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Always nice to come across a worthwhile participatory photography initiative, even nicer to find one set up in my old manor. Fotosynthesis was established in 2010 by a group of professional photographers, and is now based out of the Lilian Baylis Old School in Kennington, South London. They run a darkroom and studio space where [...]
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Huge, immersive project by Espen Rasmussen on displaced people. Spanning seven years, ‘Transit‘ covers 10 countries, from Norway to Bangladesh. Composed of a photo book and multimedia pieces the audience is brought close to individual lives caught up in national issues of poverty and conflict.
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The UN has been present in Nepal for many years, with the recent addition of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in 2005. There are a total of 22 UN agencies present in or doing some work on Nepal. There are several pieces of work that are worth a [...]
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‘Plastic Sheeting in the Wind’ is a fictional TV drama about the work of UNHCR in Japan. Broadcast by NHK (Japan’s public broadcasting service) it has aired over the last five weeks, spanning World Refugee Day on 20 June, reaching an estimated audience of millions. Using a fictional plot, including romance between protection officers, it [...]
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The American photographer, Jim Goldberg, became a full-member of Magnum in 2006. He won the Foundation Henri Cartier-Bresson grant in 2007 which has funded his current project – Open See – on immigration, refugees and trafficking in Greece
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Between 20-24 June a UNHCR organized and Photo.Circle curated exhibition will take place at Bhrikuti Exhibition Hall in Kathmandu, Nepal. Entry is FREE. Opening times are 10am – 7pm. Works on show are by Ashok R. Shakya, Kari Collins, Kashish Das Shrestha, NayanTara Gurung Kakshapati, Edwin Koo, Zalmai, Christian Als, Saiful Huq Omi, John Lehmann, [...]
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Article by Yasmine Eid-Sabbagh on participatory photo project with Palestinian refugees in Lebanon published on ARTEEAST.
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