Mal MacKenzie poses for a portrait at KST’s Alloy Studios, Sept. 25. MacKenzie’s upcoming play “AURA” is about a mother who creates an AI chatbot to retain an artificial, cisgender version of her still-living child. (Photo by Danny Arensberg/Pittsburgh’s Public Source)
Laura Szafranski, of Beechview, poses for a portrait at Mt. Lebanon Station, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, in Mt. Lebanon. Szafranski relies on the station's only elevator, which has been out of service for more than a year, to get to her monthly appointments in Mt. Lebanon's business district. (Photo by Danny Arensberg/Pittsburgh's Public Source)
Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato, 40, poses for a portrait at Estelle S. Campbell Boys & Girls Club, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, in Lawrenceville. Innamorato is backing one of the nation’s most ambitious parental leave policies which comes at a time when she is six months pregnant with her first child. (Photo by Danny Arensberg/Pittsburgh’s Public Source)
Joseph Wyman, 37, poses for a portrait during a tintype photo demonstration at Ohio University, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, in Athens, Ohio.
Tamir, 24, poses for a portrait in Golconda Skate Park, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, in New York. Tamir has been skateboarding for a little over one and a half years and lives in Pennsylvania.
