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The​ ​filmmaker​ ​from​ ​Damascus​ ​finding​ ​inspiration​ ​in​ ​Berlin
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The​ ​filmmaker​ ​from​ ​Damascus​ ​finding​ ​inspiration​ ​in​ ​Berlin

Pivot Points: Stories of Change — In​ ​this​ ​edition​ ​of​ ​Pivot​ ​Points,​ ​stories​ ​that​ ​shift​ ​a photographer’s​ ​perspective,​ ​Lara​ ​Atallah​ ​spends​ ​time​ ​with​ ​A​ghyad Abou​ ​Koura,​ ​a​ ​young​ ​Syrian​ ​filmmaker,​ ​and​ ​finds​ ​herself reconnecting​ ​with​ ​her​ ​own​ ​journey​ ​to​ ​image-making.

Written by: Lara Atallah

The​ ​tropical​ ​BBoys​ ​of​ ​Venezuela​ ​creating​ ​a​ ​safe​ ​haven​ ​in​ ​Caracas
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The​ ​tropical​ ​BBoys​ ​of​ ​Venezuela​ ​creating​ ​a​ ​safe​ ​haven​ ​in​ ​Caracas

Pivot Points: Stories of Change — Photographer​ ​Natalie​ ​Keyssar​ ​has​ ​been​ ​reporting​ ​from​ ​Venezuela​ ​throughout the​ ​ongoing​ ​crisis,​ ​making​ ​Caracas​ ​her​ ​second​ ​home.​ ​Against​ ​a​ ​backdrop​ ​of rocketing​ ​inflation,​ ​student​ ​protests​ ​and​ ​violent​ ​crackdowns​ ​from​ ​the​ ​state, she​ ​met​ ​a​ ​group​ ​of​ ​dancers​ ​who​ ​have​ ​found​ ​a​ ​way​ ​to​ ​leave​ ​politics​ ​at​ ​the door.

Written by: Natalie​ ​Keyssar

The world’s most successful gay football club is still fighting homophobia on the pitch
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The world’s most successful gay football club is still fighting homophobia on the pitch

Pivot Points: Stories of Change — London-based photographer Theo McInnes is always on the frontlines when protests kick off, capturing the wave of youth-fuelled social change that is battling for a better future. In this edition of Pivot Points, stories that shift a photographer’s perspective, he meets a group of gay men who have been fighting the good fight since the year he was born – both on and off the pitch.

Written by: Theo McInnes

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