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Bharat Choudhary shows Life in an Islamo-phobic Society

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Negar Yousafzai, 27, a British Afghan, at her home in Birmingham, UK. Negar is an educated and well informed young woman. Here she asks, “Who wants to hear the social or political opinions of a veiled woman like me. They only want to see pictures of oppressed Afghan women”. November 2, 2011. Bharat Choudhary/Alexia Foundation

Today’s photo is from Bharat Choudhary’s 2011 winning professional project, “The Silence of ‘Others’: Life in an Islamo-phobic Society.” The Huffington Post published “My Racist Encounter at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner” a blog by physician Seema Jilani on Wednesday. … Continue reading →

Marcus Bleasdale on Oil Exploitation in Central Africa

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Fishermen in Kribi who have given up fishing now "Fish Sand" for building. Fish stocks dropped to almost nothing after the pipeline was laid. There has been virtually no compensation for the thousands of fishermen whose livelihood depends on fish stocks. More than half of the fishermen have abandoned their pirogues. Those who stay can no longer afford to school their children or feed them regularly. The pipeline carries 225,000 barrels of oil a day and benefits to the US consortium over will be $8bn. Human Rights abuses and health problems all caused by the pipeline are common place. Marcus Bleasdale/Alexia Foundation

Today’s photo is from Marcus Bleasdale’s 2005 professional project, “The Rape of a Nation: Oil Exploitation in Central Africa“. When Marcus proposed the project, oil exploitation was already wreaking havoc on the central African nations of Cameroon, Chad, the Congo, … Continue reading →

Alexia Foundation Photo of Today – Abir Abdullah

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Workers put the bodies in line as they bury unclaimed bodies from an accidental fire in a mass funeral at a grave at Jurain in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The government handed over the bodies of 52 unidentified workers to Anjuman Mofidul Islam (a social organization) for burial after taking DNA samples. More than 100 people were killed after a devastating fire took place at Tazreen Fashions Limited garment factory at Nischintapur, in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, late on Nov. 24, 2012. Abir Abdullah

Today’s photo is from Abir Abdullah’s 2013 professional project “The Deadly Cost of Cheap Clothing: Dangers in Bangladesh’s Garment Industry.” At the beginning of last month, Abir was awarded the Alexia Foundation professional grant to continue his work documenting the … Continue reading →

Alexia Foundation Photo of Today – Heidi Bradner

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Children run past a shrapnel-pocked wall in downtown Grozny. In 1998, Chechnya was locked in a struggle for power and instability in its first year after expelling Russian troops. A surge of criminal activity, in particular kidnappings, rocked the small republic, which has become a "no-go" zone for foreigners, humanitarian groups and journalists. Heidi Bradner/Alexia Foundation

Today’s photo is from Heidi Bradner’s 1998 professional project, “Caucasian Tinderbox: War in the Caucasus.” Heidi’s work in this project spans the nations and regions that make up the Causasus. She shows conflict and its aftermath in the independent nations … Continue reading →

Alexia Foundation Photo of Today – Justin Maxon

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Family member carry the casket of Kathy Ann Stewart, after a funeral service in her name. Stewart was murdered by a stray bullet while laying in bed talking to her fiance. She lived in the William Penn housing projects, in Chester PA, which is notorious for being one of the most violent projects in the city. Prior to this incident, according to residents, over a half dozen people had been shot in the last few months. In a city where many of the murders go unsolved, the killing of Steward outraged the local community enough that people who had information came forward and the assailants were arrested. Justin Maxon

Today’s photo is from Justin Maxon’s 2012 Professional Project, “When the Spirit Moves: Urban Gun Violence.” The project looks at those affected by gun and drug violence in a poverty stricken suburb of Philadelphia. When we spoke to Justin in … Continue reading →

Alexia Foundation Photo of Today – Jan Dago

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The RUF (Revolutionary United Front) rebels chopped off hands, and sometimes legs, with machetes. These are civilian people and some of the amputees are children. The girl in the center of this picture is Mariatu Kamara, 14, from Port Loko. She was hiding in the bush trying to escape the rebels. When she and her two sisters and brother were caught, the rebels cut off their hands. About 2500 people have had amputations since the war started. Some died because of lack of medical facilities. Jan Dago/Alexia Foundation

Today’s photo is from Jan Dago’s 2001 Professional Project, “Civil War in Sierra Leone.” In 1997, Sierra Leone’s democratically elected government was overthrown. An unimaginably cruel civil war took hold. Most of the civilians in the country found themselves hostages … Continue reading →