Looking down Wall St. Closed off to most other than press and 1st responders. A soldier in camo and protective mask stands guard as a press photographer walks through. September 11, 2001, NYC. Four... © Syndi Pilar/shotbywomen

The Queen and Prince Philip in an open top car at Hyde Park Festival, London. © Gerry Atkinson/shotbywomen

The body of Michael Ayotunde Dosunmu, the 15-year-old boy who was shot in his bedroom in Peckham on February 6th, is carried to his grave. He is one of the victims in the latest series of shootings pr... © Claudia Leisinger/shotbywomen

Steve and Garry wait for the arrival of the mourners, sometimes a tense occasion. Some feuding families give each other hostile looks; others take their anger out on the gravediggers by demanding that... © Claudia Leisinger/shotbywomen

A nurse talks to a patient in a hospital in Lviv, Ukraine in January 26, 1992. This was taken shortly after Ukraine declared independence from Russia © Suzanne Plunkett/shotbywomen

A young girl sits with her grandmother in a hospital in Lviv, Ukraine in January 26, 1992. This was taken shortly after Ukraine declared independence from Russia © Suzanne Plunkett/shotbywomen

Nurses work in a hospital in Lviv, Ukraine in January 26, 1992. This was taken shortly after Ukraine declared independence from Russia © Suzanne Plunkett/shotbywomen

General view from the banks of the Tejo River in Lisbon, Portugal, made by multiple exposure analog photography © Ana Leal/shotbywomen

Brooklyn in multiple exposure film photograph © Ana Leal/shotbywomen

Brooklyn Bridge on multiple exposure film photograph © Ana Leal/shotbywomen

Empire State Building on multiple exposure film photograph of Manhattan © Ana Leal/shotbywomen

Manhattan in multiple exposure film photograph © Ana Leal/shotbywomen

Black and white portrait of a woman inspired by fashion icon of the 1950's and 1960's Audrey Hepburn's appearance in the film Breakfast at Tiffany's. This image is model released. © Tracy Collyer/shotbywomen

Black and white portrait of a woman inspired by fashion icon of the 1950's and 1960's Audrey Hepburn's appearance in the film Breakfast at Tiffany's. This image is model released. © Tracy Collyer/shotbywomen

September 11, 2001, NYC. Four US airplanes were hijacked by members of the Islamic extremist group Al Qaeda with the intent of carrying out suicide missions to US locations in Washington DC & New York... © Syndi Pilar/shotbywomen

September 11, 2001, NYC. Four US airplanes were hijacked by members of the Islamic extremist group Al Qaeda with the intent of carrying out suicide missions to US locations in Washington DC & New York... © Syndi Pilar/shotbywomen

Looking down Wall St. Closed off to most other than press and 1st responders. 2 soldiers in camo and protective mask stands guard as a reporter makes notes in his notepad. September 11, 2001, NYC.... © Syndi Pilar/shotbywomen

Looking down Wall St. Closed off to most other than press and 1st responders. 2 soldiers in camo and protective mask stands guard as a reporter makes notes in his notepad. September 11, 2001, NYC.... © Syndi Pilar/shotbywomen

Looking down Wall St. Closed off to most other than press and 1st responders. A soldier in camo and protective mask stands guard as a press photographer walks through. September 11, 2001, NYC. Four... © Syndi Pilar/shotbywomen

Soldiers stop to take a photo of the destroyed steel skeletons of the towers, the area came to be known as "The Pile". September 11, 2001, NYC. Four US airplanes were hijacked by members of the Isl... © Syndi Pilar/shotbywomen

Studio shot vintage bellows camera in black and white © Tracy Collyer/shotbywomen

Mannequin hand with exposed film in black and white © Tracy Collyer/shotbywomen

Protest for Ukraine on Trafalgar Square. Taken on B&W 35mm film. © Fanny Beckman/shotbywomen

Protest for Ukraine on Trafalgar Square. Taken on 35mm B&W film © Fanny Beckman/shotbywomen

Protester holding a sign stating 'Sanction Russian Billionaires' at a protest for Ukraine on Trafalgar Square. Taken on 35mm B&W film © Fanny Beckman/shotbywomen

Michael Markman is a virtual reality designer and filmmaker from New York. He's currently co-directing Nexus, a narrative driven interactive VR film about climate change. Its goal is to house an immer... © Emma Freeman Portraits/shotbywomen

Mourners don't like to see the coffin lowered into water, which has pooled in the open grave. Garry and Jeff Smith fill it up with wood chippings minutes before the funeral starts. London, Camberw... © Claudia Leisinger/shotbywomen

Garry Pearson has worked as a gravedigger for 21 years. He started out as a gardener and only came into grave digging by chance while helping his boss. He says jokingly, "It sometimes feels like a dea... © Claudia Leisinger/shotbywomen

The grave is refilled while the mourners are still present. The gravediggers describe this as the most difficult part of a funeral. The use of the mechanical digger makes it impossible not to be invas... © Claudia Leisinger/shotbywomen

The mourners stand by and watch the burial of Micheal Ayotunde Dosunmu's coffin. London, Camberwell New Cemetery, Brenchley Gardens, Southwark, SE23, Gravediggers Funeral of Micheal Ayotunde Dosunmu... © Claudia Leisinger/shotbywomen

After the job is done the gloves are hung up to dry over the radiator. London, Camberwell New Cemetery, Brenchley Gardens, Southwark, SE23, Gravediggers, 06.03.07 © Claudia Leisinger/shotbywomen

Exit sign in the garage, resting place of the shovels and stencil of a coffin on the wall. Signs are everywhere that these gravediggers have developed their own kind of humor to cope with the stress o... © Claudia Leisinger/shotbywomen

After a successful day's work, Garry relaxes in his favorite chair in the gravediggers' quarters. London, Camberwell New Cemetery, Brenchley Gardens, Southwark, SE23, Gravediggers, 23.02.07 © Claud... © Claudia Leisinger/shotbywomen

Gravediggers Steve, Jeff and Garry inspect the grave. Its borders have to be propped up with wooden planks because the soil here is too wet and could otherwise collapse. Wet ground is the biggest prob... © Claudia Leisinger/shotbywomen

A nurse works in a hospital in Lviv, Ukraine in January 26, 1992. This was taken shortly after Ukraine declared independence from Russia © Suzanne Plunkett/shotbywomen

Nurses work in a hospital in Lviv, Ukraine in January 26, 1992. This was taken shortly after Ukraine declared independence from Russia © Suzanne Plunkett/shotbywomen

Nurses work in a hospital in Lviv, Ukraine in January 26, 1992. This was taken shortly after Ukraine declared independence from Russia © Suzanne Plunkett/shotbywomen

Photographers working at "Benedetta" Red Carpet on Friday 9 July 2021 at Palais des Festivals, Cannes. Photographers working on the Red Carpet are in close proximity to each other and are required to... © Julie Edwards/shotbywomen

Looking down one of the many narrow streets of New York's Financial District, a police man stands alone in the shadows. September 11, 2001, NYC. Four US airplanes were hijacked by members of the Is... © Syndi Pilar/shotbywomen