Personality — Nate Guidry Photography

MMA fighter and stuntman at the old New Mexico State Penitentiary in Santa Fe, NM. The movie 'The Longest Yard,' featuring Adam Sandler and Burt Reynolds, was filmed at this location in 2005. ©Nate Guidry

Helen's Quinceanera --- Mount Washington. Profoto Monolights. ©Nate Guidry

Internationally acclaimed wood sculptor Thad Mosley at his Chateau studio. Some of Mr. Mosley's sculptures were recently featured in an exhibit at the Musee national Eugene Delacroix in Paris, France. A few weeks later in Long Island, New York, he received the prestigious Isamu Noguchi Award, which celebrates innovation, global awareness and Eastern and Western cultural exchange. Profoto 7b Pro Power Pack and strobes. ©Nate Guidry

Barbara Luderowski -- founder of the Mattress Factory, an internationally recognized contemporary art museum in Pittsburgh's Mexican War streets neighborhood. ©Nate Guidry

Vietnamese singer/songwriter and activist Mai Khoi outside her home in Pittsburgh. Mai Khoi is an artist - in residence at City of Asylum. ©Nate Guidry

Olympic hurdler Grant Holloway at the University of Florida's James G. Pressly Stadium in Gainesville.

The morning mist rises as Paralympic gold medalist Grace Norman stretches before taking a run along Lake Wauburg in Alachua County, Florida.

Pittsburgh native Billy Porter -- actor, singer, writer and director. ©Nate Guidry

World War II veteran Rodney Chapman served in France in the U.S. Army. He spent seven months and 22 days in a German POW camp. He was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. ©Nate Guidry

Harry Mistrik holds a bayonet he took off a German POW during World War II. As a combat engineer, Mr. Mistrik was part of the first wave to land at Omaha Beach on D-Day with the Army's 1st Infantry Division. He was assigned the task of blowing up barbed wire barriers by using Bangalore torpedoes, thus creating openings for Americans to pass through. He also served in the Philippines. Mr. Mistrik earned five battle stars for combat, four from Europe and one in the Pacific. ©Nate Guidry

World War II veteran Guy Prestia fought across Europe as a gunner in the U.S. Army's 45th Infantry Division . Mr. Prestia saw heavy combat during the Italian campaign in Sicily, Salerno, Cassino and Anzio, then pushed into France and into Germany. His division suffered 63,000 casualties and at the end liberated Dachau, the first concentration camp established by the Nazi regime, on April 29, 1945. ©Nate Guidry

WWII veteran Norman Rosfeld was a radio operator aboard a B-29 heavy bomber. He was part of the final mission of WWII, on Aug. 14, 1945, a daylight raid of a naval arsenal outside Nagoya, Japan. On the way back to the base, the crew got word that the war was over. ©Nate Guidry

WWII veteran Julia Parsons was part of an all-women’s German code-breaking team during the war. After graduating from Carnegie Tech in 1942, Mrs. Parson trained at Smith College in Massachusetts. She was later sent to Washington, D.C., where her job was to decipher codes sent through the Enigma machine. ©Nate Guidry

World War II veteran Henry Parham at his home in 2018. On D-Day, Mr. Parham waded ashore in deep water at Omaha Beach. He was in the third wave and spared the worst of the horror the first wave of infantry endured. Still, he spent more than two months on that beach with the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion, the only black combat unit to serve at Normandy. In 2013, the French government awarded him the Legion of Honor, the highest military decoration in France. Mr. Parham passed at age 99 in 2021. ©Nate Guidry

"Jazz in the Age of Covid" series. George Heid III --drummer and percussionist. ©Nate Guidry

Gladys Knight --- "Empress of Soul." One of the best ever. ©Nate Guidry

Thomas Tull -- billionaire businessman, film producer, minority owner of the Steelers and guitarist in the band Ghost Hounds. The group opened for the Rolling Stones and toured with ZZ Top. ©Nate Guidry

BMX Master -- Sante Fe, New Mexico. Elinchrom Monolights. ©Nate Guidry

Television fans might recognize actress Margot Bingham from her role as Daughter Maitland, a jazz and blues singer on HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire." ©Nate Guidry

Nekia Burton-Tucker --- office cleaner. ©Nate Guidry

Art and music have always been an important part of the life of Elizabeth "Betty" Asche Elizabeth "Betty" Douglas. Profoto 7b Pro Power Pack and Profoto ProRing Plus Flash Head. ©Nate Guidry

Shri Sureshchandra Joshi -- priest Hindu Jain Temple. Portraits of Pittsburgh-area Faith Leaders. ©Nate Guidry

Rabbi Yisroel Rosenfeld -- Lubavitch Center. Portraits of Pittsburgh-area Faith Leaders. ©Nate Guidry

Iman Hamza Perez --- Light of the Age Mosque. Portraits of Pittsburgh-area Faith Leaders. ©Nate Guidry

Bhante Pemaratana, chief abbot of the Pittsburgh Buddhist Center. Portraits of Pittsburgh-area Faith Leaders. ©Nate Guidry

Rev. Paul Abernathy, pastor of St. Moses the Black Orthodox Church. Portraits of Pittsburgh-area Faith Leaders. ©Nate Guidry

The Rev. Liddy Barlow, executive minister of Christian Associates of Southwest Pennsylvania. Portraits of Pittsburgh-area Faith Leaders series.

