Photojournalism

‘These days, you don’t hear a sound’
Photography

‘These days, you don’t hear a sound’

A view from Northern Italy — Photographer Marzio Toniolo documents daily life in Lombardy: the heart of the country’s coronavirus outbreak. After eight weeks of lockdown, has anything changed?

Written by: Eva Clifford

The quiet resistance of a Palestinian village
Photography

The quiet resistance of a Palestinian village

Life in Battir — Photographer Pauline Beugnies visits Battir: one of the last Palestinian villages that is not yet cut off from Jerusalem by the separation wall.

Written by: Eva Clifford

A personal journey through modern Iraqi Kurdistan
Photography

A personal journey through modern Iraqi Kurdistan

Under every yard of sky — Photojournalist Sebastian Meyer weaves his documentary photography of a conflicted region with his own heartbreaking journey of friendship and loss.

Written by: Eva Clifford

Dan Eldon and the power of creative activism
Photography

Dan Eldon and the power of creative activism

26 years on — On July 12 1993, the photographer and artist was killed while covering the humanitarian crisis in Somalia. So what can we learn from his legacy?

Written by: Eva Clifford

Life, love and heartbreak in a Congolese community
Photography

Life, love and heartbreak in a Congolese community

The beauty of Ubuntu — In her Sony World Photography Award-winning project Ubuntu, Rebecca Fertinel captures the collective spirit of a Congolese community in Belgium.

Written by: Eva Clifford

The shocking human cost of the climate crisis in India
Photography

The shocking human cost of the climate crisis in India

Five degrees — Federico Borella was named Photographer of the Year in the Sony World Photography Awards for Five Degrees – a project exploring the link between climate change and mental health in the drought-hit region of Tamil Nadu, India.

Written by: Eva Clifford

In Portugal, protestors march against the threat of fascism
Activism

In Portugal, protestors march against the threat of fascism

Taking a stand — With reports of police brutality and rising racism, the country is getting ready to fight.

Written by: April Clare Welsh

A photographer's fight against the taboo of obesity
Photography

A photographer's fight against the taboo of obesity

The Big O — After learning all she could in the cut-throat world of photojournalism, Abbie Trayler-Smith realised it was time to tackle the one issue that's always really mattered to her.

Written by: Abbie Trayler-Smith (as told to Niall Flynn)

Coming of age in America’s heartlands
Magazine

Coming of age in America’s heartlands

A photographer’s journey — Calla Kessler has grown up with a firm belief in photography’s ability to connect people. But as a recent graduate uprooted from small-town Nebraska to Washington DC, she’s learned that sometimes pursuing truth means standing up and speaking out.

Written by: Calla Kessler

Shooting the frontline when you're not a middle class man
Activism

Shooting the frontline when you're not a middle class man

Women in war zones — We speak to four female photojournalists working in hostile environments about the challenges they face and what drives them, despite the inherent risk in their work.

Written by: Eva Clifford

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