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Seeds of Resilience

Seeds of Resilience

Karen Indigenous people's struggle for self-determination in Myanmar

by Matias Bercovich

Focused on the intersection of cultural survival, ethnic conflict, and environmental conservation, Matias Bercovich documents the Karen Indigenous people’s ongoing struggle for self-determination in Myanmar.

Life in Ukraine

Life in Ukraine

Ukraine

by Patrick Patterson

Traversing the country of Ukraine, Patrick Patterson documents the effects of conflict in this war-torn region.

To Die In Prison Or Die At War - It Makes No Difference

To Die In Prison Or Die At War - It Makes No Difference

Ukraine

by Svet Jacqueline

Many Russian prisoners in Ukraine echo a shared sentiment that it makes no difference if they die in prison or at war.

Homeless In The Shadows of The Jungle

Homeless In The Shadows of The Jungle

United States

by John Simpson

As cities and counties begin to criminalize homelessness, some of the unhoused in Olympia, Washington take refuge in The Jungle.

Bearing Witness: Black Birth Experience

Bearing Witness: Black Birth Experience

Virginia, United States

by Benita Mayo

With Black women lacking access, agency, and resources to maternal health care, Benita Mayo documents the Black birth experience – a story that often goes untold.

Nuzugum Lives Among Us

Nuzugum Lives Among Us

Xinjiang, China

by Eleanor Moseman

Eleanor Moseman documents the resilience and bravery of the Uyghur women in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region of China.

Huaorani - The Ghosts of the Yasuni

Huaorani - The Ghosts of the Yasuni

Ecuador

by Aga Szydlik

Photographer Aga Szdyilk documents the deep connection between the Huarani people and their ancestral home—the Yasuní Reserve in the upper Amazon basin.

Galamsey: Artisanal Gold Mining in Ghana

Galamsey: Artisanal Gold Mining in Ghana

Ghana

by Mariusz Śmiejek

Galamsey, meaning “gather them and sell”, is a local Ghanaian term referring to the illegal small-scale gold mining in Ghana.

A Family Divided

A Family Divided

Italy

by Lorenzo Lazzati

Lorenzo Lazzati follows the story of Zijad, a Romani man from Croatia, and his struggle to reunite his family and regain custody of his daughters.

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Book Review
Between Fears and Hopes

by Lauren Walsh

Between Fears and Hope by Fabrice Dekoninck tackles injustice, genocide, denial, and the ways in which the past seeps forward through generations—all through the lens of ongoing impact of the Bosnian war.

Photo  by Sarah Fretwell

Carbon, Cartels, & Corruption

by Sarah Fretwell

The real reason Peru's Amazon is being lost and the environmental defenders who can save it.

Michael Christopher Brown

A.I. and the Future of Visual Storytelling

by Barbara Ayotte

With the rapid onset of artificial intelligence (A.I.), photography seems to be at a pivotal crossroads. Is documentary photography as we know it dying or is something else emerging alongside it?

Photo by Lola Flash

Women Are Changing the Face of Documentary Photography

by J. Sybylla Smith

Contemporary women and female-identifying photographers are activating a new form of documenting that is led by content and context. Grounded in extensive research, they construct a matrix of intersectional ideas, histories, realities, and considerations. A powerful impact of their work is their intentional approach to lead with an awareness of power differentials. The aim is one of illumination of our complex and messy world in pursuit of a deeper understanding and a hope to provoke informed change.

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