Click top image to view larger and caption I Grant You Refuge - Gaza Palestine by Jihad Al-Sharafi, Mahdy Zourob, Mohammed Hajjar, Omar Naaman, Saeed Mohammed Jaras, Shadi Al-Tabatibi Published December 2024 I GRANT YOU REFUGE is a collective photo exhibition featuring extraordinary images by six photographers from the Gaza Strip, representing the dozens of photojournalists who live and work in the area, eyewitnesses to one of the most devastating conflicts of our time. The exhibition aims to give voice and visibility to the suffering and atrocities that the Palestinian people in Gaza are enduring. This exhibition attempts to break the deafening silence of the Western media. The exhibition takes its name from one of the last poems by Palestinian poet, novelist, and teacher, Hiba Abu Nada . “Being a Palestinian is a story of resilience, pain, and hope intertwined. Every frame captured carries the weight of a nation struggling for justice and peace. Photographers document not just destruction, but also the unyielding spirit of the Palestinian people, the children playing amidst rubble, the silent strength of mothers, and the steadfastness of a community that refuses to be broken. These stories, raw and unfiltered, must be shared to remind the world of the struggles, the sacrifices, and the unwavering hope of every photojournalist, of every Palestinian.” (by Shadi Al-Tabatibi) Curated by Paolo Patruno Photographers: Jihad Al-Sharafi | @ jehad_alshrafi Mahdy Zourob | @mahdy_zourob Mohammed Hajjar | @mhmed_hajjar Omar Naaman | @omar_ashtawy Saeed Mohammed Jaras | @said.m.jaras Shadi Al-Tabatibi | @shadi_tabatiby < Previous Next > comments debug Comments (1) Write a comment. End comment with your name (optional) Write a comment. End comment with your name (optional) Sort by: Newest GwenElizabeth Dec 17, 2024 would like to post some of these on Facebook Like Reply

Click top image to view larger and caption To Die In Prison Or Die At War - It Makes No Difference Ukraine by Svet Jacqueline Published July 2024 As you walk into the prison facility, barbed wire lines the towering concrete walls against an overcast sky. The scene reminds you of other POW camps like those during WWII. However, the reality for Russian captives living in the camp is significantly more humane than anything in the 1940s. Prisoner exchanges have become a regular feature of the ongoing war in Ukraine, and for Kyiv, they must continue. Russia has demonstrated apathy for human life since the full-scale military operation began in February 2022, as they continue to throw men, without adequate preparation, into war. Many describe their time in captivity as an improvement over their lives in Russia or on the frontlines. They don’t care about the outcome of the war and they express sentiments of indifference about their future. “What do I have to go back to?” The prisoners echo the shared sentiment that it makes no difference if they die in prison or at war. Svet Jacqueline Svet Jacqueline earned a Bachelor of Science in Photography from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. For several years she did commercial work, freelancing for Sony Records, and managing studios in Los Angeles. During the pandemic, she began documenting the Black Lives Matter movement and published her first book, 100 Days of Protest . In 2021, she split her time between Los Angeles, Mexico, and Texas documenting migration at the border and the cycle of poverty on Skid Row where her work won first place in the International Photography Awards and NPPA Best of Photojournalism. When Russia invaded Ukraine, she began focusing on visual stories around childhood trauma in conflict zones. She is a photo essayist in the book, Relentless Courage: Ukraine and the World at War and was a panelist on “Urgency: Ukraine” at The Bronx Documentary Center. All About Photo named her one of the best modern photographers in their September issue and CNN featured her as one of ‘12 women and nonbinary photographers capturing 2022’. She has participated in the “Eddie Adams Workshop,” and the “Missouri Photo Workshop” and received The Yunghi Grant for her ongoing work, “Too Young To Fight.” She is a member of Women Photojournalists of Washington, the National Press Photographers Association, and is currently represented by ZUMA Press. Follow Svet Jacqueline on Instagram < Previous Next > comments debug Comments Write a comment. End comment with your name (optional) Write a comment. End comment with your name (optional) Share Your Thoughts Be the first to write a comment.

This House is Not Black Iran by Sara Lal Kamalian Read More » In Iran, coal furnace workers endure harsh conditions as they struggle to make a living amidst the wood, smoke, and fire. Healing Wounds Reconciliation in Post-Genocide Rwanda Rwanda by Jan Banning Read More » Thirty years after the 1994 Rwandan genocide, survivors and perpetrators have forged remarkable partnerships in a profound journey of reconciliation and healing. Closing the Circle Rwanda by Glenn Vanderbeke Read More » The Kivu region of Rwanda promotes circular agriculture by creating zero-waste systems and recycling agricultural waste. What Does Freedom Mean To You Wyoming, United States by Milo Gladstein Read More » As a new political landscape emerges in the United States as this portrait series begs the question: What does freedom mean to you? I was made to die but I’m here to stay with you Romania by Alexandra Corcode Read More » Victor and Susana have been married for over 70 years, supporting one another through the challenges faced by elderly Romanians. Mothers of the Borderland United States by Emily Whitney Read More » While young immigrant mothers face an uncertain future as the Trump Administration threatens mass deportations, motherhood helps them cope and gives them a glimmer of joy. I Grant You Refuge Gaza Palestine by Jihad Al-Sharafi, Mahdy Zourob, Mohammed Hajjar, Omar Naaman, Saeed Mohammed Jaras, Shadi Al-Tabatibi Read More » A collective photo exhibition featuring extraordinary first-hand accounts by Palestinian journalists who risk their lives to reveal the suffering and atrocities endured in Gaza. Bolivia and Hispanic Heritage New York City, United States by Lisa DuBois Read More » In Queens, New York, a neighborhood home to Bolivians, the community celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with parades and dance performances. Deeply Rooted Germany by Astrid Scheuermann Read More » The closure of lignite mines in Germany forces the indigenous Sorbian community to explore new ways to preserve their heritage. Hell Drill New York, United States by Lindsay Morris Read More » A simulation of a mass casualty shooting to train first responders on the agonizing choices they would face during a real shooting spree. Edu Care Zambia by Misheck Shikabeta Read More » A Zambian photographer captures the reality of young people with disabilities in Zambia continuing to face disparities in rights and opportunities. A Return to the Belly of the Beast United States by Edward Boches Read More » For the third year in a row, the anti-abortion National Men’s March protested at the Planned Parenthood offices in Boston, MA.

