jpg - Shipwrecked In Europe As conditions become unbearable people attempt to storm the gates of the Moria refugee camp. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1559841359863-ASGVWANPBYB3MPTX2D89/JJJ_6341_refugee_sprankle.jpg - Shipwrecked In Europe While the migration of Syrian refugees dominates the headlines, thousands of refugees from Pakistan and Afghanistan have also made the journey to Lesvos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1559841410197-GU6AIBNNX55D9UWKH0JH/JJJ_8222_refugee_sprankle.jpg - Shipwrecked In Europe Thousands of refugees prepare to board a ferry bound for Athens. This marks the next step in their journey to countries like Germany, Sweden or England. http://www.jamessprankle.com/-food-crisis daily 0.75 2019-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1550085407817-5VHKJU2T0H0BBTCXVO68/ss-1.jpg - Food Crisis A displaced family next to a makeshift home at the U.N. base in Malakal. Footpaths are submerged for five months of the year during the rainy season. Many of the children here suffer from acute malnutrition and diseases such as tuberculosis. When it rains, homes are flooded with trash and human waste. James Sprankle/For The Washington Post https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1550084701165-F0R4UG8X6BGO5KO3OVSU/malakal-2.jpg - Food Crisis Violence against medical facilities is common in South Sudan and exacerbates the problem of malnutrition. Here, a Renk Civil Hospital ambulance sits stripped and abandoned next to the State Ministry of Health building in Malakal. James Sprankle/For The Washington Post https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1550084804997-505K2JVPVVHRU7276WGU/malakal-8.jpg - Food Crisis A patient in a Doctor's Without Borders tuberculosis ward. James Sprankle/For The Washington Post https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1576719864038-4YRJQO45QR3AFCYGOQWR/malakal-9.jpg - Food Crisis The most severe cases of malnutrition are treated in the Doctors Without Borders facility at the UNMISS base in Malakal. Children here are affected by a specific type of malnutrition called Kwashiorkor. Symptoms include distended bellies, ulcers, and edema. The skin fills with water and can break causing burn like lesions. (Photo by James Sprankle/For the Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1550085865585-54ZBYT32RR8GD7P7ONBD/malakal-10.jpg - Food Crisis Malnutrition is epidemic in the outlying areas of Malakal. Because of fighting, many families fled to the bush where access to food and medical care is limited or non-existent. Forced to eat roots and drink dirty water many suffer from Kwashiorkor, a type of malnutrition which causes ulcers, organ failure, and edema. Children lucky enough to have found their way to the UNMISS base in Malakal, have a chance at recovery. (Photo by James Sprankle/For the Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1550086075107-HAP8A5Q7O5FPVUZBGOKS/malakal-11.jpg - Food Crisis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1550086116892-SW15DOGVMCIP62NPWPMJ/malakal-1.jpg - Food Crisis Bandages and other medical supplies cover the ground of the Malakal Teaching hospital. Damaged during an attack on the hospital, the supplies were actually burned by the medical staff because they were no longer sterile. (Photo by James Sprankle/For the Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1550086179254-4I33JQ1MY20YCZZYCIAU/malakal-12.jpg - Food Crisis Orac Nyilu Deng is a teacher in the Upper Nile village of Wau Shiluk. A thirty minute boat ride up the Nile River from Malakal, many people fled to this area when fighting between government and rebel forces reached the area. Wau Shiluk become inundated with refugees who sought shelter in the school. Because of this, Orac has been unable to teach for months. (Photo by James Sprankle/For the Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5359a0a6e4b0a75952c1a99d/1550086380107-84BOXUSQVZULGSFPH0TI/malakal-4.jpg - Food Crisis The UNMISS (United Nations Mission in South Sudan) base in Malakal was never meant to be a refugee camp. But since fighting broke out in the Upper Nile State of South Sudan, thousands of people have flooded the base for protection from ethnic violence. These new communities, called POCs, are made of detritus and during the rainy season homes flood with feces and filth. 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