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Beyond Good Intentions by Alice Smeets
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Major humanitarian crises caused by civil wars or natural disasters such as recently in Haiti mark humans and cause a wave of solidarity. But do our generous donations actually have the desired effect or do they conversely provoke an unhealthy dependence?
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Beyond Good Intentions
By Alice Smeets
Major humanitarian crises caused by civil wars or natural disasters such as recently in Haiti mark humans and cause a wave of solidarity. But do our generous donations actually have the desired effect or do they conversely provoke an unhealthy dependence?
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Zmala
Zmâla is an independent French-English review, published yearly. It is dedicated to contemporary photography and the works of photographers’ collectives from France and throughout the world. It offers photographers a space in which to share their vision.
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Milk and Blood: South Sudan
By Trevor Snapp
An immersive, transmedia book project for the iPad on the birth of the world`s newest country from photographer Trevor Snapp and reporter Alan Boswell, combining reporting over three years with current on the ground dispatches.
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Theater of Life
By Tomasz Lazar
Theater of Life is an exploration of the surreal in everyday life. As technology and the invasive presence of the mass media shape our lives, many people seem to disconnect, seeking refuge by inventing alternative realities. Lazar explores the borderline.
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Syria Uprising
During the last three trips I have made to Syria, I have witnessed firsthand the breach of human rights by the troops of Bashar al-Assad. I want to ensure that despite the difficult access for journalists, there is continuous coverage of the ongoing conflict.
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ADIL - Almost Dawn in Libya
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Eight photojournalists - Lynsey Addario, Eric Bouvet, Bryan Denton, André Liohn, Christopher Morris, Jehad Nga, Finbarr O'Reilly and Paolo Pellegrin - are suggesting documentary photography as a possible bridge for Reconciliation in Libya.
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Changsha
By Rian Dundon
Changsha was a sprawling metropolis of ad hoc concrete, grand boulevards and neon dreams laced with an energy that made me dizzy. I knew nothing of its language or customs but something commanded my attention. As if here I could somehow grasp the true rumblings of civilization.
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Tired of London, Tired of Life
Tired of Life gets under the skin of the real London. It celebrates the vibrant cultural mix of the world’s favourite city, but also depicts the realities behind its glamorous façade and corroborates the double-edged connotation of Samuel Johnson’s statement
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UK Uncensored
By Peter Dench
England Uncensored is a laugh out loud romp through this often badly behaved nation. It’s not an idealized brochure of a green and pleasant land, it is the truth, warts and all.
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Faded Tulips
Faded Tulips is a journey through the small Kyrgyz republic, born out of the break-up of the USSR, 20 years ago. It is an intriguing immersion in the daily life of a people whose present is undermined by poverty, corruption, and chronic political instability.
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Trading to Extinction
Day by day, hour by hour, our planet`s rarest creatures are being hunted, trapped and slaughtered to feed a global black market in wildlife products. This body of work that I have worked on for 10 years is my attempt to expose that trade
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