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PORTRAITS

Alejandra Rajal
Photography Portraiture Spotlight 

Fragile spring

Valery Melnikov
Spotlight 
The armed conflict in southeastern Ukraine has given rise to a patriotic youth movement. Patriotic-military clubs and organizations are using the unprecedented popularity of this trend among teens and young people. Girls are the most active members of such organizations. These groups teach military skills, run physical training programs, and..

Meanwhile in Banalistan

Martin Czarnecki
Architecture Documentary Landscape Photography Spotlight 
This is a longterm, for about 30 years now, and still ongoing project about my view of everyday surroundings, working title "Meanwhile in Banalistan". A more comprehensive text will follow. I'm influenced and fascinated by "The new topographic movement" and photographers like Stephen Shore or William Egglestone. This is..

Nemo's Garden

Giacomo d'Orlando
Climate Change Documentary Editorial Environment Essays Journalism Ocean Photography Photojournalism Science Spotlight Tech Technology Underwater 
According to the IPCC, the desertification brought by climate change in recent years has already extensively reduced agricultural productivity in many regions of the world. Agriculture represent the 70% of freshwater use worldwide and the current population projections talks about an estimated increase up to 10 billion by the end of the century...

Wings of Altai

Robert McPherson
Black and White Culture stories Eagle Eagle hunting Editorial Essays Historical Kazahk people Minority Mongolia Nomadic lifestyle Photography Photojournalism Relationships Spotlight 
Deep into the Altai mountains, where Russia, China, Kasakhstan and Mongolia meet, Kazakh people have for centuries developed and nurtured a special bond with golden eagles. The tradition is 6,000 years old and dates back to the era of Gengis Kahn.  The golden eagles live in the high Altai mountains of western Mongolia. They build nests in..

THE EYES OF EARTH (THE DEATH OF LAKE URMIA 2014-ONGOING)

Solmaz Daryani
Agriculture Borders Climate Change Desert Documentary Dying/Death Editorial Energy Environment Environmental Essays Ethnic minorities Family Human Rights Journalism Minority Personal Projects Photography Photojournalism Politics Portraiture Reporting Spotlight Travel Water 
The Eyes Of Earth "A lake is earth's eye; looking into which the beholder measures the depth of his own nature." Henry David Thoreau   Personal connection I grow up beside Lake Urmia, which was once the largest lake in the Middle East and the second largest salt lake on the planet. The nearly six million people who live in the..

Alopex

Irene Vilà Capafons
Activism Documentary Feminism Freedom Gender Journalism Lifestyle Personal Projects Photography Photojournalism Reporting Social Justice Spotlight Womens Rights 
Alopex The word Alopecia comes from the Greek 'alopekía', which is derived from 'alópex' and means fox. 'Zorra' in Spanish, as this animal loses a lot of hair. There are plenty of foxes in the world. However, little is known about them. No statistics, no numbers, no data. This is a project about the taboo of..

Lonely Road to Childbirth

Meghana Sastry
Documentary Editorial Essays Journalism Motherhood Pandemics Parenting & Family Photography Photojournalism Pregnancy/Birth Reporting Spotlight 
Pandemic quells the excitement of childbirth Pregnancy is a time for excitement and preparations for a new phase in life. This phase especially in India has a house with high energy levels. The household is abuzz with family members and friends pampering the expectant mother, giving her advice.  In marginalised/low-income families,..

TransLATINAS Collaborative Portraits (ongoing)

joana toro
Beauty Community Documentary Editorial Fine Art Gay Gay Rights Gender Happiness HIV/AIDS Hope Human Rights Immigration Photography Photojournalism Spotlight 
 TransLATINAS Collaborative Portraits  Serie of collaborative portraits of transgender Latina immigrant from Central and South America living in New York City  as they face discrimination and cope with the psychological consequences of their personal histories of sexual violence, and discrimination.   These images are an..

VIRUS OF FEAR-supported by NatGeo Emergency Fund

Anna Liminowicz
Depression Mentalhealth Poland Spotlight 

The Power of Design and the contradictions between art and life

Prof. Dr. Rainer Funke / Michael Nguyen
Architecture Design Documentary Editorial Essays Facade Germany Journalism Munich Photography Photojournalism Spotlight Street Urban 
When will the containers be loaded? Such a question comes to mind when approaching the shopping mall from a distance. But stop! The intense colors of the seemingly stacked cubes and their sophisticated composition immediately give rise to other associations. As if someone had created a special order out of building blocks. One wonders whether..

Dear MMXX

Wole Hammond
Belief Black and White Essays Faith Family Fear Friends + Family History Hope Human Rights Isolation Multimedia Pandemics Photography Protests Spotlight 
Dear 2020 Early 2021, I was reflecting on how the year Twenty-twenty [2020] shaped our lives in ways we could not have imagined - it felt like happenings in a century were compressed into one calendar year. The year was characterized by twists and turns and what can be termed 'unimaginable' events. In the early days of 2020, the COVID-19..

From Kill the Bill protest, London, 15/01/2022

David Sladek
Activism Documentary Human Rights Kill the Bill Photography Photojournalism Protests Spotlight 
Several thousand people marched through the streets of London on Saturday to protest against the police, crime, sentencing and courts bill which will be voted on in the House of Lords on Monday. Sections of the bill give police significant power to control protests and punnish their organizers and participants to the point that some activists..

Highlighting 36 Freelance Visual Storytellers Worldwide Coming Into 2022

Curated by Laura Oliverio For The Visura Blog
News Spotlight 
Visura is delighted to welcome the new year by highlighting 36 visual storytellers and journalists from 16 countries. Curated by Visura Mentee Laura Oliverio —this feature aims to inspire as well as inform audiences through unique, compelling visual storytelling. At a time when fostering empathy and kindness can really have an impact on..

Brave Heart

Ofir Berman
Gaza Greece Human Rights Islam Israel Migration Photography Photojournalism Portraiture Refugees Spotlight War 
شجاع القلب Voices From Gaza (2020) Gaza: a place where dreams usually do not come true and the struggle for survival is on a daily basis. Dominated by Hamas and the constant threat of war with Israel, many young people choose to flee in the hope of a better and safer life overseas, despite the overwhelming risks. Fleeing Gaza is a common..

Amazonas l

Alejandro Olivares
Animals Documentary Epidemics Essays Illegal Trafficking Latin America Pandemics Photography Spotlight 
Mercado Animal  (english below) Todos los años, millones de animales salvajes son apresados en la selva amazónica. Caimanes, serpientes, tortugas, peces, pájaros, monos y grandes felinos se comercializan día a día en las pequeñas ferias y en los grandes mercados, como mascotas, comida exótica,..
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