< Back BOOK REVIEW Between Fears and Hope By Fabrice Dekoninck Hemeria, 20242 72 pages / $67 Between Fears and Hope, a photo book by Fabrice Dekoninck, opens with an epigraph that takes us backwards in time. Dekoninck quotes from the first canto of Dante Alighieri’s Inferno, words that encapsulate the Italian poet’s fear and vulnerability: Midway upon the journey of our life I found myself within a forest dark For the straightforward pathway had been lost. Dante then proceeds through the dark terrain of hell, his rich allegory a commentary on morality, human behavior, and society. With that opening, Dekoninck molds his own framework for guiding his readers through another kind of hell: by showing the ongoing impact of the Bosnian War. Dekoninck’s commentaries are manifold, focusing on injustice, trauma, and, at times, cautious hope for the future. Ultimately, Between Fears and Hope serves to better our understanding of a painful history, one defined by still festering wounds. “I am a photographer of memory, a collector of what used to be and of what will disappear. I explore traces of the traumas of my contemporaries.” This is how Dekoninck introduces himself in the book, which opens with essays before proceeding to the main breadth of imagery. For background, Dekoninck describes a disillusionment during the first months of the conflict in Bosnia: “By not naming the attacker, the international community did nothing else but deny the humanity of the Bosnians, especially the Muslim Bosniaks….it encouraged the attacker to pursue its criminal intentions.” In short, a refusal, as Dekoninck says, of the truth. From there, he names the perpetrator: “the ominous project of ‘Greater Serbia’: a nationalist doctrine promoted by Belgradian ideologists and fed on the devouring ambition of a power-hungry politician, Slobodan Milošević.” This opening essay gives historical context, describes Dekoninck’s role as an outsider to Bosnia, and lays out why he has conducted this work, which is, in part, to fight a culture of silence that has dominated in areas, particularly the Serb-majority state of Republika Srpska. Accordingly, Between Fears and Hope tackles injustice, genocide, denial, and how the past seeps forward through generations. Darko Cvijetic is a Bosnian-Serb writer, filmmaker, and poet, renowned for his novel Schindler Lift. In this book, he depicts the gradual disappearance of a once peaceful and tolerant way of life through the daily lives of residents in a multi-ethnic residential building in Prijedor. Photograph by Fabrice Dekoninck. Before we encounter Dekoninck’s photographs, we read words by Philippe Simon, a correspondent for France Inter-radio in 1993. His essay includes a petrifying excerpt, apparently from the draft of a column he wrote in November of that year. Describing a schoolroom scene where a teacher and her students were finishing class as a mortar shell landed just outside, the write-up ends with gruesome details of death. The chilling final words simply state: “The class was over.” So begins our journey through a modern-day hell. Where Dante gave us visually vivid text, Dekoninck offers actual imagery. Organized by sections, corresponding to cities around Bosnia (Srebrenica, Prijedor, Sarajevo), the reader encounters a spectrum of photographs, ranging from grainy black and white scenescapes, to detail shots, to desaturated color visuals that present an otherworldly place long since uninhabited. When we do see people, they are anything but otherworldly—that is the point. The traumatic legacy exists ingrained in society and impacts a current population in ways that are, at times, nearly imperceptible. But what seems a pedestrian moment becomes much more. As Dekoninck says, “Photography is my way of questioning the world”. In turn, he prods his reader to push deeper into a history that carries into the present. The images themselves are not heavy-handed, which contributes to Dekoninck’s emphasis on the everyday quality of this festering history. Moreover, the layout provides a rhythm, alternating text and imagery, single page photos and full two-page spreads. Of particular note are the many portraits throughout, each accompanied by the individual’s story. For instance, Almasa, whose 17-year-old brother Abdulah was handed over to Serb forces by Dutch peacekeeping soldiers. His body was later found in a mass grave. In the end, this book stands as a call to action toward remembering the past, and for establishing justice. We are told that thousands of war criminals have gone unpunished for their crimes during the Bosnian War. But Dekoninck knows that courtroom justice is unlikely for those thousands and is not the only form of justice for society. He posits the idea of a protected collective historical memory such that partisan biases cannot occlude the factual realities of crimes committed. This, he conjectures, may be a way of moving toward a space of greater reconciliation in a region still rife with civil, religious, and cultural animosity. This haunting book will leave its reader uncomfortable—in a most productive way, demanding that we confront the legacy of war and injustice. —Lauren Walsh Previous Next

