I could not be more excited about Le Monde's publication of my coverage of Donald Trump's campaign in the paper's weekend magazine, M le magazine du Monde, on 8 October 2015. Lucy and the rest of the editorial team used eleven pictures over five pages to accompany an article about the frenzy surrounding the candidate. The article is in French and is available online here. Wish I could read it!

A few pictures from one of Trump's rallies were also published earlier this year by New York magazine's Daily Intelligencer blog.

Raw View is the best photography publication being produced right now, and I'm thrilled to announce I'm joining the magazine's team as a writer. It's been around for 7 years in another form, but this year it was redesigned into something between a book and magazine. The printing is superb, there's a tremendous diversity of photography showcased, and it's an all-star team of people in the photo world putting it together.

I'm just honored to be asked to contribute. More about what I'll be doing for Raw View later, but in the meantime, spend a little time looking at the Raw View website (there are videos that go through each of the two most recent issues) and try to find a copy of it or subscribe.

Thanks to Don, Johan, and Hannamari, for asking me to join the team!

One of my images from an opposition rally in Moscow, Russia, in 2012, has been selected for the Eastreet 3 exhibition and book in Lublin, Poland, opening July 10, 2015. You can see the picture, of a young policeman waiting in a bus prior to the protest outside Lubyanka, above.

The focus of the exhibition and book is generally street photography in Eastern Europe, but more specifically "a closer look at human presence within the public spaces of Eastern Europe, through the unposed, spontaneous, photos, documenting the unique moments, ideas and symbols. Photos which can help us to visually describe the region, to look at it beyond stereotypes, borders and differences, but at the same time – attempt to define Eastern Europe, show it’s current state and unique qualities. The goal of Eastreet is to create a complex and diverse portrait of the region and street photography itself, in a form of group exhibition and publication."

Of 10,000 photos submitted, 82 were chosen for the exhibition. The photos will be presented in galleries and outdoor spaces in Poland; the book will be distributed during a cultural festival that the exhibitions are a part of; the book will also be sent to international art institutions and gallerists; and, if the past is any indication, the exhibition will be presented at other festivals and galleries around the world (Eastreet 2 was shown in Belgium, France, Ukraine, Bangkok, the Angkor Photo Festival, the Kolga Tbilisi Photo Festival, and elsewhere). There will also be workshops and talks accompanying the exhibition 10-12 July, 2015.

Thanks to Eastreet 3's sponsors, including Poland's Ministry of Culture, and curators: Joanna Kinowska, Aleksander Bochenek, Tomasz Kulbowski, Grzegorz Ostręga, and George Georgiou.

Thanks also to Sean Proctor, Ian MacLellan, Kayana Szymczak, Kristy Walker, Gerry McCarthy, and Ray Whitehouse, for help with the edit I sent in to the call for entry.

Roads and Kingdoms has just published some of my photos and writing about Chongqing's famously hot streetfood in a feature called There Will Be Spice. It's the first time I've really had my writing published, and the photo edit is a bit different from what Foreign Policy and China File published from the work.

I'm especially excited about this one for a few reasons: it's one of my favorite websites for original journalism; the Society of American Travel Writers calls it America's Best Travel Journalism Site; and my pictures led the site on the first business day after the announcement of food and travel extraordinaire Anthony Bourdain's investment in the site.

Thanks especially to Pauline at R&K for her interest and effort in producing the piece.

As I'd announced previously, I won first place in the portrait category of the 2014 Boston Press Photographers Association photo contest. I couldn't make it to the awards dinner, unfortunately, but the video played at the dinner featuring interviews with the award winners is available on youtube now. My short portion starts at 12:52, and I talk a little about the story behind the picture and what went into taking it. I've embedded the video here, at left, to start at the correct place to see my contribution.

Thanks again to the judges and to the BPPA.

I'm always excited when old work gets new life in a new publication. In this case, a photograph of Christopher Soghoian from a 2012 shoot for MIT Technology Review was used in the April 2015 issue of IEEE Spectrum magazine. The 400,000 circulation magazine is sent to members of the engineering organization, but the article is available to read online.

Thanks to Randi at IEEE for getting in touch and for the great play for the picture.