Google CEO Sundar Pichai poses for a portrait at the Mayes County Google Data Center in Pryor, Oklahoma, June 13, 2019. Nick Oxford for CNN
Kent Faison, the president of BancFirst’s commercial capital group, poses for a portrait at a branch in Moore, Oklahoma on Saturday April 25, 2020. Nick Oxford for The New York Times
Cicely Mason poses for a portrait at her home in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on Wednesday August 20, 2025. CREDIT: Nick Oxford for Here and Now
NORMAN, OK - AUGUST 22, 2025: Frances Ayres poses for a portrait at her home in Norman, Oklahoma on Friday August 22, 2025. CREDIT: Nick Oxford for The New York Times
Chris Sanford poses for a portrait at his home on Sunday, August 10, 2025 in The Village, Oklahoma. Nick Oxford for STAT
Sharissa Derricott outside of her parents home in Lawton Oklahoma. Sharissa has suffered through multiple surgeries and experiences endless side affects from an unapproved hormone treatment that she went through as a child.
Karen Cody poses for a portrait at the University United Methodist Preschool in Tulsa, Oklahoma on June 26, 2020. Nick Oxford for The Washington Post
Superintendent Ryan Walters poses for a portrait in his office in Oklahoma City, OK Thursday, February 20, 2025.
Lorenzo Clerkley Jr. shows one of his bullet wounds at his home in Del City, Oklahoma on May 5, 2019. (Photo by Nick Oxford for The Washington Post)
Refugee Roda Rayed poses for a portrait in Amarillo, Texas, May 30, 2020. Nick Oxford for Buzzfeed News
Donna Shirley, who played an integral part in the Mars Pathfinder mission, poses for a portrait at her home in Tulsa, Oklahoma on July 12, 2019. Nick Oxford for MIT Technology Review
Sean Gore is the president of the Oklahoma Vapor Advocacy League and owns two vape shops of his own. Gore and OVAL are currently trying to fight against a bill that could place a 60% tax upon the sale of e-liquids in Oklahoma. Nick Oxford for The New York Times
Wichita Falls, TEXAS - July 24: Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke poses for a portrait in Wichita Falls, Texas on July 24, 2022. (Photo by Nick Oxford for The Washington Post)
Ward 7 Councilwoman Nikki Nice poses for a portrait in front of the recently closed Smart Saver grocery store in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, December 13, 2019. CREDIT: Nick Oxford for The Wall Street Journal
Bret Carlson in Harrah, Oklahoma on March 31, 2020. Nick Oxford for Globe Magazine
Melissa Lau poses for a portrait in her classroom at Piedmont Intermediate School in Piedmont, Oklahoma on May 15, 2019.
Amarillo Mayor Ginger Nelson poses for a portrait at city hall in Amarillo, Texas January 16, 2020. Nick Oxford for The New York Times
Ron Bolen poses for a portrait at Bluff Creek Park in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. August 30, 2021. Ron Bolen, a University of Oklahoma professor went missing for four days on Boundary Peak, a summit in the Inyo National Forest, and was found through the efforts of his daughter Meredith, three friends including Mark McConnell, and a bartender named Destiny.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai poses for a portrait at the Mayes County Google Data Center in Pryor, Oklahoma, June 13, 2019. Nick Oxford for CNN
Kent Faison, the president of BancFirst’s commercial capital group, poses for a portrait at a branch in Moore, Oklahoma on Saturday April 25, 2020. Nick Oxford for The New York Times
Cicely Mason poses for a portrait at her home in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on Wednesday August 20, 2025. CREDIT: Nick Oxford for Here and Now
NORMAN, OK - AUGUST 22, 2025: Frances Ayres poses for a portrait at her home in Norman, Oklahoma on Friday August 22, 2025. CREDIT: Nick Oxford for The New York Times
Chris Sanford poses for a portrait at his home on Sunday, August 10, 2025 in The Village, Oklahoma. Nick Oxford for STAT
Sharissa Derricott outside of her parents home in Lawton Oklahoma. Sharissa has suffered through multiple surgeries and experiences endless side affects from an unapproved hormone treatment that she went through as a child.
Karen Cody poses for a portrait at the University United Methodist Preschool in Tulsa, Oklahoma on June 26, 2020. Nick Oxford for The Washington Post
Superintendent Ryan Walters poses for a portrait in his office in Oklahoma City, OK Thursday, February 20, 2025.
Lorenzo Clerkley Jr. shows one of his bullet wounds at his home in Del City, Oklahoma on May 5, 2019. (Photo by Nick Oxford for The Washington Post)
Refugee Roda Rayed poses for a portrait in Amarillo, Texas, May 30, 2020. Nick Oxford for Buzzfeed News
Donna Shirley, who played an integral part in the Mars Pathfinder mission, poses for a portrait at her home in Tulsa, Oklahoma on July 12, 2019. Nick Oxford for MIT Technology Review
Sean Gore is the president of the Oklahoma Vapor Advocacy League and owns two vape shops of his own. Gore and OVAL are currently trying to fight against a bill that could place a 60% tax upon the sale of e-liquids in Oklahoma. Nick Oxford for The New York Times
Wichita Falls, TEXAS - July 24: Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke poses for a portrait in Wichita Falls, Texas on July 24, 2022. (Photo by Nick Oxford for The Washington Post)
Ward 7 Councilwoman Nikki Nice poses for a portrait in front of the recently closed Smart Saver grocery store in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, December 13, 2019. CREDIT: Nick Oxford for The Wall Street Journal
Bret Carlson in Harrah, Oklahoma on March 31, 2020. Nick Oxford for Globe Magazine
Melissa Lau poses for a portrait in her classroom at Piedmont Intermediate School in Piedmont, Oklahoma on May 15, 2019.
Amarillo Mayor Ginger Nelson poses for a portrait at city hall in Amarillo, Texas January 16, 2020. Nick Oxford for The New York Times
Ron Bolen poses for a portrait at Bluff Creek Park in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. August 30, 2021. Ron Bolen, a University of Oklahoma professor went missing for four days on Boundary Peak, a summit in the Inyo National Forest, and was found through the efforts of his daughter Meredith, three friends including Mark McConnell, and a bartender named Destiny.