We already posted this but its so good I thought I’d post it again.

In Access to Life, eight Magnum photographers portray people in nine countries around the world before and four months after they began antiretroviral treatment for AIDS. Here are faces, voices, and stories representing those millions of people who by now would be dead if not for access to free antiretroviral drugs–people who are living with HIV, working, caring for their children, and experiencing the joys and struggles of being alive. But there are also the stories of those for whom treatment came too late or where tuberculosis or other diseases brought their lives to an end – showing how the fight to bring access to AIDS treatment is a difficult one, often filled with setbacks as well as success.

Once again what makes these stories so powerful is that we actually hear from the people featured in the photographs. They are for once literally given a voice.

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The current situation with regards to HIV/AIDS in Africa is dire. There are more people infected with the virus than ever before and awareness and education about preventative measures still isn’t reaching everyone.

To help highlight these issues, eight Magnum photographers followed thirty people around the globe as they underwent antiretroviral therapy. The project, Access to Life, shows how people can live a better, healthy life whilst infected.

Education surrounding the HIV/AIDS virus is paramount to ensure that the spread of the disease doesn’t increase. Today, three million people around the world are alive thanks to antiretroviral treatment for AIDS, up from 350,000 just five years ago.

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2008 was the first year in history when more people lived in cities than in rural locations. And while the ongoing mass migration from the fields to the cities might seem like a story of increased prosperity and opportunity, it is now estimated that one billion people – a third of all those who live in cities – live in slums, often without the basic amenities that people in the developed world take for granted.

Young Norwegian photographer Jonas Bendikson in conjunction with Magnum Photos has documented slums from Jakarta to Caracas in a beautifully produced series entitled The Places We Live. And though he does cover the abject poverty and the misery engendered by slum dwelling, he also manages to find the more positive, human side to what is the daily experience of over a sixth of the world’s population.

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