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Selected works from The Virginian-Pilot's photo and video department

Pearl Harbor

The Last Witnesses

As the nation marks the 70th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, the number of survivors is dwindling. Hampton Roads veterans who witnessed the attack talk about the "date which will live in infamy."

Video interviews»

Afghanistan

A Chance in Hell

At a combat hospital in the heart of Taliban country, doctors and nurses from Portsmouth Naval Medical Center fight to save the war's worst casualties.

Photos and videos»

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NATURE

Meet your animal neighbors

In the midst of spring, during a week we officially celebrate nature twice - Earth Day on Sunday and Arbor Day Friday - can you think of a better time to meet the neighbors?

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The Civil War

An Enduring Conflict in Virginia

For six months, Pilot photographer Preston Gannaway traveled the state, capturing images of how the war is being kept alive and the words of those who feel compelled to do so.

Photos and story»

Operation Blessing

When disaster strikes, charity swoops in

The Virginia Beach-based organization has become a major player in international disaster relief, as seen in the mission it set up in Haiti days after the 2010 earthquake.

Photos and videos»

Eric's legacy

Of life and love - and facing death

News photographers are supposed to distance themselves from their subjects. The Virginian-Pilot's Hyunsoo Leo Kim crossed that divide with Eric Middleton.

Photos and blog»

Military families

While You Were Gone

Staff photographer Amanda Lucier documents the home front in the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, sharing milestones in the lives of those left behind in Hampton Roads.

Photos and audio»