Chains of Madness
It’s called « pasung », the shackling of people with psychosocial disabilities. This archaic practice, illegal in Indonesia since 1977, remains prevalent in rural Java. While limited access to healthcare, and lack of infrastructure are factors, the primary reason remains the stigma of mental illness ingrained in Indonesian society. Fear of social disgrace, animistic beliefs and ancestral […]
Anatomy of a strike
On October 10, 2024, Israel conducted one of its deadliest bombing operations in central Beirut, devastating the Basta neighborhood. The attack targeted Hezbollah financier and negotiator Wafic Safa. The strike’s shockwave pulverized a residential building and destroyed neighboring facades, killing 17 civilians and injuring 117 others. Safa survived—he was not in the area at the […]
July Revolution in Bangladesh.
The 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement was a series of anti-government and pro-democracy protests in Bangladesh, spearheaded primarily by university students. Initially focused on restructuring quota-based systems for government job recruitment, the movement expanded against what many perceive as an authoritarian government when they carried out the July massacre of protestors and civilians, most of […]
Shoreline Secret of Baniashanta
Where the river swallows land and homes crumble into water, Baniashanta clings to existence an aging brothel holding the fragile secret of survival. Its story is written between the vanishing shoreline and the bodies within, a silent testament to endurance. Once alive and vibrant, the settlement has been hollowed by floods and relentless erosion. Many […]
How to save the cloud forest – forms of protest against mining in Ecuador
Unbestknown to most people abroad, people in Ecuador until today were largely able to fend off mining companies’ attempts to open mines and exploit the vast resources of copper and other metals that are lying under the surface of what is widely considered the land of the richest biodiversity in the world. However the fight […]
Fanny & arthur
Nowhere in Europe is organic farming as widespread as in Austria. A new photo series, created over the course of six summers in rural Lower Austria, offers an intimate glimpse into the daily life of a farming family navigating tradition, sustainability, and modern challenges. According to European directives, one quarter of agriculture in the EU […]
zon zee zanzibar
Zon zee zanzibar examines the impact of mass tourism on people, culture, and nature. The images show the beauty, but also the downside: from colorful beaches to the vulnerability of the local environment.
Inferno: California on Fire
Over the past two years, California has endured some of the most extreme and fast-moving wildfires in its history. This photo essay documents not just the intensity of the flames but the human toll, environmental devastation, and resilience in the face of catastrophe. Shot across multiple wildfire events, the project captures the immediate chaos of […]
Demothanasia. Death by depopulation.
The researcher Pilar Burillo defines the term demotanasia as the process by which political actions or inaction lead to the disappearance of the population of a territory. Death by depopulation is slow and silent. It is merciless with the territory, nature and heritage. The situation is no less dramatic for the people who live or, […]
In the Rescue Zone Aboard the Geo Barents in the Central Mediterranean
Bridging 2023–2024 on the central Mediterranean—the world’s deadliest migration route—this project traces rescues from first sighting to first steps ashore. It opens on fragile wooden and iron boats drifting between North Africa and Europe, then moves through transfer to RHIBs and the first hour of safety aboard MSF’s Geo Barents. Small, human beats carry the […]