Mei Ling, photographed in Beijing, 2014, makeup by FaceSmash

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Tristan McGowan sits on the grounds of Westside Middle School in late February, 2018. McGowan was a seventh-grader at the school when he was wounded by gunfire 20 years ago this week. “It felt like a hot iron got stuck beneath my arm,” he said. “I dropped to my knees and started yelling.” Of the five killed and 10 injured, he was the only boy.

Jasmyn LaBasha, organizer for the Mansfield Gay Pride Parade, poses for a photo outside of Sami's Bar.

Larry Rose is surrounded by memorabilia from his horse reining days at his home in Lexington. Mitchell Pe Masilun/News Journal

Noski, a Beijing based rapper, poses for a portrait in his studio in April, 2013

A temple worker poses for a portrait, Varanasi, India, March 2012.

Loretta Lent looks out the front door as she composes herself at her home in Little Rock Saturday, August 13, 2016. In the back is a photo of her son, Junius Pitts Jr, who died in a shooting in January and who's case of one of the seven unsolved homicides so far this year.

John Miller-Stephany, the new Artistic Producing Director for the Arkansas Repertory Theatre, poses for a potrait in Little Rock, Friday, December 30, 2016.

Helen Feng, lead singer for Nova Heart, poses for a portrait in Yugong Yishan.

Liu Ming, and his girlfriend Xiao xiao, both up and coming fashion designers in the Beijing Market, pose for a photo in one of many hutongs (traditional alleyways) in the city.

Keith Huffman Jr. poses for a portrait outside of the Walmart on Possum Run Road where he helped foil a purse snatching the day before. Mitchell Pe Masilun/News Journal

Dominic Johnson-Hill, owner of Plastered T-Shirts, poses for a portrait with locals in a hutong in Beijing September, 2013.

Mr. Liu, Grand Champion Cricket Fighter, poses for a portrait in his home in Beijing, China, 2012

Comedian Frank Bruer poses for a photo.

Nina Griffee, left, owner and CEO of Face Slap, and Samantha ​West, Senior Artist, pose for a photo in their studio.

Atelier art school owner Marianne Daquet photographed in her classroom, Beijing, China, March 2014

8 month old triplets (L to R) Grace, Joe, and Emily Stacy of Lucas in their Baptismal garments.

A performance of a traditional Chinese play in Jicheng, Hubei Province.

Nina Li poses during a photo shoot for FaceSlap Body Art in Beijing.

Fashion Designer Huan Liu in her studios in Beijing, China.