Art — February 11, 2013, 11:20 am
Jetty, Niger Delta
Jetty, Niger Delta. A man arrives at the end of the day to sell ice cream to children who have finished helping unload diesel fuel from the creeks. © Samuel James
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Art — February 11, 2013, 11:20 am
Jetty, Niger Delta. A man arrives at the end of the day to sell ice cream to children who have finished helping unload diesel fuel from the creeks. © Samuel James
Official Business — February 8, 2013, 4:34 pm
Please join photographer Samuel James and Harper???s Magazine art director Stacey D. Clarkson on Tuesday, February 12, for a discussion of James???s work.
Please join photographer Samuel James and Harper’s Magazine art director Stacey D. Clarkson on Tuesday, February 12, for a discussion of James’s work.

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