Carla Williams is an artist, a writer, and a professor of photography at the Rochester Institute of Technology. She [...]

“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. [...]

Powerful photofilm on life without electricity

Conflict minerals in DR Congo.

Many people who have lived and worked in the deveoping world will be nodding furiously as they read Duncan McNicholl’s [...]

Coming of age in India and Pakistan?

Child mortality in India.

A surprising set of pictures.

Inside the Cape Town Carnival.

A Congolese Orchestra.

Sex slavery in Cambodia

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 [...]

Hunger and Resilience, Michael Nye.

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Every few years, the media rediscovers [...]

I have learned more about my country, and the major social issues people are facing in it, [...]

Granny Football Fever

South Africa is awaiting the final whistle to open the gates to the stadium. Everyone’s been preparing for [...]

If we wanted a clear pointer to the political power of documentary photography, and a stark lesson in how [...]