Amanda Rivkin

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2010

Slovakia in 42 days: Nitra Region

Images and audio by Amanda Rivkin for The Slovak Spectator/SmeTV, September 2, 2010.

Slovakia in 42 days: Bratislava Region

Images and audio by Amanda Rivkin for The Slovak Spectator/SmeTV, August 30, 2010.

Slovakia in 42 days: Zilina Region

Images and audio by Amanda Rivkin for The Slovak Spectator/SmeTV, August 27, 2010.

Slovakia in 42 days: Romathan

Images and audio by Amanda Rivkin for The Slovak Spectator/SmeTV, August 23, 2010.

Slovakia in 42 days: Kosice Region

Images and audio by Amanda Rivkin for The Slovak Spectator/SmeTV, August 19, 2010.

Slovakia in 42 days: Kosice

Images and audio by Amanda Rivkin for The Slovak Spectator/SmeTV, August 16, 2010.

Slovakia in 42 days: Presov Region

Images and audio by Amanda Rivkin for The Slovak Spectator/SmeTV, August 12, 2010.

Slovakia in 42 days: Banska Bystrica

Images and audio by Amanda Rivkin for The Slovak Spectator/SmeTV, August 9, 2010.

Slovakia in 42 days: Bratislava

Images and audio byAmanda Rivkin for The Slovak Spectator/SmeTV, August 6, 2010.

Turning Point: Images that Inspire

Image and text by Kerri MacDonald and Amanda Rivkin for The News York Times Lens blog, August 4, 2010.

Kitsch Competition

Image by Amanda Rivkin for The Slovak Spectator, June 21, 2010.

Flooding of historic levels hits parts of Slovakia

Image by Amanda Rivkin for The Slovak Spectator, June 7, 2010.

Why We Travel: On the Malecon, Havana, March 15, 2010

Image by Amanda Rivkin for The New York Times, April 25, 2010.

The Second Age of Castro: Daily Life in Raul's Cuba

Images by Amanda Rivkin for Foreign Policy, April 10, 2010.

Cubs Open Extra Ticket Line for Fans Willing to Pay Extra

Image by Amanda Rivkin for The New York Times, February 15, 2010.

2009

2009 - The Year in Pictures

Image of Blagojevich's Final Day (12/87) by Amanda Rivkin for The New York Times, January 29, 2009; republished December 23, 2009.

Retailers Expect Flat Christmas Sales This Year

Image by Amanda Rivkin for The New York Times, October 3, 2009.

Ex-Illinois Governor Adds Author to His Résumé

Image by Amanda Rivkin for The New York Times, September 7, 2009.

Living With Music: Aleksandar Hemon

Image by Amanda Rivkin for The New York Times, July 22, 2009.

Outside Chicago, A Grim Tale of Unearthed Graves

Image by Amanda Rivkin/Polaris Images, TIME.com, July 11, 2009.

Rain Leaves Illinois Towns Trying to Tame Unruly Grass

Image by Amanda Rivkin for The New York Times, July 3, 2009.

41 Years Later in Chicago, Police and Demonstrators Still Clash, but With Words

Images by Amanda Rivkin for The New York Times, June 29, 2009.

Chicago's New Wave of Microbrews

Image by Amanda Rivkin for The New York Times, June 27, 2009.

Fans React to Jackson's Death (slide show)

Image by Amanda Rivkin for The New York Times, June 25, 2009.

For Some in Illinois, Talk of Reform Was Just That

Image by Amanda Rivkin for The New York Times, June 15, 2009.

Twice-Told Tales: Displaced in America

Image by Amanda Rivkin for The New York Times, May 15, 2009.

Signs G.O.P. is Rethinking Stance on Gay Marriage

Image by Amanda Rivkin for The New York Times, April 28, 2009.

Gay Couples Line Up to Marry in Iowa

Image by Amanda Rivkin for The New York Times, April 27, 2009.

Pictures of the Day, April 27 (slide show)

States to Resort to Furloughs Even as Need for Services Grows

Image by Amanda Rivkin for The New York Times, April 24, 2009.

Quotes of the Day

Image by Amanda Rivkin/Polaris Images, TIME.com, April 23, 2009.

Economy Cuts Deep in Elkhart, Indiana

Images by Amanda Rivkin for ProPublica,

NPR's Eight Forty-Eight, April 20, 2009.

