// news & global
USA, Detroit: Once an Icon of American ProsperityDetroit was once America’s iconic city of prosperity. However, upon visiting for the first time in early 2009 it reminded me of the war-torn cities of Beirut and Kabul. Many factories of former legendary automakers were left in ruins, still containing hazardous materials such as asbestos. One-third of the city’s buildings or houses remained vacant. [...]
// news & global
France: Calais Illegal Immigrants. ‘Go to England’.In 2002, the refugee camp located in Sangatte was closed by the french authorities . In stead of stopping the problem, the closure of the camp deplaced the migration directly into Calais . The refugees now wander in the streets of the town, build huts in the nearby forests and industrial sites, at day time [...]
// features, africa
Namibia: Himbas, struggle for survive
Idealized by tourists, members of Namibia’s Himba tribe struggle to maintain control of their lives and their land. This beautiful African tribe is now threatened by ongoing projects from the government of Namibia and also by invasion of Western tourists who put in danger their identity. In 1980 the lifestyle of the Himba seemed about [...]
// features, europe
UK: Claws Of Steel
Bill Pinchers stands with a group of his workmates – tough looking men, waiting for a red hot bar of steel to make its way towards them inside one of the last hand-rolled steel mills in Britain. Outside, the Black Country weather is doing its worst with heavy rain being driven almost horizontally by [...]
// features, asia-pacific
Cambodia: Darkness Falls
Tuol Sleng (S-21) Prison was created by order of the Khmer Rouge chief, Pol Pot on April 17th, 1975. The former Toul Svay High School classrooms were turned into interrogation rooms and cells 0.8 by 2 metres square.
S-21 was designed for detention, interrogation and torture. Once prisoners’ confessions were received and documented they were sent [...]
// features, greater middle east
Yemen: Fight For Basic Health
Leaving a painful civil war in 1994, Yemen remains the poorest country in the Middle East. Both the political and social environment is extremely fragile and continues to hamper economic growth, which results in a partial absorption of the vital needs of populations. The poorest are the first victims of a health system that covers [...]
// features, central & south america
Cuba: Laughs And Cries Of Havana
The archipelago of Cuba consists of 110.992 square kilometers, situated in the center of the Caribbean Sea. This country has been whipped by both natural disasters and political regimes, both of which have left the island the bearer of a past that marks it in the extended and continually-changing story of Universal History. A national [...]
// features, north america
USA: New York City Taxicabs
The taxicabs of New York City, with their distinctive yellow paint, are a widely recognized icon of the city. There are more than 13,000 taxis operating in the city, not including over 40,000 other for-hire vehicles.Taxicabs are operated by private companies and licensed by the Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC), a New York City government [...]
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