The Waste Pickers of Dandora

The scavengers of Dandora — men, women, children, flesh-eating Marabou storks, and wild pigs — battle daily for the discarded waste generated by the people and businesses of Nairobi, Kenya. With a population of almost 4.5 million, Dandora, the 30-acre central dumping site for the city, appears to heave and groan as it releases fumes into the air, creating a toxic stew unparalleled on the continent.By Max Hirshfeld

Palazzo Grassi in Venice is devoting a superb, and first major, exhibition to the Condé Nast archives acquired in part by the Pinault Collection. Chronorama: Photographic Treasures of the 20th Century spotlights some of the richest and most astonishing works produced for this media company.By Nathalie Dassa

A few months after her exhibition “Afghanistan, Roses under the Thorns” at the Espace des Femmes, in Paris, Oriane Zerah publishes a book under the same title.By Chahde Ayyoub

Circulation(s), the festival of young European photography, is back soon with a brilliant program, an artistic reflection of current concerns.

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For the past ten years, virtual photography has been gaining momentum in the world of video games, making its way into social networks and art galleries. A generation of enthusiasts is revealing its artistic potential through screenshots that showcase the gameplay environment.By Nathalie Dassa

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