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

REPORT

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

DISCOVERY

From Kyiv, in a Basement

Ukraininan photographer Lisa Bukreyeva keeps a war diary during the first days of Russia’s invasion in her country.

Photographs by Lisa Bukreyeva

BOOK

The Heart Of Brooklyn

Amy Touchette’s book Personal Ties gathers portraits of Bed-Stuy natives, in Brooklyn, New York City.

Photographs by Amy Touchette

NEWS

Depardon in Algeria

The exhibition “Son œil dans ma main: Algérie 1961–2019” at the Institut du monde arabe in Paris presents Depardon’s views of Algeria accompanied by the words of Algerian writer Kamel Daoud.

By Ben Small

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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

What You Need to Start Your Career as a Visual Artist

In this article, photographer and educator Gaia Squarci gives her precious advice and tells about her various experiences to get you started in an artistic career.

By Gaia Squarci

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