In a Town With a (Barely Beating) Heart, Recovery Awaits

Images by Amanda Rivkin for ProPublica,

April 16, 2009.

A Reporter's Journey to Elkhart

(audio slide show with images by Amanda Rivkin and other photographers)

Challenge to Landmark Law Worries Preservationists

Images by Amanda Rivkin for The New York Times, March 24, 2009.

Obamaland

Images and text by Amanda Rivkin, Eleanor Magazine, March 13, 2009.

New Owners to Reopen Window Plant, Site of a Sit-In in Chicago

Image by Amanda Rivkin for The New York Times, February 27, 2009.

Burris Now Says He Was Asked to Donate

Image by Amanda Rivkin for The New York Times, February 15, 2009.

And Baby Makes How Many?

Image by Amanda Rivkin for The New York Times, February 8, 2009.

Obama v. McCain: 'We Had an Election'

Pool photograph by Amanda Rivkin, The Chicago Tribune, February 6, 2009.

From the Second City, An Extended First Family: Obama's Mother-in-Law, Other Chicagoans Bring Home to White House

Pool photograph by Amanda Rivkin, The Washington Post, February 1, 2009.

On His Way Out, Blagojevich Makes A Day of It

Images by Amanda Rivkin for The New York Times, January 30, 2009.

One Final Day in Office (audio slide show)

The Big Picture: The Inauguration of President Barack Obama (#35)

Pool photography by Amanda Rivkin, Boston.com, January 21, 2009.

Citigroup Splits in Two as Bank of America Takes $20 Billion in Government Aid

Image by Amanda Rivkin/Agence France Presse - Getty Images, The Vancouver Sun, January 16, 2009.

Swindlers Find Growing Market in Foreclosures

Image by Amanda Rivkin for The New York Times, January 14, 2009.

Senate Appointee in Illinois Vows to Fight On

Image by Amanda Rivkin for The New York Times, January 4, 2009.

2008

Defiant Illinois Governor Names Pick for Obama Seat

Image by Amanda Rivkin for The New York Times, December 30, 2008.

A Focus on Toddlers (slide show)

Images by Amanda Rivkin for The New York Times, December 17, 2008.

Their Own Obama

Image by Amanda Rivkin/Polaris for Newsweek, December 13, 2008.

Calls for Governor to Quit in Scandal

Image by Amanda Rivkin for The New York Times, December 11, 2008.

Governor Gone Wild

Image by Amanda Rivkin/Agence France Presse - Getty Images, Time.com, December 11, 2008.

Blagojevich Arrest Muddies Illinois Political Waters

Image by Amanda Rivkin/Agence France Presse - Getty Images, The Washington Post, December 9, 2008.

Trump Sees Act of God in Recession

Image by Amanda Rivkin/Agence France Presse - Getty Images, The New York Times, December 5, 2008.

All Eyes on Holiday Shopping in Bleak Economy

Images by Amanda Rivkin for The New York Times, November 28, 2008.

The Ritual of Black Friday (slide show)

For Obama and Family, A Personal Transition

Pool photograph by Amanda Rivkin, The New York Times, November 14, 2008.

The Life of a President-Elect (slide show)

Obama-Inspired Black Voters Warm to Politics

Image by Amanda Rivkin for The New York Times, November 2, 2008.

More Second Acts in American Lives

Image by Amanda Rivkin for The New York Times, October 23, 2008.

Finance Students Keep Their Job Hopes Alive

Image by Amanda Rivkin for The New York Times, October 12, 2008.

West Side Story

Image by Amanda Rivkin for Time Out Chicago, August 14-20, 2008.

Reprinted, Time Out Chicago 2009 Eating + Drinking Guide

Ship Happens

Image by Amanda Rivkin for Time Out Chicago, April 3-9, 2008.

2007

Millennium Arrives, Seven Years Late and Right on Time

Image by Amanda Rivkin/Associated Press, The New York Times, September 12, 2007.

Photos: Ethiopia Welcomes New Millennium

Images by Amanda Rivkin/Associated Press, September 11, 2007.

24 hours in pictures: September 4 2007

Image by Amanda Rivkin/Associated Press, The Guardian, September 4, 2007.

Muslim Youth Seek Organized Athletic Competition

Images by Tania Leah Haas + Amanda Rivkin

for News21, a Carnegie + Knight Foundation Journalism Initiative, June 16, 2007.