How the world mourns for Orlando

Touching photos of makeshift memorials, spontaneous gatherings, and vigils to honor the victims of yet another mass shooting

Vigil in New York at the Stonewall Inn for the Orlando shooting victims.
Lauren Hansen
By Lauren Hansen
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(Image credit: (EPA/JUSTIN LANE)Whether seeking comfort, understanding, camaraderie, or just a show of support and strength, such public forums of mourning have become a necessary antidote to the senseless)

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Lauren Hansen
Lauren Hansen

Lauren Hansen produces The Week’s podcasts and videos and edits the photo blog, Captured. She also manages the production of the magazine's iPad app. A graduate of Kenyon College and Northwestern University, she previously worked at the BBC and Frontline. She knows a thing or two about pretty pictures and cute puppies, both of which she tweets about @mylaurenhansen.

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