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I am really thrilled to become a National Geographic Explorer!

Sep 22, 2022 Spotlight

I am really thrilled to become a National Geographic Explorer! I'm grateful to NGS and all National Geographic contributors for believing in my work. With the support of the National Geographic Society, I will go to Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego to retrace the paths that the great scientist Charles Darwin took to make the greatest..

Russian Motorcade in Hanover Blocked

Michael Trammer

Apr 13, 2022 Spotlight

Protest by Russian diaspora community in solidarity with invasion of Ukraine is met with resistance.

A note to myself

Alinne Rezende

Sep 14, 2022 Spotlight

“A note to myself” is a visual exploration that starts in 2019, on how I tried to cope with my identity crisis followed up by anxiety attacks, going deeper into the emotional rollercoaster that life often puts us through. If there was something I could tell you right now, you know I would, but in the middle of this crisis, trying to..

People pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II

Keith Tsuji

Sep 19, 2022 Spotlight

People gather together and watch live broadcast of the Queen's State Funeral outside the British Consulate General Hong Kong on September 19, 2022 in Hong Kong, China.

Underground Hip-Hop and Youth Scene

Kesh Nthamba

Jan 20, 2022 Spotlight

This photo series depicts the scenes at a local hip-hop show in Kabiro Village, which is located in Kawangware, Nairobi County. Numerous musical artists attend these and similar local shows not only to perform their musical works, but also to expose themselves to opportunities of being scouted by record label owners, producers, to mention but a..

Motogirl, a Gig Economy Story from Brazil

Rafael Vilela

Aug 8, 2022 Spotlight

Juliana Iemanjara dos Santos is a 34 years old black woman from the outskirts of São Paulo who faces racism and sexism every day on her motorcycle in a city dominated by cars. She's a motogirl working for apps like Uber delivering food while struggling to sustain her family.

Hamoun Wetland to Wasteland

Solmaz Daryani

Nov 10, 2018 Spotlight

Iran is “water bankrupt,” and mainly suffering from a socio-economic drought, where water demand exceeds the natural water supply. My country is facing a serious and protracted water crisis and desertification as lakes and rivers once-fertile become barren. water shortages sparked protests in the south of Iran in the last few months...

Ecuador Unrest

David Diaz

Aug 5, 2022 Spotlight

Text by: María Sol Borja The mobilization of thousands of impoverished indigenous people to Quito, the capital of the country, forced us to look at what, in everyday life, most people do not see: children with chronic child malnutrition; peasants who produce much of the food without their effort allowing them to have a decent life;..

Certified Realities

Kenneth Nelson

Sep 8, 2021 Spotlight

A series exploring surreality. Merging the physical world with reflections. Creating an optical illusion, asking viewers to accept the illusion as part of reality. The series was first conceived of in 2012, Key contributing factors for this series are the reflective surfaces (window glass, stainless steel or ceramic tiles). They're..

Flandria Boxing

Diana Takacsova

Aug 29, 2022 Spotlight

In Belgium, Ostend’s nearly mythical Flandria Box Club opened its doors in 1959 – and has been through both periods of national success and decline ever since. Housed in the Royal stables where it supports both professional and amateur boxing talent, the club is a time capsule filled with boxing tournament posters, historical photos,..

Underwater

Laurel Chor

Dec 2, 2020 Spotlight

LIVING BY THE CASTLE.

Nipah Dennis

Aug 23, 2022 Spotlight

The daily life of residents living and working by the Castles in Ghana.

The Current presents the 2nd recipient of the Visura Grant for Freelance Visual Journalists

Visura Blog

Aug 7, 2022 Spotlight

Visura in partnership with The Current , a center for contemporary art, is delighted to announce Moroccan documentary photographer M'hammed Kilito as the second recipient of the 2022 Visura Grant for Visual Journalists . Kilito will receive a $2000 cash prize to continue working on "Before it’s gone," an ongoing project..

Advocacy Award 2022 Recipient by Las Fotos Project

Koral Carballo

Aug 18, 2022 Spotlight

A few weeks ago I received an email from Las Fotos Project to let me know that someone from their community had nominated me and that the Foto Awards jury had chosen my trajectory to receive the Advocacy Award, 2022, this award seeks to honor power in photojournalism and/or the use of photography for community advocacy & social justice. I..

Slovenská Renesancia

Petra Lajdova

Aug 29, 2016 Spotlight

Petra Lajdová's presents the first photographic presentation about renaissance of art, aesthetics and beauty of Slovak folk clothing. In Slovakia, it is the first modern artistic photographic presentation of the beauty and art of the Slovak folk costume, upper parts of clothing - parties and Āepcov. It presents the aesthetics, beauty..

A Circle of Bluebirds

Osheen Harruthoonyan

Jan 30, 2019 Spotlight

A Circle of Bluebirds re-imagines the history of the artist's family in Armenia and Italy through three different lenses: a telescope, a microscope, and the artist's imagination. Photographs of the sun, Saturn, and the north star are infused with other-worldly images overlaid onto landscapes as themes of love, happiness and connection..