Snowed In

Platon for The New Yorker

This past September, when nearly all the world’s leaders were in New York for a meeting of the United Nations, Platon, a staff photographer for this magazine, set up a tiny studio off the floor of the General Assembly, and tried to hustle as many of them in front of his lens as possible.

Here's the link: http://www.newyorker.com/online/multimedia/2009/12/07/091207_audioslideshow_platon

Bookfest Backstage

Yet Another Rally

National Day Parade

Soldiers in a packed bus, heading back to their base after Romania's National Day parade.

Paper Bag Smile

Scenes from a Mall

Gorillaz Sound System

Political Prisoner

Mr. Dionisie Darau pauses for a few seconds, while speaking about the time he has spent in prison. "When one of us died, we kept it a secret as long as possible, so that we could all share his food ration. I weighed 29 kilograms (63 lbs.) when I left this place." I photographed him during a group visit to Jilava, a former detention site for political prisoners after the start of Communist rule in Romania.