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Documentary Photography Exploring Global Issues

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La Caravana Del Diablo

La Caravana Del Diablo

Mexico

by Ada Trillo

In January 2020, due to violence and poor economic conditions, Honduran citizens formed a migrant caravan and traveled through Guatemala into Mexico. This is their story.

Drowned History

Drowned History

Turkey

by Mustafa Bilge Satkin

The construction of the Ilısu Dam in Turkey had devastating impacts on the local community and environment in the Dicle Valley.

Final Exposure

Final Exposure

United States

by Lou Jones

Lou Jones spent six years of his life documenting the unseen, unheard stories of an American subculture – people on death row.

Resistance of the Native Peoples of Ecuadorian Amazon Against Extractivism

Resistance of the Native Peoples of Ecuadorian Amazon Against Extractivism

Ecuador

by Nicola Ókin Frioli

In 1964, Texaco (now Chevron), arrived in Ecuador with a concession of 1.5 million hectares.

What My Daughter Learns of the Sea

What My Daughter Learns of the Sea

United States

by Brian Frank

A look behind the walls of the Las Colinas women’s jail in San Diego, CA.

Quests for Authenticity

Quests for Authenticity

United States

by Peter Merts

Incarcerated men and women creating and performing artworks in California prisons.

Absence of Being

Absence of Being

United States

by Michele Zousmer

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

COVID-19 in Black America

COVID-19 in Black America

Pennsylvania, United States

by Raymond W Holman Jr

In March 2020, this documentary photographer created portraits of the Black community who experienced, survived, and adapted to the challenges of COVID-19.

Life After Life in  Prison

Life After Life in Prison

United States

By Sara Bennett

Sara Bennett photographs formerly incarcerated women in their bedrooms. All were convicted of serious crimes — mostly homicide.

The Prison Within

The Prison Within

United States

by Katherin Hervey & Massimo Bardetti

Photographs taken inside San Quentin Prison contrasting the healing and community created by the men inside with the cruelty and isolation of mass incarceration.

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

We Are the People

We Are the People

New York, Washington DC, United States

by Kevin Mckeon

“Black Lives Matter is the movement, but these are the people.”

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Nepal Workshop

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.

BOOK REVIEW

Manifest: Thirteen Colonies

By Wendel White

A body of artifacts gathered to retell the narrative and evolution of African American communities in America.

INTERVIEW WITH

Rehab Eldalil

By Daniel Cohen

Rehab Eldalil is an award-winning documentary photographer, visual storyteller, and educator based in Cairo, Egypt. Her work focuses on the theme of identity explored through participatory creative practices.

BOOK REVIEW

We Cry in Silence

By Smita Sharma

“We Cry in Silence” brings out the intimacy with human trafficking survivors, inspiring empathy and reveals the psychological manipulation of the traffickers.

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