Subscribe to the print version of ZEKE Magazine The best of global documentary photography delivered to your mailbox and inbox twice a year. Print version of ZEKE is 76 pages, beautifully printed, perfect bound on heavy weight paper. Other subscription options: Renew » Purchase individual copies » Find My Subscription » ​ Cover and spreads from the current Issue of ZEKE ​ ​ Subscription includes two print issues per year and access to digital edition. Additional shipping costs for subscriptions outside the US. Y ou can pay with a major cre dit card, debit card, or with PayPal account. ZEKE 2-Year Subscription Price $56.00 Add to Cart ZEKE 1-Year Subscription Price $30.00 Add to Cart International shipping charges added for subscriptions at checkout:​ One year Canada: $9 Mexico: $15 All other countries: $27 Two years Canada: $18 Mexico: $30 All other countries: $54 Highlights of the Spring 2024 issue Photography portfolios include: The Evenki People: Custodians of the Resources of Yakutia. by Natalya Saprunova Guardian of the Forest: Sarah Fretwell The Stateless: by William Daniels The Price of Patriotism: Ukraine at War by Małgorzata Smieszek Scenes from the Peruvian Post Conflict by Max Cabello Orcasitas Turkana's Resilience by Maurizio Di Pietro ​ Other content Carbon, Cartels, and Corruption by Sarah Fretwell Women Changing the Face of Documentary Photography by J. Sybylla Smith A Photojournalist’s Work in Gaza Photos by Samar Abu Elouf. Text by Lauren Walsh The Impact of AI and the Future of Visual Storytelling by Barbara Ayotte ​

EXHIBITION AND FUNDRAISER FOR ZEKE MAGAZINE Eyes On The World Photographs from ZEKE Magazine, 2015-2022 Bridge Gallery, 5 Pemb erton Street, Cambridge, MA April 8 - May 6, 2023 Closing reception, May 6, 5:00 - 8:00 pm Please join us at the Bridge Gallery for this exhibition in support of Social Documentary Network‘s ZEKE Magazine. On display will be 29 prints from the first issue of ZEKE in spring 2015 through the fall 2022 issue representing themes as diverse as women and work, Irish Travellers, climate change, racial justice in the U.S., Ukraine, gender fluidity, and many other themes. Artists include Sarah Blesener, Sheila Pree Bright, and Amber Bracken and 26 others. ​ Select photographs are for sale both online and at the Bridge Gallery as a fundraiser for ZEKE Magazine. Or you can make a donation without purchasing a print. Click here for a catalog including annotations for each photo. All proceeds support ZEKE Magazine, a nonprofit publication published by the Social Documentary Network. We would like to thank all the photographers who have contributed their work to this exhibition. ​ Photographs are printed on Canson Platine Fibre Rag fine art paper. Printing courtesy of: Click image to view larger. Photographer: Issue of ZEKE: SDN Gallery: Location: Size: Donation: Hector Adolfo Quintanar Perez Fall 2020 Night Sanitation Veracruz, Mexico 19 x 13 in. $250 Click image to view larger. Photographer: Issue of ZEKE: SDN Gallery: Location: Size: Donation: Ruti Alon Spring 2019 Beauty & Poverty in This Roma Village Transylvania, Romania 22 x 17 in. $350 Click image to view larger. Photographer: Issue of ZEKE: SDN Gallery: Location: Size: Donation: K.M. Asad Spring 2015 Cost of Slavery Dhaka, Bangladesh 19 x 13 in. $250 Click image to view larger. Photographer: Issue of ZEKE: SDN Gallery: Location: Size: Donation: Toby Binder Fall 2019 Youth of Belfast Belfast, United Kingdom 19 x 13 in. $250 Click image to view larger. Photographer: Issue of ZEKE: SDN Gallery: Location: Size: Donation: Sarah Blesener Spring 2017 Toy Soldiers Russian Federation 19 x 13 in. $250 Click image to view larger. Photographer: Issue of ZEKE: SDN Gallery: Location: Size: Donation: Amber Bracken Fall 2022 Standing Rock North Dakota, United States 22 x 17 in. $350 Click image to view larger. Photographer: Issue of ZEKE: SDN Gallery: Location: Size: Donation: Brian Branch-Price Fall 2022 An American Dance United States 22 x 17 in. $350 Click image to view larger. Photographer: Issue of ZEKE: SDN Gallery: Location: Size: Donation: Adriaan Devillé Spring 2016 A Slogdian Wedding Yaghnob Valley, Tajikistan 19 x 13 in. $250 Click image to view larger. Photographer: Issue of ZEKE: SDN Gallery: Location: Size: Donation: Rory Doyle Fall 2019 Delta Hill Riders Mississippi, United States 19 x 13 in. $250 Click image to view larger. Photographer: Issue of ZEKE: SDN Gallery: Location: Size: Donation: Rudi Dundas Spring 2015 The Face of Water Kenya 22 x 17 in. $350 Click image to view larger. Photographer: Issue of ZEKE: SDN Gallery: Location: Size: Donation: Fabien Dupoux Spring 2015 Workers Consumption India 19 x 13 NFS According to the author's choice Click image to view larger. Photographer: Issue of ZEKE: SDN Gallery: Location: Size: Donation: Aake Ericson Spring 2019 Racism Against Roma People Kosice, Slovakia 19 x 13 in. NFS Click image to view larger. Photographer: Issue of ZEKE: SDN Gallery: Location: Size: Donation: Emeric Fohlen Spring 2019 Along the Highway France 19 x 13 in. NFS Click image to view larger. Photographer: Issue of ZEKE: SDN Gallery: Location: