Edwin Torres Captures His Family’s Lives in the South Bronx

EXHIBITION

Edwin Torres Captures His Family’s Lives in the South Bronx 

In his series “Towers: Holding On. Family Documentary Photographs” photographer Edwin Torres shares an intimate look at his family members’ lives which has taken on new meaning with the passing of his mother.

By Robert E. Gerhardt

DISCOVERY

A Microcosm On Danish Land

Photographer Nicola Lanciotti explores the remote community of Thylejren, an experiment of social isolation.

Photographs by Nicola Lanciotti

BOOK

Rian Dundon and the Lost and Found Story of his Book Changsha

Over six years, photographer Rian Dundon photographed life in the city of Changsha in central China. But upon the publishing of the resulting book in 2012, the publisher folded, leaving the fate of the undistributed books unknown for most of the next decade.

By Robert E. Gerhardt

BOOK

A Cape Verde Drama in Chiaroscuro

Vitalina Varela: Caderno de Rogadem by Pedro Costa revisits the story of the lead actress of his eponymous film awarded the Golden Leopard in Locarno in 2019.

By Sabyl Ghoussoub

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TUTORIAL

Shooting a Long-Term Documentary Project, by Kadir van Lohuizen

A member of NOOR Images, Kadir van Lohuizen has covered conflicts in Africa and elsewhere, but is probably best known for his long-term projects on the seven rivers of the world, the rising of sea levels, the diamond industry and migration in the Americas. By NOOR Images 

TUTORIAL

Using Natural Light for Portraits, by Olga Kravets

A member of NOOR Images, Olga Kravets is a journalist by education and she started to take photographs as an alternative means of expression in Russia, where press freedom continues to be a struggle.By NOOR Images

FROM THE ARCHIVES

On the Road Into Exile: Through the Eyes of Ukrainian Refugees

Photographer Ismail Ferdous, special correspondent for Blind, spent a week documenting the daily life of Ukrainian refugees outside the borders of their country. His images reveal deep humanity.

By Ismail Ferdous & Sabyl Ghoussoub

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