Julia Wolfe for The New York Times

Julia Wolfe for The New York Times

It's a Wonderful Life Festival, Seneca Falls, for The Financial Times

It's a Wonderful Life Festival, Seneca Falls, for The Financial Times

It's a Wonderful Life Festival, Seneca Falls, for The Financial Times

It's a Wonderful Life Festival, Seneca Falls, for The Financial Times

Professor Peidong Sun for The New York Times

Professor Peidong Sun for The New York Times

Melinda Agnew, The Clean Slate Act, for The New York Times

Melinda Agnew, The Clean Slate Act, for The New York Times

Gina D'Addario and her father for The New York Times