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Spring 2023
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Contents
Photographs by Nicola Ókin Frioli
Winner of 2023 ZEKE Award for systemic change
Photographs by Cinzia Canneri
Winner of 2023 ZEKE Award for documentary photography
Photographs by Svet Jacqueline
Picturing Atrocity: Ukraine, Photojournalism, and the Question of Evidence
by Lauren Walsh
Interview with Chester Higgins
by Daniela Cohen
Fall 2022: The America Issue
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For eight years, ZEKE magazine has been publishing stories about the global human condition, but rarely has that involved the United States. Clearly the U.S. is part of the global community and we need to look at ourselves as much as we critically look at other parts of the world. The Fall 2022 issue of ZEKE focuses on “America” and takes inspiration from Robert Frank's seminal work, The Americans, published first in 1958 in France and the following year in the U.S.
Highlights include:
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What Has Been Will Be Again by Jared Ragland
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COVID-19 in Black America by Raymond W Holman Jr.
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This is What Democracy Looks Like by Jean Ross
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Arming Teachers in America by Kate Way
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White Nationalism by Anthony Karen
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First Nations: Portraits of Dancers and Wisdom Keepers by Jeanny Tsai
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Essay by Stephen Mayes on Who We Are: Photography and the American Experience
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Interview with photographer Donna Ferrato by Michelle Bogre
Spring 2022: Sustainable Solutions to the Climate Crisis
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Guest Editor: Michael O. Snyder
ZEKE Award for Systemic Change winners
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Indigenous Fire » by Kiliii Yuyan
The Indigenous Peoples' Burn Network is training others in an ancient technique of ecological restoration, which is to safely light low-intensity fires in wet seasons that remove the small fuels on the forest floor. -
Nemo's Garden » by Giacomo d'Orlando
Nemo’s Garden—the world’s first underwater greenhouses of terrestrial plants—represents an alternative farming system dedicated to those areas where environmental conditions make the growth of plants almost impossible.
Other Featured Content
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Permagarden Refugees » by Sarah Fretwell
The Palabek refugee settlement in Northern Uganda, with the staff of African Women Rising’s (AWR) Permagarden Program, works with refugees to utilize the existing resources—seeds, rainfall, limited land, and “waste”—and together build an agriculture system designed to help the environment regenerate and get stronger as it matures. -
Sustainable Solutions to the Climate Crisis » by Antonia Juhasz
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Interview with Kiliii Yuyan » by Caterina Clerici
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Dispatches from Ukraine by Maranie Staab
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Book Reviews Edited by Michelle Bogre
Fall 2021
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ZEKE Award Winners
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Awake in the Desert Land by Sofia Aldinio
This ongoing project documents how climate change is uprooting small, inland and coastal communities in Baja California, Mexico that depend directly on natural resources to survive and thereby threatening cultural heritage. -
Path Away by Nicolò Filippo Rosso
Two months after Hurricanes Eta and Iota hit Central America, 11 thousand people gathered in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, starting the first migrants' caravan of the year directed to the U.S. The migrants’ crossing through gang-controlled areas, deserts, and jungles was made even harder by the pandemic.
Other Featured Content
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Article by Daniela Cohen exploring migration from Central America, the factors driving hundreds of thousands of people to leave their homeland seeking a new life in North America, and the traumas along the way.
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From Tulsa to Minneapolis: Photographing the Long Road to Justice. Photographs by 27 Black photographers documenting this extraordinary time in American history. Text by Tara Pixley
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Photography and Social Change by Emily Schiffer
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The Emptying of the Andes Photographs by Emiliano Pinnizzotto
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Interview with Joseph Rodriguez by Caterina Clerici
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Book Reviews edited by Michelle Bogre

Spring 2021
B A N G L A D E S H
Guest Editor: Mohammad Rakibul Hasan
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Rohingya. Photographs by Turjoy Chowdhury, Sarika Gulati, Mohammad Rakibul Hasan, Richard Juilliart
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Climate Crisis. Photographs by MD Sazzadul Alam, Saud A. Faisal, Moniruzzaman Sazal
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Covid. Photographs by Nazmul Hassan Shanji
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Domestic Violence. Photographs by Khaled Hassan and Md. Zobayer Hossain Joati
U N I T E D S T A T E S
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Siege of the US Capitol. Photographs by Maranie Rae Staab
OTHER MATERIAL
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Interview with Shahidul Alam by Michelle Bogre
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Book reviews, additional articles, and more...

Fall 2020
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Last Wildest Place by Jason Houston exploring the Purús-Manu region in southeastern Peru—home to perhaps the highest concentration of isolated tribes on Earth.
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Cousins by Kristen Emack explore the lives four Black girls—her daughter and three cousins—as they have matured and the intimate and spiritual knowledge that is both ordinary and extraordinary.
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Pandemic in Focus. Thirty four photographers from around the globe present their work exploring the global pandemic
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Black Lives Matter. Five photographers present photos from BLM demonstrations across the US.
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What is Documentary? Michelle Bogre explores this question in an essay adapted from her book Documentary Reconsidered.
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Book reviews, additional articles, and more...

Spring 2020
Special issue on Africa featuring work by photographers living and working in Africa today.
Contents (underlined articles are available as individual downloads)
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Godmothers of War (Mozambique) by Amilton Neves
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City Entrapped (Egypt) by Amina Kadous
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Among You (Morocco) by M'hammed Kilito
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Nation Forgotten (Nigeria) by Omoregie Osakpolor
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Soweto Punk (South Africa) by Miora Rajaonary
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Other Worlds (Mali) by Moussa Kalapo
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Un/Settled (South Africa) by Sydelle Willow-Smith
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#BlackDragMagic (South Africa) by Lee-Ann Olwage
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Interview with Côte d'Ivoire photographer Joana Choumali by Caterina Clerici
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Africa's Visual Vernacular by Uche Okpa-Iroha
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And more...

