Ukraine War: Tip Of The Spear 2025-2026
A Ukrainian military and emergency reached its highest level by combat, invasion, long-term strategy. The front line stretches across a vast landscape, in a beautiful country, from Kharkiv all the way to Kherson. Russian advance in the Donetsk region has deadly consequences, where Ukrainian fighting spirit is challenged to the maximum. For four years, Ukraine […]
Syria War: Seeing Alone
Syria, one of the world’s most notorious countries for its 13-year civil war, has a new government. What is it like for mothers, siblings, friends and families in Syria now? The bombed areas of Syria are still standing, but the NGO Mission East and partners are fighting for new opportunities, for the self-employed, for children’s […]
In The Shadow of a Deadly Sky
The war in Eastern Ukraine continues to escalate throughout the third year since Russia’s President Vladimir Putin ordered its full-scale invasion in February 2022 after years of diplomatic tensions. The hostilities in the eastern regions started in 2014, and many civilians have been forced to relocate to Western Ukraine or European countries. In 2023 and […]
The other Battlefields
“The Other Battlefields” explores the profound imprint of war on Ukrainian youth, offering a glimpse into what it means to grow up and live in a country at war, more than three years after the Russian invasion. The years of youth are normally synonymous with widening horizons, the weaving of friendships, and the promise of […]
“Beyond the Silence: Syria’s New Era”
On the eighth of December, the Assad regime — which had ruled with iron and fire for decades — fell after the final offensive launched by the Syrian opposition in mid-November, marking the end of a decade of bloodshed and devastation. That day was a major turning point in the country’s history — the day […]
When Hope Becomes a Solution
As a documentary photographer, I must always search for and investigate inspirational stories that move me and reflect the world around me. Qusai Al Yousef is an electrical power engineer and an athlete who holds several international certificates in training and nutrition. In 2012, he was shot by a stray bullet just below his heart […]
In the Faded Forest Sounds the Call of a Bird
In the faded forest sounds the call of a bird that seems meaningless in this faded forest and yet the rounded birdcall rests in this interim that shaped it, wide as the sky upon the faded forest. (R.M. Rilke) I grew up in a rural area of western Germany, surrounded by forests, places of magic […]
The Deep Roots of Aeta Mangoes
In the mountains of Zambales, Philippines, the indigenous Aeta community strives to preserve their ancestral lands through the cultivation and trade of mangoes. The organic farming of Pico and Carabao varieties, supported by Preda Fair Trade, is more than agriculture—it is an act of cultural and environmental resilience. For decades, mining, deforestation, military bases, and […]
The Reykjanes Eruptions: Svartsengi 2023 – 2025
In November 2023, a powerful seismic swarm tore open deep cracks through the fishing town of Grindavík on Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula, forcing the evacuation of all 3,800 residents. Barely a month later, on December 18, after 783 years of dormancy, the Svartsengi volcanic system reawakened with a sudden effusive eruption. This was the beginning of […]
Ukraine: The Shortest Goodbye
2024 has marked another bloody year of the war in Ukraine, with the swiftest advances made by Russian forces encroaching on more territory in the country’s east since the start of the invasion more than two years ago. Near the key thermal power plant in the town of Kurakhove, to the eastern region’s bastion of […]