BURNT PALMS

Maralyn Brady in the wreckage of her home after the Northridge earthquake, Santa Monica, California, 1994. The 6.7 magnitude quake killed 57 people, left 9,000 injured, and cost the state up to $40 billion

Studio (0X5A5051)

BOMB ASSEMBLY BUILDING

David Wojnarowicz

A police officer arresting a man during the L.A. riots, Los Angeles, 1992. Before the riots were over, 13,500 troops from the National Guard, Army, and Marines had been called in to restore order.

GROUND ZERO

A “rallye” party at the Jockey Club, one of Paris’s most rarefied private clubs, 1987. Associations of noble families organize these parties to allow aristocratic youth to meet others of their class. For such events the Association of French Nobility can provide formal attire as a charitable service to those who may not be able to afford it.

HOW WOULD A HOUSE WITHSTAND NUCLEAR WIND?

SUBSIDENCE CRATER

Students protest against Proposition 187, Los Angeles, 1994. Proposition 187 was a California ballot initiative designed to prevent illegal immigrants’ access to state-funded services, including education and health care. Implementation was blocked, and a federal judge ruled it unconstitutional in 1997.

Maya boys playing, Nabenchauk, Chiapas, Mexico, 1991.

Paul Thek Studio Shoot, Thek Working with Bicycle Wheel Above 1