Size: Donation: Philippe Geslin Fall 2018 Traveling north with the last hunters Upernavik, Greenland 22 x 17 in. $350 Click image to view larger. Photographer: Issue of ZEKE: SDN Gallery: Location: Size: Donation: Susan Kessler Spring 2018 Peruvian Weavers Patacancha, Peru 19 x 13 in. $250 Click image to view larger. Photographer: Issue of ZEKE: SDN Gallery: Location: Size: Donation: Lee-Ann Olwage Spring 2020 #blackdragmagic Western Cape, South Africa 19 x 13 in. NFS Click image to view larger. Photographer: Issue of ZEKE: SDN Gallery: Location: Size: Donation: Ara Oshagan spring 2016 Father Land Karabagh, Armenia 19 x 13 in. $250 Click image to view larger. Photographer: Issue of ZEKE: SDN Gallery: Location: Size: Donation: Aude Osnowycz Fall 2018 In the Shadow of the Empire Donetsk, Ukraine 19 x 13 in. $250 Click image to view larger. Photographer: Issue of ZEKE: SDN Gallery: Location: Size: Donation: Lauren Owens Lambert Spring 2022 Saving the Stranded Texas, United States 19 x 13 in. $250 Click image to view larger. Photographer: Issue of ZEKE: SDN Gallery: Location: Size: Donation: Mariette Pathy Allen Fall 2015 TransCuba Cienfuegos, Cuba 19 x 13 in. $250 Click image to view larger. Photographer: Issue of ZEKE: SDN Gallery: Location: Size: Donation: Sheila Pree Bright Fall 2021 #1960Now: Jim Crow 2.0 Georgia, United States 19 x 13 in. $250 Click image to view larger. Photographer: Issue of ZEKE: SDN Gallery: Location: Size: Donation: Probal Rashid Spring 2016 Climate Crisis in Bangladesh Satkhira, Bangladesh 19 x 13 in. $250 Click image to view larger. Photographer: Issue of ZEKE: SDN Gallery: Location: Size: Donation: Maranie Staab Spring 2018 Women of the Congo Congo 19 x 13 in. $250 Click image to view larger. Photographer: Issue of ZEKE: SDN Gallery: Location: Size: Donation: Jamey Stillings Spring 2016 The Evolution of Ivanpah Solar California, Unisted States 19 x 13 in. $250 Click image to view larger. Photographer: Issue of ZEKE: SDN Gallery: Location: Size: Donation: Aaron Vincent Elkaim Fall 2018 Where the River Runs Through Para State, Brazil 19 x 13 in. NFS Click image to view larger. Photographer: Issue of ZEKE: SDN Gallery: Location: Size: Donation: Beata Wolniewicz Spring 2018 Tough life, Strong women Ghana 19 x 13 in. $250 Click image to view larger. Photographer: Issue of ZEKE: SDN Gallery: Location: Size: Donation: Michele Zousmer Spring 2019 Ethnic Recognition for Irish Travellers Ireland 19 x 13 in. $250 Click image to view larger. Photographer: Issue of ZEKE: SDN Gallery: Location: Size: Donation: Jan Zychlinski Fall 2018 Ukraine's War Children Kiev, Ukraine 19 x 13 in. $250 Click image to view larger. 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Guardian of the Forest Santa Rosillo, Peru by Sarah Fretwell Read More » Environmental defenders risk their lives to protect ancestral lands in the Peruvian Amazon. The Leap of Fish that Dream of Flying Po Delta, Italy by Isabella Franceschini Read More » An Italian freelance photographer documents the economic and social conditions of the UNESCO Man and Biosphere Reserve. The Evenki People Russian Federation by Natalya Saprunova Read More » The indigenous culture of the Evenk community in northern Russia. Climate Revealed USA, Italy, Germany, UK, The Gambia, Brazil, Mexico, Sweden by Fabio Cian Read More » An exploration of some of the most important climate research facilities across the world. The Price of Patriotism Ukraine by Małgorzata Smieszek Read More » A Polish photographer documents Ukraine at war and the lives of ordinary people struggling to survive. Turkana Kenya by Maurizio Di Pietro Read More » Kenya’s arid region of Turkana continues to face violent conflict while enduring the ongoing effects of climate change. A Photojournalist's Work in Gaza Gaza Strip Photos by Samar Abu Elouf. Text by Lauren Walsh Read More » A freelance photojournalist, documented the war’s effects in Gaza in the months after the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack. Out of the Shadows Quebec, Canada by Chris Lau Read More » "Out of the Shadows" sheds light on people living on the margins of society. It captures people in all their authenticity, their defiance, their vulnerability, their awkwardness, and their sensuality. Through Rohingya Eyes: A Journey of Resilience Bangladesh by Rohingyatographer Collective Read More » Photographers of the Rohingyatographer Collective capture the raw essence of refugee life in Bangladesh. Xingu Waters: Source of life at risk of death Xingu National Park, Mato Grosso state, Brazil by Ricardo Teles Read More » A Brazilian freelance photographer documents the endangered biodiversity of the Brazilian, Xingu National Park. The Iron Quest Luanda, Angola by João Coelho Read More » Every morning, a group of young people come to work 30 km north of Luanda salvaging pieces of iron from the carcasses of half-buried ships. Recovering From the Fierce Violence of Civil War Ayacucho region, Peru by Max Cabello Orcasitas Read More » The slow process of exhumations and search for bodies continues, waiting to be recognized by relatives, most of whom are orphans and survivors of the conflict.

