Photography by Joe Lai
Styling by Victoire Simonney

Shelby Lee Adams crisp, poignant images show the people of Appalachia in their simple environments, revealing both the heroic and grotesque side to secluded mountain life.

Jack Davison shared unseen archives for Sixteen Volume 11.

Widely considered the world's most influential sports photographer, Walter Iooss Jr.'s images transcend the fame of his subjects and have come to represent modern sports culture.

Kwabena Sekyi Appiah-nti shoot Senegal's sports culture in Dakar for Sixteen Volume 10.

Erinn Springer shoots Minnesota's Duluth Women hockey team for Sixteen Volume 10.

Thalia Gochez documents her Latin community in Los Angeles for Sixteen Journal Volume 9.

Samuel Bradley shoots Flamenco New Voices Alejandra Hernández, Carmen Ledesma, Israel Fernández and José del Tomate.

Stefan Ruiz shoots South American Telenovelas actors and Colombian cholos.

Xavier Encinas captures Spanish traditions for Sixteen Journal Volume 9.

Maximón, “The one who existed before the earth took form,” accord- ing to Tz’utijil beliefs. This pre-Columbian deity was the only one authorized for worship by the Spanish priests.

Beginning in 1980, Merrick Morton set about going to East and South Central Los Angeles—traveling as far as San Diego—to document street gang culture.