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A new campaign has utilized photographs to convey a powerful message that "suicidal doesn't always look suicidal."

A Connecticut mother has filed a lawsuit against Instagram, through its parent company Meta, as well as Snapchat for their alleged role in her daughter's suicide that was linked to "extreme addiction" to the platforms.

Photography offers an escape unlike any other. It allows us to capture moments, create moments, and interpret the worlds we see through a lens. We document, we study, we create art, and for me, this was lifesaving.

Controversial British photographer David Hamilton was found dead at his home in Paris yesterday. He was 83.

Instagram today announced that Stories will begin appearing on the app's Explore page, allowing the public to discover interesting new stories to watch. The service is also rolling out suicide prevention tools to support struggling users.

Conflict photographer David Guttenfelder has spent 20 years photographing war overseas, but for his latest assignment, he was asked to point his camera at a different kind of war that's raging here at home: veterans committing suicide.

In September of 2012, while shooting a long exposure series at the Ben Franklin Bridge in Philadelphia, photographer Bruce Wayne saw a man take his own life. This experience weighing heavily on his mind, Wayne later set out to capture a long-exposure time-lapse of City Center Philadelphia that would paint the city in a darker light.

He wanted to shoot a time-lapse that might capture an inkling of, "what the city must have felt like and looked like" to the man on that fateful day.

Selfies are typically a point of ridicule for us, something to poke fun at or, on occasion, use as a force for good. But for 19-year-old Danny Bowman, the quest for the perfect selfie turned into an obsession that supposedly culminated in a suicide attempt.

So emergency workers are all over the Brooklyn Bridge, trying to talk down a suicidal man poised to jump. Media people are everywhere, doing their usual sensitive storytelling. A big chunk of the city is holding its breath, waiting to see how the life-and-death drama plays out.

Perfect time for a selfie, right?

Some sad news has emerged from the Midwest today: The Kansas City Star is reporting that a former employee and blogger committed suicide yesterday outside a local police station. Prior to ending his own life, 60-year-old Martin Manley created his own memorial website that includes detailed information about his life, including photographs captured over the years of himself and his experiences.