MICHAL CHELBIN: THE BLACK EYE Latry Towell Photographer: Richard Avedon

Photographer: Richard Avedon

The entire mosaic is complemented by images of individual neighborhoods

Steam clouds rose from the Holešovice Brewery

Ljalja Kuznetsova traversed the expanses of the Central Asian steppe to photograph the gypsies

Ortiz Monasterio reveals Mexico City’s fragmentation

MICHAL CHELBIN: THE BLACK EYE Latry Towell Photographer: Richard AvedonABOUT: The Black Eye continues Michal Chelbins exploration of the world of athletes and performers from Eastern Europe, Israel, and England. The athletes and wrestlers in this series are studies in contrasts: youth and manhood, strength and weakness, tenderness and rigidity, odd and ordinary, splendor and roughness. Presented in a clear and balanced format, the pictures challenge the viewer with their ambiguity. While revealing little about the lives