An Interview with winner of World Press Photo Danila Tkachenko
The work of Danila Tkachenko – a former documentary photography student at The Rodchenko Moscow School of Photography and Multimedia – has been exhibited…
Travel
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Cambodia: A Forgotten Generation
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Saving a Sinking Jakarta
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Skating to a better future: Skateistan, an unorthodox route to the empowerment of underprivileged youth
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Egypt, Tourism and Political Unrest
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The Museum Of Broken Relationships
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Music Festival Guide: Festivals to bookmark for Summer 2018
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In the middle of Middle Eastern conflict: visiting Israel and the West Bank
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Can tourism alleviate global poverty?
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Climate change in Bangladesh: how rising sea levels are giving rise to poverty and sinking local culture
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The abandoned route through India, Myanmar and China: why the Stilwell Road should be restore
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Species of Fishes: Trip Trap
A reissue of Species of Fishes‘ album Trip Trap marks the first release on Nina Kraviz’s new label GALAXIID. First released in 1996 in…
“Before they pass away” Q&A: fading cultures in photography by Jimmy Nelson
Words by Alex Durham Jimmy Nelson, in his documentary photography volume Before they Pass Away, offers us a series of gorgeous portraits of the…
Political Irresponsibility is Killing the Aral Sea
The Aral Sea was once the world’s fourth-largest inland sea. It exists now as an expanding toxic desert that straddles the borders of Kazakhstan…
Is Costa Rica the world’s happiest, greenest country?
Costa Rica was the most environmentally advanced and happiest place on earth last year, followed by Mexico, Colombia, Vanuatu and Vietnam. That was the…
UK General Election: A Note From Our Editors
We will be getting a bit political so bear with us for the next few days until the General Election in the UK. We…
Artist response to Christchurch collapse
Staying in Christchurch, New Zealand for anything longer than a few days is not on the usual traveler’s itinerary. Two earthquakes in 2011 flattened…
The Palestinian Museum opened without artefacts, but it’s still a beacon of hope
An astonishing new cultural institution for the Middle East has now opened to the public. Situated on a hilltop near Ramallah in the West…
The double pronged assault on Norway’s Arctic wilderness
After a week spent ski touring in Lyngen, my breath has just been returned to me. The terrain is out of this world with…
Calling a Cambulance: the Desert’s Answer to Emergency Services
In developed countries, an ambulance can reach the scene of a medical emergency in a matter of minutes, with first world innovations and infrastructure…
On Indian Street Art: Challenging the Everyday and Brightening up the A to B
“Even if you do not come up with a picture to remove world poverty, you can make someone smile while they are having a piss.”…
Turkmenistan’s “Door to Hell” Fire pit Sparks Global Interest
Is it a physical manifestation of Dante’s threshold to the underworld or a less mythopoetic scientific wonder? Turkmenistan’s “Door to Hell” might be the…
Guernica: Where the wall speaks
The bombing of Guernica (26 April 1937) was an aerial attack on the Basque town of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War. It was…
Can animal interactions and wildlife conservation ever be compatible?
Recent controversies including the death of Harambe the gorilla at Cincinnati Zoo in May last year have caused an outpour of anger towards…
Bizarre Culture August Mix
Enjoy those last days of August sunshine with this month’s mix. As summer rolls to an end, travel back in time with this disco…
Into the Valley Festival 2016| Review
Running from Thursday to Saturday evening, Into the Valley returned for its second instalment over the last weekend in July. From Stockholm the journey…
Blood and Bone: Funeral Rituals in Tana Toraja, Indonesia
My days in Tana Toraja embodied the Indonesian flag: Red and white —which to some, symbolise dara and tulang. Blood and bone. It was a fascinating cultural and emotional experience….
Our Lady of the Dew : Pilgrimage in the Marshes of Doñana National Park
Every late Spring a small, sleepy village in the Doñana National Park comes alive as a million pairs of human and animal feet pound…
Trekking Myanmar with Momo
I leaned against a wooden shack on a dusty road with two Dutch girls I’d only just met. The feeling of guilt was mutual….
Best of October: Amsterdam Dance Event
The Amsterdam Dance Event is a five day extravaganza that is held in the late part of the European season in mid-October. The festival…