Personal Project: Stephen Voss
A photojournalist brings the harsh realities of Detroit’s abandoned schools to harrowing light.
![For this ironic image of books with happy kids' faces on the covers rotting in water, Voss circled the pile to find the right composition: "I took little half steps from side to side until it came together and made sense."](https://www.popphoto.com/uploads/2019/01/17/X3QQEMRAPFGTK7EKMMAYJAB25Q.jpg?auto=webp&width=785&height=523.33333333333)
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Detroit school district
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A photojournalist brings the harsh realities of Detroit’s abandoned schools to harrowing light.
Detroit school district