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Wesely Pettiford poses for a portrait in his home in St. Paul on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019. Pettiford, who is being evicted from the home, requires dialysis treatment three times a week and faces a speech disability. The case highlights a decades-old policy where homes such as Pettiford's are targeted and put on an accelerated foreclosure schedule.

Diamond poses for a portrait wearing a mask representative of the questions and insecurities he has encountered on his journey to becoming a Special Forces candidate. Ideals wrestled with include fear, isolation, excitement, masculinity, sexuality, identity, legacy, duty and family.

Onsa Norasarn, a Huai Kha Khang field technician of over 10 years and renowned for impeccable technique, poses for a portrait on the back of a truck after a day's work.

Ben Wax poses for a portrait with his late uncle's rock climbing equipment on March 30, 2019. Wax sees climbing as a way to connect with his uncle despite not getting the chance to know him while he was alive.

Dave Lee poses for a portrait in his home on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019. Lee, who has known the Pettiford brothers since 1959, says that they are "the stabilizers of the neighborhood," and has been neighbors with them for over 60 years. "We watch over each other," Lee said.

Sophomore Shane Wiskus poses for a portrait in Cooke Hall on Friday, April 30, 2019. Wiskus was named as the Big Ten Gymnast of the Year for the second consecutive season and was the 2019 NCAA Men’s Parallel Bars champion.

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The University of Minnesota's Tevyn Waddell poses for a portrait in the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic center in Minneapolis on Dec. 10, 2018.

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