EXHIBITION AND FUNDRAISER FOR ZEKE MAGAZINE Eyes On The World Photographs from ZEKE Magazine, 2015-2022 Bridge Gallery, 5 Pemb erton Street, Cambridge, MA April 8 - May 6, 2023 Closing reception, May 6, 5:00 - 8:00 pm Please join us at the Bridge Gallery for this exhibition in support of Social Documentary Network‘s ZEKE Magazine. On display will be 29 prints from the first issue of ZEKE in spring 2015 through the fall 2022 issue representing themes as diverse as women and work, Irish Travellers, climate change, racial justice in the U.S., Ukraine, gender fluidity, and many other themes. Artists include Sarah Blesener, Sheila Pree Bright, and Amber Bracken and 26 others. ​ Select photographs are for sale both online and at the Bridge Gallery as a fundraiser for ZEKE Magazine. Or you can make a donation without purchasing a print. Click here for a catalog including annotations for each photo. All proceeds support ZEKE Magazine, a nonprofit publication published by the Social Documentary Network. We would like to thank all the photographers who have contributed their work to this exhibition. ​ Photographs are printed on Canson Platine Fibre Rag fine art paper. Printing courtesy of: Click image to view larger. Photographer: Issue of ZEKE: SDN Gallery: Location: Size: Donation: Hector Adolfo Quintanar Perez Fall 2020 Night Sanitation Veracruz, Mexico 19 x 13 in. $250 Click image to view larger. Photographer: Issue of ZEKE: SDN Gallery: Location: Size: Donation: Ruti Alon Spring 2019 Beauty & Poverty in This Roma Village Transylvania, Romania 22 x 17 in. $350 Click image to view larger. Photographer: Issue of ZEKE: SDN Gallery: Location: Size: Donation: K.M. Asad Spring 2015 Cost of Slavery Dhaka, Bangladesh 19 x 13 in. $250 Click image to view larger. Photographer: Issue of ZEKE: SDN Gallery: Location: Size: Donation: Toby Binder Fall 2019 Youth of Belfast Belfast, United Kingdom 19 x 13 in. $250 Click image to view larger. Photographer: Issue of ZEKE: SDN Gallery: Location: Size: Donation: Sarah Blesener Spring 2017 Toy Soldiers Russian Federation 19 x 13 in. $250 Click image to view larger. Photographer: Issue of ZEKE: SDN Gallery: Location: Size: Donation: Amber Bracken Fall 2022 Standing Rock North Dakota, United States 22 x 17 in. $350 Click image to view larger. Photographer: Issue of ZEKE: SDN Gallery: Location: Size: Donation: Brian Branch-Price Fall 2022 An American Dance United States 22 x 17 in. $350 Click image to view larger. Photographer: Issue of ZEKE: SDN Gallery: Location: Size: Donation: Adriaan Devillé Spring 2016 A Slogdian Wedding Yaghnob Valley, Tajikistan 19 x 13 in. $250 Click image to view larger. Photographer: Issue of ZEKE: SDN Gallery: Location: Size: Donation: Rory Doyle Fall 2019 Delta Hill Riders Mississippi, United States 19 x 13 in. $250 Click image to view larger. Photographer: Issue of ZEKE: SDN Gallery: Location: Size: Donation: Rudi Dundas Spring 2015 The Face of Water Kenya 22 x 17 in. $350 Click image to view larger. Photographer: Issue of ZEKE: SDN Gallery: Location: Size: Donation: Fabien Dupoux Spring 2015 Workers Consumption India 19 x 13 NFS According to the author's choice Click image to view larger. Photographer: Issue of ZEKE: SDN Gallery: Location: Size: Donation: Aake Ericson Spring 2019 Racism Against Roma People Kosice, Slovakia 19 x 13 in. NFS Click image to view larger. Photographer: Issue of ZEKE: SDN Gallery: Location: Size: Donation: Emeric Fohlen Spring 2019 Along the Highway France 19 x 13 in. NFS Click image to view larger. Photographer: Issue of ZEKE: SDN Gallery: Location: Size: Donation: Philippe Geslin Fall 2018 Traveling north with the last hunters Upernavik, Greenland 22 x 17 in. $350 Click image to view larger. Photographer: Issue of ZEKE: SDN Gallery: Location: Size: Donation: Susan Kessler Spring 2018 Peruvian Weavers Patacancha, Peru 19 x 13 in. $250 Click image to view larger. Photographer: Issue of ZEKE: SDN Gallery: Location: Size: Donation: Lee-Ann Olwage Spring 2020 #blackdragmagic Western Cape, South Africa 19 x 13 in. NFS Click image to view larger. Photographer: Issue of ZEKE: SDN Gallery: Location: Size: Donation: Ara Oshagan spring 2016 Father Land Karabagh, Armenia 19 x 13 in. $250 Click image to view larger. Photographer: Issue of ZEKE: SDN Gallery: Location: Size: Donation: Aude Osnowycz Fall 2018 In the Shadow of the Empire Donetsk, Ukraine 19 x 13 in. $250 Click image to view larger. Photographer: Issue of ZEKE: SDN Gallery: Location: Size: Donation: Lauren Owens Lambert Spring 2022 Saving the Stranded Texas, United States 19 x 13 in. $250 Click image to view larger. Photographer: Issue of ZEKE: SDN Gallery: Location: Size: Donation: Mariette Pathy Allen Fall 2015 TransCuba Cienfuegos, Cuba 19 x 13 in. $250 Click image to view larger. Photographer: Issue of ZEKE: SDN Gallery: Location: Size: Donation: Sheila Pree Bright Fall 2021 #1960Now: Jim Crow 2.0 Georgia, United States 19 x 13 in. $250 Click image to view larger. Photographer: Issue of ZEKE: SDN Gallery: Location: Size: Donation: Probal Rashid Spring 2016 Climate Crisis in Bangladesh Satkhira, Bangladesh 19 x 13 in. $250 Click image to view larger. Photographer: Issue of ZEKE: SDN Gallery: Location: Size: Donation: Maranie Staab Spring 2018 Women of the Congo Congo 19 x 13 in. $250 Click image to view larger. Photographer: Issue of ZEKE: SDN Gallery: Location: Size: Donation: Jamey Stillings Spring 2016 The Evolution of Ivanpah Solar California, Unisted States 19 x 13 in. $250 Click image to view larger. Photographer: Issue of ZEKE: SDN Gallery: Location: Size: Donation: Aaron Vincent Elkaim Fall 2018 Where the River Runs Through Para State, Brazil 19 x 13 in. NFS Click image to view larger. Photographer: Issue of ZEKE: SDN Gallery: Location: Size: Donation: Beata Wolniewicz Spring 2018 Tough life, Strong women Ghana 19 x 13 in. $250 Click image to view larger. Photographer: Issue of ZEKE: SDN Gallery: Location: Size: Donation: Michele Zousmer Spring 2019 Ethnic Recognition for Irish Travellers Ireland 19 x 13 in. $250 Click image to view larger. Photographer: Issue of ZEKE: SDN Gallery: Location: Size: Donation: Jan Zychlinski Fall 2018 Ukraine's War Children Kiev, Ukraine 19 x 13 in. $250 Click image to view larger. 