Claire --Senior Portrait--University of Pittsburgh 2023. ©Nate Guidry

Claire -- Senior Portrait -- University of Pittsburgh 2023. ©Nate Guidry

Arnold Zegarelli --- Iconic hair and beauty stylist. ©Nate Guidry

Internationally acclaimed wood sculptor Thad Mosley. ©Nate Guidry

Acclaimed painter -- Robert Qualters. ©Nate Guidry

Sante Fe, New Mexico. ©Nate Guidry

Santa Fe, New Mexico. ©Nate Guidry

Sante Fe, New Mexico. ©Nate Guidry

Phan Cu, 73, at his restaurant in Hue, Vietnam. Mr Cu, who owns the Mandarin Cafe, is also a photographer whose work have appeared in exhibits throughout Vietnam, Germany, Italy and France. ©Nate Guidry

In a Montagnard village, Mu Dung, 80, poses for a portrait outside her home as a young boy watches. The village is in Vietnam's Quang Tri Province, not far from the Laotian border. ©Nate Guidry

Doan Van TY, 70, stand on the road across from the former Khe Sahn Combat Base in Quang Tri Province, Vietnam. Mr. Ty is a former Airborne Ranger in the (ARVN) Army of the Republic of Vietnam. ©Nate Guidry

MMA fighter and stuntman at the old New Mexico State Penitentiary in Santa Fe, NM. The movie 'The Longest Yard,' featuring Adam Sandler and Burt Reynolds, was filmed at this location in 2005. ©Nate Guidry

MMA fighter and stuntman at the old New Mexico State Penitentiary in Santa Fe, NM. The movie, 'The Longest Yard,' featuring Adam Sandler and Burt Reynolds was filmed at this location in 2005. ©Nate Guidry

Ventura, California. ©Nate Guidry

Mercedario Ramirez, 100, poses for a portrait after completing his daily bicycle ride. ©Nate Guidry

Sarika Goulatia -- contemporary sculptor and installation artist. ©Nate Guidry

Pittsburgh Schools Superintendent -- Dr. Wayne Walters. ©Nate Guidry

Vocalist Fred Pugh. ©Nate Guidry

Renowned photographer George Lange. ©Nate Guidry

Ashley Cecil -- Artist

"Jazz in the Age of Covid" series. Calvin Stemley plays his tenor saxophone near the front door of his home in Wilkins. Mr. Stemley, retired band director at Westinghouse High School, said things are not as bad for him compared to other musicians because he has a pension and social security. Still, he has had to cancel more than 30 gigs because of the COVID-19 pandemic. "It's not all bad," he continued. "I"m finding time to practice my instrument and do other things. ©Nate Guidry

"Jazz in the Age of Covid" series. Ernest McCarty poses for a portrait on his porch April 14, 2020, in Lawrenceville. Mr. McCarty was the bassist for Pittsburgh pianist Erroll Garner from 1970 until the pianist's death in 1977. ©Nate Guidry

"Jazz in the Age of Covid" series. Alto saxophonist Richie Cole performs outside his building in Carnegie. After leaving Berklee College of Music in Boston, Mr. Cole travelled the world with bands led by Buddy Rich, Eddie Jefferson and others. ©Nate Guidry

Vietnamese singer/songwriter and activist Mai Khoi outside her home in Pittsburgh. Mai Khoi is an artist - in residence at City of Asylum. ©Nate Guidry

Whenever retired Judge J. Warren Watson, 98, is feeling down, he picks up his electric wind instrument and blows it out of his system. “I don't let things beat me up,” he said. “Playing music is one of the most relaxing things you can do.” ©Nate Guidry

"Jazz in the Age of Covid" series. Paul Thompson plays the bass fiddle in front of his home. Mr. Thompson, who teaches music at CAPA High School, formerly toured with the late trumpeter Maynard Ferguson and saxophonist Stanley Turrentine. ©Nate Guidry

Guitarist George Benson performs at the Benedum Center with his group as part of his "Greatest Hits Tour." Mr. Benson, who grew up in Pittsburgh's Hill District, rose to fame with the 1976 release of "Breezin'" which featured the title track and "This Masquerade." Still, my favorite Benson recording is "Giblet Gravy," a 1968 release that features bassist Ron Carter, drummer Billy Cobham and pianist Herbie Hancock. ©Nate Guidry

Don Aliquo Sr., a retired high school music educator, grew up in Johnstown, playing alongside childhood friends such as trombonist Tommy Turk and iconic guitarist Joe Pass. He began his career as a singer and clarinet player, performing in dance bands in venues like the Elks, Eagles and Moose lodges. “That's how we got started. We performed for all of the civic organizations,” Aliquo said. ©Nate Guidry

Jonnet Solomon in front of the home of the former National Negro Opera Company in Homewood. The house, which was purchased by Solomon two decades ago, is partially collapsed. Solomon is petitioning the city of Pittsburgh to approve a stabilization plan. ©Nate Guidry 2021.

Henry Reese and his wife, Diane Samuels, the co-founders of City of Asylum Pittsburgh, an organization that provides sanctuary to endangered literary writers. ©Nate Guidry

The late Steelers Hall of Fame running back Franco Harris stands next to a statute of himself at the Pittsburgh International Airport. ©Nate Guidry 2019.

Ulric Joseph, an award-winning painter and co-owner of ShadoBeni, a Trinidadian vegan restaurant on Pittsburgh's North Side. ©Nate Guidry

Art and music have always been an important part of the life of Elizabeth "Betty" Asche Elizabeth "Betty" Douglas. Profoto 7b Pro Power Pack and Profoto ProRing Plus Flash Head. ©Nate Guidry

Jazz drummer Arnold "Spider" Rondinelli at his home in Clairton, Pa in 2017.. Mr. Rondinelli died a few months after this photograph was taken.

Vietnamese Buddhist Temple in Dormont, PA.