A few spot news frames: a building collapse in Harlem, another building collapse in Harlem, the scene of an NYPD officer’s non-fatal shooting (in Harlem), and a young boy waiting for his uncle’s perp walk at the 90th Precinct in Brooklyn.

Some portraits:

Sara Driver, independent filmmaker and wife of Jim Jarmusch.

Barbara Villet, journalist and wife of the late LIFE photographer Grey Villet. [multimedia piece here]

Lubov Azria, fashion designer and COO of BCBGMAXAZRIA.

Dale Henderson, creator of Bach in the Subways Day [multimedia piece here]

Some people happy about the Giants winning the Super Bowl:
[360 panorama of the ticker tape parade here]

And one of the guys who won the Super Bowl:

A window washer on a particularly lovely spring day:

Institute of Culinary Education student Alison Barnett and her kitchen classroom:

Ringling Brothers circus performers:

Erna Diaz (left), one of several Phantom of the Opera cast members who has been with the show since opening night:

Palm Beach and Miami Beach — quick trip out of the city to photograph a friend’s wedding.

My Uncle and Aunt in their beautiful, tropical backyard in West Palm Beach.

Columbus Circle, Tribeca.

Queens from the 7 train.

Morpho butterflies at Evolution, NY Post front pages in the press room at Manhattan Criminal Court.

Lewis Sterler holds his hat to his ear while he waits for the foxhounds to “speak.”

One of the horses fell while going down a steep ridge — fortunately, neither horse nor rider was injured.

In other words, Kampala is a very, very scary place for its gay community. And while there’s been a moderate amount of media coverage since the introduction of the bill and since Kato’s death, photographic documentation is slim, for obvious reasons. There is a small, defiant core of activists who are “out” and visible in Kampala, but the rest of the LGBT community is most definitely in the closet. No one outside of the gay community has a clue, not even their families. Being photographed for a story on the gay community more often than not means death threats, having to find a new house or apartment, or having to find a new job.

What struck me most of all — and what prompted this series — is that for almost every gay couple in Kampala only one partner (at most) is ever out, making it virtually impossible for couples to appear in public together. There’s no such thing as a romantic dinner, a quick kiss at the local bar (unless it’s at Sappho’s, Kampala’s lone gay hangout), or hand-holding while running errands. This is my attempt to capture the loneliness of those secret relationships.

Sudanese run towards the Masoluem around 7am to get a spot for the ceremony.

Messages to the President of Sudan.

President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir.

Salva Kiir holds up the Declaration of Independence just after signing it.

Dozens of people were evacuated from the venue because of dehydration or sunstroke.

Some of the soldiers injured during the civil war(s).