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One Landscape Divided Border Wall and Human Crisis

One Landscape Divided Border Wall and Human Crisis

United States and Mexico

by Laurie Smith

Laurie Smith challenges complacency about the United States/ Mexico border crisis.

The Iron Quest

The Iron Quest

Luanda, Angola

by João Coelho

Every morning, a group of young people come to work 30 km north of Luanda salvaging pieces of iron from the carcasses of half-buried ships.

The Mongolian Steppe—A Threatened Ecosystem

The Mongolian Steppe—A Threatened Ecosystem

Mongolia

by Daniel Miller

Mongolia has a long history of nomadic pastoralism with herders raising livestock for thousands of years and have extensive traditional ecological knowledge and understanding of their environment. However, inappropriate government policies and lack of economic incentives threaten the rangelands and Mongolia’s nomadic heritage.

Through Rohingya Eyes: A Journey of Resilience

Through Rohingya Eyes: A Journey of Resilience

Bangladesh

by Rohingyatographer Collective

Photographers of the Rohingyatographer Collective capture the raw essence of refugee life in Bangladesh.

Feathers and Flags of Freedom

Feathers and Flags of Freedom

United States

by Lisa Dubois

In a new era of political challenges, New Yorkers take to the streets to celebrate freedom of expression at the annual West Indian Day Parade.

US of a Color

US of a Color

United States

by Ghada Khunji

In a nation filled with overwhelming pride yet tinged with sadness and confusion, this project captures a new essence of American identity.

The Quiet Rise

The Quiet Rise

Germany

by Ashkan Shabani

At a time when extremism is increasingly accepted and tolerated, far-right neo-Nazi extremism is quietly on the rise in Germany.

Between a Sword and a Wall

Between a Sword and a Wall

Mexico

by Cory Zimmerman

At the U.S. border, migrants from Central America’s Northern Triangle seek refuge from violence, poverty, and political upheaval.

Window Into Solitary

Window Into Solitary

Portraits and testimonies from Gail Brashear, Jessica Sylvia, Eugene Youngblood, & Marriam Oliver

by Deborah Espinosa

Portraits and stories of solitary confinement by four formerly incarcerated individuals.

This House is Not Black

This House is Not Black

Iran

by Sara Lal Kamalian

In Iran, coal furnace workers endure harsh conditions as they struggle to make a living amidst the wood, smoke, and fire.

Retaguardia

Retaguardia

Spain

by Jesus Umbria Brito

A portrait of post-pandemic Spanish youth who inhabit a counterculture infused with punk music and aesthetics.

The Don Steppe

The Don Steppe

Rostov-on-Don region, Russian Federation

by Misha Maslennikov

In the Russian steppe, there is only the earth under your feet as far as the eye can see, and the sky above your head, around you and about you, and it all runs together as one, even within you.

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FEATURED ARTICLE

Love and War: A Profile of two photojournalists as they document the war in Ukraine as partners and parents

By Alice Currey

Photojournalists Brendan Hoffman and Oksana Parafeniuk capture the realities of war in Ukraine both as partners and parents.

BOOK REVIEW

Manifest: Thirteen Colonies

By Wendel White

A body of artifacts gathered to retell the narrative and evolution of African American communities in America.

BOOK REVIEW

The History War

by Larry Towell

Larry Towell's "The History War" combines photographs and collages to trace Ukraine's journey from the 5th century and its enduring struggle for independence.

BOOK REVIEW

We Cry in Silence

By Smita Sharma

“We Cry in Silence” brings out the intimacy with human trafficking survivors, inspiring empathy and reveals the psychological manipulation of the traffickers.

FEATURED ARTICLE

Behind the Walls

by Kwaneta Harris

The walls of her cell may have fallen, but the psychological prison remains, a testament to a system designed not to rehabilitate women, but to break them.

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