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Click top image to view larger and caption Guardian of the Forest Santa Rosillo, Peru by Sarah Fretwell Published March 2024 Apu Quinto Inuma was a former lumber trafficker turned park ranger turned rogue Forest Guardian. He became a tireless international advocate for the environment and Native rights and his community of Santa Rosillo in the Amazon of Peru. To prevent the devastation of land, logging, and drug cartels operating in neighboring communities, Quinto organized other Natives to patrol the forest even after the government denied their ancestral rights to the territory. They worked to protect their children’s future and “their brothers who could not speak” — the trees of the forest. With old guns, machetes, and rubber boots, they volunteer beside their village in San Martin. On patrols, they look for new burn and grow areas, document it with cell phones, and send the notes back to local officials. Struggling to survive in this remote region, many people here work for illegal logging and drug cartels. In November of 2023, Quinto was shot and killed in retaliation for his environmental work. His spirit still lives on in the forest. Sarah's project, "Guardian of the Forest" will be on display at the Bridge Gallery in Cambridge, Massachusetts, April 13-May 25, 2024, and at Photoville in Brooklyn, New York, June 1-16, 2024. Sarah Fretwell Journalist, climate activist, and political scientist, Sarah Fretwell, works as a multimedia storyteller. Her work focuses on the intersection of the environment, people, and business with one question: What if the new bottom line was love? Her award-winning photojournalism explores the lives of everyday people with extraordinary stories and creates a human connection that engages people on a personal level. Her work offers individuals a voice for justice, insight for solutions, and the human connection needed for international engagement. Some of her notable work and clients include the BioCarbon Fund, United Nations, USAID, The Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, World Bank Group, and Tara Oceans Foundation. Sarah is a storyteller with Blue Earth Alliance. She loves collaboration, working as a team, creating compelling stories, and living outside of the box. Some of her favorite pastimes include sipping on farmers market green juice, meditating on mountain tops, spiking her espresso with superfoods, surfing in Papua New Guinea, hitchhiking through remote jungles of Indonesia, biking Gibraltar peak in Santa Barbara, discovering Tahiti by trimaran, and road-tripping through Banff Canada. When she is not adventuring for good, she resides in Santa Barbara, California. Follow Sarah Fretwell on Instagram < Previous Next > comments debug Comments Write a comment. End comment with your name (optional) Write a comment. End comment with your name (optional) Share Your Thoughts Be the first to write a comment.

Click top image to view larger and caption The Evenki People Custodians of the Resources of Yakutia Russian Federation by Natalya Saprunova Published February 2024 The north of Russia conceals countless riches such as gold and diamonds, but also Indigenous cultures. The Evenks, in Yakutia, survive as best they can alongside mining companies who exploit their lands, sacrificed on the altar of economic growth. As Indigenous people of reindeer herders, they were the ones who guided Russian explorers to the deposits, enabling the industrial development of the Soviet Union. Today, the taiga is massively felled, river beds are ravaged, and groundwater is polluted, threatening entire ecosystems. Deforestation favors the appearance of hot winds and subsequently more than local climate change. Indeed, the permafrost contained in Siberian soils is melting more and more, releasing large quantities of greenhouse gases and amplifying global warming. In addition, ancient bacteria and viruses dangerous to humans and animals may arise. Today, the Evenki hope to bring their culture to life and to interest a younger generation who suffers from the problems of sedentarization and difficulties in carrying out traditional activities linked to reindeer herding, hunting, gathering, and crafts. The Evenki people regret it all the more as they hoped for a better tomorrow for their children by working for Russian geologists. Natalya's project, "The Evenki People" will be on display at the Bridge Gallery in Cambridge, Massachusetts, April 13-May 25, 2024, and at Photoville in Brooklyn, New York, June 1-16, 2024. Natalya Saprunova Natalya Saprunova, born in 1986 in Murmansk in the Arctic region of Russia, is a documentary photographer now based in Paris and a member of the Zeppelin agency. During her graduate studies as a French teacher in Russia, she worked as a photojournalist for the Murmansk Messenger daily newspaper. Arriving in France in 2008, she studied and worked in marketing for eight years in Paris. At the end of 2016, she gave up her permanent contract to return to photography, a field that has fascinated her since her early childhood. Naturalized French and graduated in Documentary Photojournalism from the EMI-CFD School in Paris in 2020, she continues to explore the issues of modern society related to identity, integration, climate change, youth, femininity, and spirituality. Passionate about the transmission of knowledge, she has been teaching photography at the Graine de Photographe School in Paris since 2016. Follow Natalya Saprunova < Previous Next > comments debug Comments Write a comment. End comment with your name (optional) Write a comment. End comment with your name (optional) Share Your Thoughts Be the first to write a comment.

