Galamsey, meaning “gather them and sell”, is a local Ghanaian term referring to the illegal small-scale gold mining in Ghana.
Where Women Aren’t As Free
United States
by Alyssa Meadows
Women across the United States continue to fight for bodily autonomy and the right to an abortion.
Petrostate Seizure of the Serengeti
Tanzania
by Kang-Chun Cheng
While Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park is one of the world’s most iconic wildlife tourism destinations, it is also facing increasingly brutal human rights violations.
Absence of Being
United States
by Michele Zousmer
Changing the perception of female detainees in a California reentry program.
Attestation
Nigeria
by Fawaz Oyedeji
#EndSARS is a movement that began in 2020 in response to years of political corruption, human rights violations, and brutality by the Nigerian police.
The National Guard in Washington, D.C. A City in Transition
United States
by Probal Rashid
Armed National Guard members are now stationed throughout the capital, a deployment that signals a loss of civic autonomy and freedom.
Net-Zero Transition
Europe
by Simone Tramonte
Facing the urgent climate crisis, Europe aims to reduce emissions through technological innovation and the integration of sustainable practices.
Too Young to Fight
Ukraine
by Svet Jacqueline
The lives of Ukrainian children since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022
A Return to the Belly of the Beast
United States
by Edward Boches
For the third year in a row, the anti-abortion National Men’s March protested at the Planned Parenthood offices in Boston, MA.
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.
Queer Resilience
Kenya
by Laia Ros
In Kenya, despite restrictive and discriminatory laws, activists create spaces for queer expression.
The Leap of Fish that Dream of Flying
Po Delta, Italy
by Isabella Franceschini
An Italian freelance photographer documents the economic and social conditions of the UNESCO Man and Biosphere Reserve.
"Between Fears and Hope" by Fabrice Dekoninck tackles injustice, genocide, denial, and the ways in which the past seeps forward through generations—all through the lens of ongoing impact of the Bosnian war.
Larry Towell's "The History War" combines photographs and collages to trace Ukraine's journey from the 5th century and its enduring struggle for independence.