“A community becomes confident when it is recognized by other communities.” –Nubian Elder

Nubian family photo (circa 1940s)

How does a photograph [...]

I’ve just spent a few thoughtful minutes looking at Jodi Bieber’s powerful and dignified photos of women in Afghanistan. [...]

‘I’ve avoided the temptation to say that, in the United States, poverty is white. It’s true, however, [...]

Transmedia Conspiracy for Good.

A little background
Last week, I wrote about NGO’s and photographers, and cited a paper by Kimberly Abbott (on the [...]

Powerful photofilm on life without electricity

Conflict minerals in DR Congo.

Should photographers be paid to work for NGO’s?
Well, YES! And no. I mean, of course! Except…sometimes not.
This is a complicated [...]

Child mortality in India.

Inside the Cape Town Carnival.

AMREF Facebook app tells personal stories.

The story of the numbers behind child mortality.

Destitute Asylum Seekers in the UK

Sex slavery in Cambodia

Developing World solves First World problems.

Fear, vulnerability and openness.

Photojournalism without boundaries

The photographic reporting of famine, especially in ‘Africa’, continues to replicate stereotypes. Malnourished children, either pictured alone in [...]

The emotion that NGO’s often seek to provoke in their communications is pity and compassion.  These are emotions that they [...]

HIV positive people tell their own stories