Click top image to view larger and caption Through Rohingya Eyes A Journey of Resilience Bangladesh by Rohingyatographer Collective Published March 2024. ZEKE Award Honorable Mention winner Rohingyatographer is more than a photography project, it is a platform of narrative justice for Rohingya refugees. Through the photographic magazine Rohingyatographer , refugees recover parts of their lost identity, sharing their stories of resistance and hope amid despair. Rohingyatographer is distinguished by empowering Rohingya people to become narrators, not just subjects, promoting a level of authenticity rarely seen. In doing so, the project challenges existing stereotypes, provokes meaningful dialogue, and instills a new respect for human resistance. The Rohingyatographer Collectives project, "Through Rohingya Eyes: A Journey of Resilience" will be on display at the Bridge Gallery in Cambridge, Massachusetts, April 13-May 25, 2024, and at Photoville in Brooklyn, New York, June 1-16, 2024. The story behind Rohingyatographer Sahat Zia Hero and David Palazón met for the first time while working at the Rohingya Cultural Memory Center in the refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar. In 2021, they partnered remotely to support Sahat in the self-publishing of his first photo book. The collaboration was a success and Sahat expressed his desire to produce a new project that could include other Rohingya photographers, and thus Rohingyatographer magazine was born. The magazine quickly established itself as a cornerstone for those interested in topics such as the Rohingya experience, community documentary photography, visual anthropology, and human rights. Currently, Rohingyatographer works with 30 photographers, each contributing unique perspectives to our narrative effort. Biographies of the founders: Sahat Zia Hero Sahat, born in 1994 in Maungdaw, Myanmar, is a photographer, writer, and human rights activist. Initially, Sahat aimed to study Physics at Sittwe University, but witnessing the systemic discrimination against the Rohingya community altered his path. Now living in a refugee camp in Bangladesh, Sahat has established himself as an advocate for his community. Sahat’s photographic work has been exhibited at the Oxford Human Rights Festival and the Head On Photo Festival in Sydney. His written and photographic contributions have appeared in media such as Aljazeera, The Guardian , and NBC, as well as in academic journals of the Center for Migration Studies in New York and the Forced Migration Review of the Center for Refugee Studies of the University of Oxford. In 2021, Sahat was nominated for the UNICEF Photographer of the Year Award, and in 2023 he received the Prince Claus Seeds Award and the Nansen Refugee Award. David Palazón David, born in Barcelona in 1972, is a designer, curator, and creative producer. He studied at the London College of Communication, the Royal College of Art, and the EICTV in Cuba. His work focuses notably on countries such as Bangladesh, Timor-Leste, Sri Lanka, Vanuatu, Palestine, and, more recently, Pakistan. Specializing in design, photography, documentary film, and visual anthropology, David has worked in partnership with several UN agencies, including IOM, UNHCR, UNICEF, and UNFPA, using art as a catalyst for social justice and change. In Bangladesh, David was the curator implementing the Rohingya Cultural Memory Center in collaboration with IOM, the UN Migration agency. This experience forged valuable ties with Rohingya artists and photographers, catalyzing his subsequent role in the production of the Rohingyatographer magazine led by refugees together with Sahat. Follow Rohingyatographer Collective on Instagram < Previous Next > comments debug Comments Write a comment. End comment with your name (optional) Write a comment. End comment with your name (optional) Împărtășește-ți gândurile Scrie primul comentariu.

Click top image to view larger and caption Stateless Lebanon, Dominican Republic, Nepal, Ivory Coast, Bangladesh by William Daniels Published January 2024 What happens when a person’s identity is negated to the point that they are deprived of any official existence? This person becomes stateless: they do not belong to any country – not even the one they consider their own. Most of the world’s 10 million stateless people do not feature in any census. They are seldom refugees: many have never left the land on which their ancestors were born. The question of who belongs and who does not, who has access to resources and who should be denied them, is a hot topic in our times of pervasive identity crises and populism fueled by social media. The philosopher Hannah Arendt wrote that citizenship is “the right to have rights”; in “The Origins of Totalitarianism”, she described the process of dehumanization of stateless people: when “Others” are created and differences are exploited, citizenship becomes an instrument to deprive rights of those who could threaten political, ethnic or economic interests. This story in ZEKE by William Daniels explores stateless communities, or “at risk of statelessness” in six countries. William's project, "Stateless" will be on display at the Bridge Gallery in Cambridge, Massachusetts, April 13-May 25, 2024, and at Photoville in Brooklyn, New York, June 1-16, 2024. William Daniels William Daniels is a French photographer working on long-term documentary projects, with a particular interest for people’s quest for a sense of identity and territories prone to chronic instability. In 2007, he won the Lagardère Foundation’s Young Photographer grant to conduct a personal project in the young and fragile Republic of Kyrgyzstan. The latter was prone to inter-ethnic clashes just a few years after the Tulips Revolution which had been hailed – and perhaps fantasized – by the West as the sudden ascent to democracy of a people liberated from the shackles of Soviet rule. This project was exhibited at the Fait Et Cause gallery in Paris, and self-published in the book, Faded Tulips (2012). Since 2013, Daniels has traveled 10 times to the Central African Republic, a former French colony mired in extreme violence and mistrust between communities. His work was exhibited as a 100-meter-long fresco along the Seine in Paris in 2014; in a similar street show in New York in 2016; And at the War Photo Museum in Dubrovnik in 2015. In 2017, he published the book RCA (Clémentine de la Féronnière ed.) Since 2015, William Daniels has also been making regular trips to the Russian Far. He has followed the Baikal-Amur mainline, documenting life along this mythical railway that has been abandoned since the fall of the USSR. In 2019, the Pavillon Carré de Baudouin in Paris hosted his exhibition Wilting Point. The installation, conceived as an immersive experience, offered a transversal narration through images of conflict-ridden places (in the Indian Kashmir, the Central African Republic, Kyrgyzstan, the Bangladesh-Myanmar border…). The roots of these conflicts differ, they have one common denominator: a colonial past. Aside from his personal projects, William Daniels contributes to National Geographic magazine, the National Geographic Society, Le monde and other international media. His assignments has won several international accolades, including two World Press Photo awards, a Visa d’Or at the Perpignan Photojournalism Festival, and the Tim Hetherington grant. www.williamdaniels.net Follow William Daniels < Previous Next > comments debug Comments Write a comment. End comment with your name (optional) Write a comment. End comment with your name (optional) Share Your Thoughts Be the first to write a comment.

