David Wojnarowicz with a Snake

The huntmaster at the traditional lunch following the hunt on horseback, Normandy, France, 1987. This 200-year-old club used to host weekly hunts on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Now that many members work during the week, the hunt is held only on weekends.

Children walk past a burned building in the aftermath of riots sparked by the acquittal of four police officers who were videotaped beating Rodney King, Los Angeles, 1992. The unrest, which spread from South Central L.A. to other parts of the city, left 53 people dead and caused an estimated $1 billion worth of property damage.

BURNT PALMS

ACCELERATED EROSION

CEMENT TEST STRUCTURES

Bruce de Sainte Croix Triptych (3 of 3)

Horse, West Virginia

Harvard University graduates Robert, 28, Scott, 28, and Nick, 32, at a wedding reception on a private island off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, 1994. People travel by foot or horse-drawn carriage on the car-free island, owned by the same prominent Boston family for more than a century.

Paul Thek Studio Shoot, Study of Thek's Hand

Self-Portrait Smoking

Irish Itinerants series, Galway, Ireland, 1991. Known as “Travellers” in Ireland, this distinct ethnic group numbers around 25,000 people. Their traditionally nomadic way of life marginalizes them in Irish society.

Paul Thek in the Surf, Fire Island