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Pastor Jones comforts Deacon Perkins, north St. Louis, Missouri. Photograph by Erik M. Lunsford
There is power in touch, and it’s a subtle gesture and a beautiful act. It instantly binds two people together in wondrous ways.
I absolutely love this recent photograph from a story about a local pastor building his church — Friendly Temple — [...]

blue glove before the runway show, St. Louis Fashion Week, photos by Erik M. Lunsford
Here’s an offbeat story. I have photographed about a dozen fashion shows as a newspaper photojournalist, and what’s peculiar about that number is that every time an editor assigns it, I read about it after I’ve arrived at the office.

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