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Galamsey: Artisanal Gold Mining in Ghana

Galamsey: Artisanal Gold Mining in Ghana

Ghana

by Mariusz Śmiejek

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

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

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

Absence of Being

United States

by Michele Zousmer

Changing the perception of female detainees in a California reentry program.

Attestation

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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BOOK REVIEW

Between Fears and Hope

By Fabrice Dekoninck

"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.

FEATURED ARTICLE

Is Photography Meeting the Moment?

by Glenn Ruga

Amid a radically transformed political, economic, and cultural landscape, the focus turns to how photography meets the moment.

BOOK REVIEWS

Briefly Noted

Edited by Alice Currey

ZEKE Magazine’s Fall/Winter 2025 recommended photo books spotlight compelling documentary photography.

BOOK REVIEW

The History War

by Larry Towell

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.

BOOK REVIEW

Occupied Territories

by Fabio Bucciarelli

Italian photographer Fabio Bucciarelli documents the recurrence of Israeli incursions and occupations in the West Bank, Gaza, and Lebanon.

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