A wonderful image by Magnum photographer Susan Meiselas, as the cover of a wonderful book, The Blue Sweater, by a wonderful person, Jacqualine Novogratz, founder of the Acumen fund a non-profit that uses entrepreneurial approaches to solve the problems of global poverty. In many ways, the Acumen fund is not a typical charity. It is a non-profit that fights poverty not [...]
Blog Action Day 2008, will take place on October 15th. If you are a reader of this blog and have your own blog, please pass the message around and let’s join forces to talk about poverty [info] Thousands of view points, thousands of perspectives, all converging on a key topic for our generation, poverty. I [...]
© From Access to Life by Alex Majoli [Magnum] Remarkable collaboration between Magnum and The Global Fund to fight Malaria, Tuberculosis and HIV. “Access to Life“, describes the impact of anti-retroviral treatments for HIV using the example of the life of 31 patients around the globe, portrayed before and 4 months after the initiation of [...]
© Tom Wool It is common for societies and ethnic groups to think of themselves as a superior culture when compared to other communities. No matter how advanced or undeveloped the society is, seeing others as “more barbarian” makes for a self-serving attitude of thinking that the law of the world should be dictated by [...]
Not about photography, but about a “creative campaign” for a worthy cause: Tap Project. The week starts now, March 16-22nd, and if you live in the U.S.A. you can make a difference with little effort. To find the restaurants that are part of the Tap project, go here. This week we will enjoy dinning out [...]
©Marcus Bleasdale The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is home to the deadliest war in the world today. An estimated 5.4 million people have died since 1998, the largest death toll since the Second World War, according to the International Rescue Committee (IRC). You can see the impressive multimedia photographic work by Marcus Bleasdale [from [...]
Reading the forums over at Lightstaker, I found information about a very interesting workshop in photojournalism that I thought some of you may find interested. If you have a passion for photojournalism this could be a great and unique opportunity. The cost is kept low as the instructors are offering their services probono. A tution [...]
Peter van Agtmael with a group of Afghan soldiers [abc news] Over at Conscientious, Jöerg Colberg has posted a very interesting conversation with documentary photographer Peter van Agtmael [published also at PopPhoto.com]. It is refreshing to see new emerging photographers, some in their 20s like Peter, making a difference with their work. You can also [...]
A bit out of topic for this blog but I wanted to pass it around for your interest. It is worthwhile to read. Please take a look and act if you can. _____________________ The Problem: How Your Investments are Funding Genocide (pdf) The Solution: How Divestment Can Help End the Genocide in Darfur (pdf) Millions [...]
by Jordi Bieber (Agency Noor) Nine renowned photojournalists have created a new photo agency called Noor. The mission: to tell what happens in the world no matter the restrictions for publications no matter how how hard it is to learn about it. It is refreshing to see that these values lead the work of [...]