Click top image to view larger and caption Recovering From the Fierce Violence of Civil War 40 years after armed conflict devastated Peru between 1980 and 1995. Ayacucho region, Peru by Max Cabello Orcasitas Published January 2024 The Peruvian territories of Chungui and Oronccoy, with just over a thousand square kilometers in the mountainous Ayacucho region, were the scene of multiple massacres caused by the Maoist-inspired Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path) organization and the Peruvian military and police forces during the armed conflict that devastated the Peru between 1980 and 1995. 16% of its inhabitants were murdered: almost 1,300 victims; buried in 300 mass graves many of which have already been exhumed. These tragedies were not isolated events. Ayacucho was the region that concentrated the highest number of deaths and disappearances reported to the national Truth and Reconciliation Commission: of a total of 69,000 victims throughout Peru: 26,000 deaths (almost 40%) occurred in this region. Forty years later, Chungui and Oronccoy remain marginal areas. Both share extreme poverty and the precariousness of basic health and electrical services. Although they have experienced the restoration of their life rituals, the slow process of exhumations and search for the bodies that disappeared during those brutal years continues, waiting to be recognized by their relatives, most of whom are orphans and survivors of the conflict. Max's project, "Recovering From the Fierce Violence of Civil War" will be on display at the Bridge Gallery in Cambridge, Massachusetts, April 13-May 25, 2024, and at Photoville in Brooklyn, New York, June 1-16, 2024. Max Cabello Orcasitas Max Cabello Orcasitas (b. Lima, 1974) has been working since December 2009 on a project about the consequences of Peru’s civil war (1980-2000) in Chungui and other sites in Ayacucho, an Andean region that was fiercely struck by political violence. At the same time, he has been developing a series on how people celebrate on the outskirts of Lima and other Peruvian cities, demonstrating how modernity and tradition mingle in urban settings and among an emergent middle class mostly comprised by people who migrated from the Andes and the Amazon. He is a founding member of the Supayfotos, a group of documentary photographers based in Lima. Since 2006, Cabello has received numeous prizes and recognitions, and has collaborated extensively with local and international. Follow Max Cabello Orcasitas at < Previous Next > comments debug Comments (1) Write a comment. End comment with your name (optional) Write a comment. End comment with your name (optional) Sort by: Newest Guest Feb 08 Thank you—so many references to exhumed bodies. I imagine those were bones. Would have felt more complete to see the bones. Not a criticism at all. Just thinking the intimacy of that brings it home. There’s a distance I feel here and perhaps that’s intentional, but intimacy with this means we want to get closer. I’m missing the bones or perhaps images of those who were lost, that humanizes them even more. Like Reply

Click top image to view larger and caption Turkana Kenya by Maurizio Di Pietro Published March 2024. ZEKE Award Honorable Mention winner Turkana, in northwest Kenya, is the poorest and least developed county in the ASALs (Arid and Semi-Arid Lands). Almost all of the inhabitants of the Turkana district are pastoralists, so their survival depends entirely on livestock, natural resources for food, and daily activities. In the last few decades, due to climate change, the air temperature increased by about three degrees, while more frequent and prolonged droughts have reduced the natural resource base. Pasture resources for livestock have been dramatically reduced, encouraging those closest to Lake Turkana to turn to fish as an alternative livelihood. The area is the fuse of violent conflict. Indeed the proliferation of illegal arms from southern Sudan and the reduction of natural resources has contributed to the escalation of insecurity along the area's shared borders with Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda, and other counties in Kenya as Pokot and Marsabit, causing the death of hundreds of people every year. Maurizio's project, "Turkana" will be on display at the Bridge Gallery in Cambridge, Massachusetts, April 13-May 25, 2024, and at Photoville in Brooklyn, New York, June 1-16, 2024. Maurizio Di Pietro Maurizio Di Pietro is an Italian freelance photographer focusing on social and environmental issues. After graduating in Computer Science in 2001, Maurizio obtained a master’s degree in photography at WSP Photography School in Rome. It was at this point during his studies, that he trained as a photographer and went on to work for several years as a stage photographer. He has collaborated with various NGOs in Morocco, Sri Lanka, Guatemala, and the West Bank, and later worked for several years in Kenya on the topic of climate change. His works have been published globally in magazines like National Geographic, Geo France, Der Spiegel, I’Espresso , and many others. Follow Maurizio Di Pietro on Instagram < Previous Next > comments debug Comments Write a comment. End comment with your name (optional) Write a comment. End comment with your name (optional) Share Your Thoughts Be the first to write a comment.

Click top image to view larger and caption The Leap of Fish that Dream of Flying Po Delta, Italy by Isabella Franceschini Published March 2024. ZEKE Award Honorable Mention winner Since 2015, The UNESCO MaB (Man and Biosphere) Reserve,in the Po Delta has been undergoing a significant transformation with the decommissioning of the colossal Italian thermal power plant in Polesine Camerini into an innovative and eco-sustainable tourist hotspot geared towards environmental conservation and local employment. This redevelopment project spans 300 hectares and it is part of the Futur-e project, led by the Enel Group, which aims to repurpose 23 disused industrial sites and a former mining area that have completed their role in the energy system. Between 2021 and 2023, the work documented the economic and social fabric of this fragile area, historically threatened by hydraulic dangers such as floods and subsidence. Here, the complex relationship between river, land, and sea has influenced human settlements, engaged in uncertain adaptation to the morphology of an ecosystem in continuous evolution, further exacerbated by sudden climate changes. We are currently experiencing a historical period of profound transformation that urges us to reconsider our way of life, placing increasing emphasis on renewable energies and prioritizing pathways towards a zero-emission energy system. Isabella's project, "The Leap of Fish that Dream of Flying" will be on display at the Bridge Gallery in Cambridge, Massachusetts, April 13-May 25, 2024, and at Photoville in Brooklyn, New York, June 1-16, 2024. Isabella Franceschini Isabella Franceschini is an Italian freelance photographer, Lowepro Ambassador, and member of the Parallelozera agency. She holds a degree in Economics from the University of Bologna. In 2013, she began her photographic career through international workshops and, since then, photography has become a fundamental part of her life. She further honed her skills in photojournalism by attending a one-year masterclass in Rome. Isabella is currently developing long-term projects primarily inspired by what influences human beings and their relationships. In recent years, her projects have been published in magazines such as The Washington Post, Der Spiegel, l'Espresso, la Repubblica, Marie-Claire, Vanity Fair , and Getty Images. Her work has won numerous international awards. Her long-term project "Becoming a Citizen" won the 2022 “World Report Award Documenting Humanity” and was later exhibited at the Ethical Photography Festival in Lodi which in 2023 won the 21st Julia Margaret Cameron Award. Follow Isabella Franceschini on Instagram < Previous Next > comments debug Comments Write a comment. End comment with your name (optional) Write a comment. End comment with your name (optional) Share Your Thoughts Be the first to write a comment.