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At a public park in the Bronx, Toumani straddles a Djembe drum bigger than he is. His head is tilted upward, and his eyes are closed; the pose makes him look like Ray Charles as he thumps out a beat. Joei giggles as she uses chopsticks to hold the spoon with which she eats her brunch in Queens. James lies flopped on the carpet of a Brooklyn science exhibit; his palms are up and his expression is matter-of-fact as his mother stands over him waiting.

They’re three photographs in a series that photographer Danny Goldfield is slowly creating. He has taken 132 so far, and he has 62 to go.

Goldfield is photographing children who live in New York City and come from each of the 194 countries on Earth. He says the project is his opportunity to help...

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