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Documentary Photography Exploring Global Issues

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Farmworkers and Deportees

United States

​​by David Bacon

 

The work and culture of indigenous farmworkers from southern Mexico are now employed on farms dotting the West Coast of the US.

Voices Against ICE!

Voices Against ICE!

United States

by Alvaro Diaz

The Los Angeles protests are more than just political acts – they are urgent expressions of solidarity, resistance, and hope, a living archive of resilience in the face of systemic oppression.

Between a Sword and a Wall

Between a Sword and a Wall

Mexico

by Cory Zimmerman

At the U.S. border, migrants from Central America’s Northern Triangle seek refuge from violence, poverty, and political upheaval.

The King vs. The People

The King vs. The People

United States

by Héctor Adolfo Quintanar Pérez

Despite police suppression, this photographer is committed to documenting the ongoing immigration protests across Los Angeles.

Window Into Solitary

Window Into Solitary

Portraits and testimonies from Arthur "Cetewayo" Johnson, Consuela Gaines, Kiana Calloway, Joyce Starr Granger, Donald Atilla Reece, Darryl Hill & Dana Lomax-Ayler

by Lori Waselchuk

Portraits and stories of solitary confinement by seven formerly incarcerated individuals.

 One day inside the deportation machine at a federal immigration court in New York

One day inside the deportation machine at a federal immigration court in New York

United States

by Julius Constantine Motal

A visual timeline of a single day inside the halls of the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building, where some people found their lives forever changed.

Russian Orthodox procession in the provincial town of Tutayev

Russian Orthodox procession in the provincial town of Tutayev

Russian Federation

by Dmitrii Kiselev

Every year, the Russian provincial town of Tutayev hosts a procession with the icon of the All-Merciful Savior.

Against the Grain

Against the Grain

United States

by Milo Gladstein

Family farms in Wyoming practice organic and regenerative farming, benefitting not only consumers but also the health of the earth.

Window Into Solitary

Window Into Solitary

Portraits and testimonies from Gail Brashear, Jessica Sylvia, Eugene Youngblood, & Marriam Oliver

by Deborah Espinosa

Portraits and stories of solitary confinement by four formerly incarcerated individuals.

Resist! Mobilizing in Taos, New Mexico

Resist! Mobilizing in Taos, New Mexico

United States

by Susan Ressler

In Taos, New Mexico, residents mobilize in defiance of Trump’s authoritarian agenda and oppressive policies.

Feathers and Flags of Freedom

Feathers and Flags of Freedom

United States

by Lisa Dubois

In a new era of political challenges, New Yorkers take to the streets to celebrate freedom of expression at the annual West Indian Day Parade.

Window Into Solitary

Window Into Solitary

Portraits and testimonies from John "Divine G" Whitfield, Anisah Sabur & Dolores Canales

by Brian Branch-Price

Portraits and stories of solitary confinement by three formerly incarcerated individuals.

Window Into Solitary

Window Into Solitary

Portraits and testimonies from Troy Williams, Rubin Lee Williams & Richard "Razor" Johnson,

by Brian Frank

Portraits and stories of solitary confinement by three formerly incarcerated individuals.

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FEATURED ARTICLE

Love and War: A Profile of two photojournalists as they document the war in Ukraine as partners and parents

By Alice Currey

Photojournalists Brendan Hoffman and Oksana Parafeniuk capture the realities of war in Ukraine both as partners and parents.

FEATURED ARTICLE

Behind the Walls

by Kwaneta Harris

The walls of her cell may have fallen, but the psychological prison remains, a testament to a system designed not to rehabilitate women, but to break them.

FEATURED ARTICLE

No Woman's Land: Lives of Women and Girls Under Taliban Rule

Text by Mélissa Cornet
Photographs by Kiana Hayeri

A photographer and writer collaborate to document the lives of Afghan women under Taliban rule.

BOOK REVIEW

Spina Americana

by Richard Sharum

"Spina Americana" explores a 100-mile-wide column of America, from the Gulf of Mexico to the Canadian border.

BOOK REVIEW

"MIS[S]UNDERSTOOD"

by Michele Zousmer

"Mis[s]Understood" offers a rare and intimate glimpse into the often misunderstood stories of the Irish Traveller community.

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