Fall 2019: ZEKE Award Winners and more...
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Youth of Belfast, Photographs by Toby Binder, Text by Alessandra Bergamin
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Delta Hill Riders, Photographs by Rory Doyle, Text by Zeb Larson
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Rising Tides. Photographs by Sean Gallagher, Lauren Owens Lambert, Michael O. Snyder, Text by Tammy Danan
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Out of the Shadows: Shamed Teen Mothers in Rwanda, Photographs by Carol Allen-Storey
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Aesthetics of Documentary: Why Good Pictures of Bad Things Matter by Glenn Ruga
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Interview with Lekgetho Makola by Caterina Clerici

Spring 2019: Roma & Travellers
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Along the Highway, Photographs by Emeric Fohlen
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Irish Travellers in County Cashel and Tipperary, Photographs by Michele Zousmer
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No Happiness Without Children—Nane Chavem, Nane Bacht, Photographs by Jeannette Gregori
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RomaRising, Photographs by Chad Evans Wyatt, Text by Mary Evelyn Porter
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Irish Travellers: Unwelcome in Their Own Land, Photographs by Stephen Gerard Kelly
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A Roma Village in Rural Romania, Photographs by Ruti Alon
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Czech and Slovak Roma on the Margins, Photographs by Åke Ericson
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Lives on the Edge, Photographs by Carla Fiorina
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History of Romani People by Damian La Bas
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Denied Education : Why Romani Children Don't Finish School by Margareta Matache
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Reconsidering Koudelka's "Gypsies" by Michelle Bogre
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Interview with Roma photographer Artur Conka

Fall 2018 issue: Documentary in the Era of Post-Truth
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Where the River Runs Through: The Erosion of the Amazon Rain Forest
Photographs by Call for Entries winner Aaron Vincent Elkaim
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Rhythm of the Seasons: Traveling North with the Last of the Inuit Hunters
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Life & War in Ukraine
Photographs by Michele Cirillo, Aude Osnowycz, and Jan Zychlinski
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Image in the Era of Post-Truth by Fred Ritchin

Spring 2018: The Women's Issue
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Vital Signs: Climate Change in Antarctic Waters. Photographs by Amy Martin, winner of Through a Woman's Lens Call for Entries. Writing by Anne Sahler
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Deconstructing Power: Faces of Sexual Violence. Photographs by Anica James, Diana Zeyneb Alhindawi, and others. Writing by Ladan Osman
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Women Work. Photos by Joan Lobis Brown, Beata Wolniewicz, Delphine Blast, Vidyaa Chandramohan, Valerie Leonard, and Susan Kessler. Writing by Ezinne Ukoha.
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Interview with Ethiopian Photographer Aida Muluneh
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Through a Woman's Lens: A Survey of Women Photojournalists since 1898 by J. Sybylla Smith
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Book Reviews. Books by women photographers. Reviews by women writers.

Fall 2017 Issue
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The Positive Community: A Positive Future for People Living with AIDS. Photographs by John Rae
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Vietnam Reconsidered. Photographs by Catherine Karnow, Monia Lippi, Sascha Richter, Astrid Schulz, and Mick Stetson
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ISIS: The Ideology of Terror & the Battle for Mosul. Photographs by Younes Mohammad and Gabriel Romero
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The Ambiguity of Pressing the Shutter: Ethics in Photojournalism. By Allen Murabayashi

Spring 2017 Issue
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Toy Soldiers: The Rise of Nationalism Among Youth in Russia: Photographs by Sarah Blesener
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Iran by Iranians: Photographs by Azad Amin, Ariz Ghaderi, Saeed Kiaee, Mehdi Nazeri, Sadegh Souri
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Between Life & Death: Maternal Health in Haiti and Sub-Saharan Africa: Photographs by B.D. Colen, Nikki Denholm, Paolo Patruno
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Taking Pictures, Taking Action: SDN asks scholars, activists, and photographers how images can change the world: by Anna Akage-Kyslytska
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Interview with Furkan Temir, by Caterina Clerici

Fall 2016 Issue
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Cuba: Photographs by Susan S. Bank, Fulvio Bugani, Susi Eggenberger, Michael McElroy, Carolina Sandretto, Rodrigue Zahr
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The Stateless Rohingya: Photographs by Sheikh Rajibul Islam, Marta Tucci, David Verberckt
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Vinny & David: Life & Incarceration of a Family: Photographs by Isadora Kosofsky
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Interview with Malin Fezehai
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Where is the Still Image Moving To?: Conversation with Fred Ritchin, Kristen Lubben, and Lars Boering

Spring 2016 Issue
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Law & Order: Photographs by Jan Banning with text by Lisa Liberty Becker
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Forgotten Caucasus: Photographs by Ara Oshagan, Daro Sulakauri, and Jan Zychlinski with text by Anne Sahler
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Interview with Sergey Ponomarev
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Documentary vs. Journalism by Paula Sokolska
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After Rana Plaza: Photographs and multimedia by Ismail Ferdous with text by Caterina Clerici

Fall 2015 Issue
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Gender Neutrality: Photographs by Mariette Pathy Allen, Miguel Candela, Nima Taradji
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Syria Unhinged: Photographs by Maryam Ashrafi, Nish Nalbandian, Yusuke Suzuki
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Interview with Marcus Bleasdale

Spring 2015 Issue:
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Water/Scarcity: Photographs by Rudi Dundas and Daniel Roca
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Rio/Brazil: Photographs by Dario De Domenicis and Tiana Markova-Gold
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Interview with Matt Black
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