Detroit 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. [...]

Manali, a once pristine valley up in the Indian Himalayas kept a secret well underneath her belt. A haven for adventure tourists, honeymooners and backpackers that frequent the small town every year, Manali harbours a dark secret that is rarely seen. Referred to as The Valley of the Gods, western intervention has transformed this Garden [...]

Text and Photos Marc-André Pauzé
Whereas we are witnesses of the slow disintegration of the Amer-Indian communities, marked by a very high infant mortality, a chronic unemployment and self-destroying violence, some portions of hope appears on the horizon.
Photojournalist and nurse specialized in backcountry medecine, Marc-Andre Pauzé will report from various canadians indigenous communities in a [...]

This photo essay depicts the life of favelas, or shantytowns, in Rio, Brazil, as the communities are deteriorated by gang violence. I document how the violent climate affects the residents and even people outside of the favelas.

A boy in Cantagalo favela is on a fence , looking on the rich ipanema community.Rio, Jan 18 2008.

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In the middle of a drug cartel war, the inhabitants of the state of Chihuahua live in fear of violence that permeates the region. A record of more 2,400 executions took place in 2008. In just the first months of this year, approximately seventy-five police officers have lost their lives in the fight.
Chihuahua, the largest [...]

Under the streets of Ulaan Baatar, the coldest capital city in the world, many children struggle to survive the bitter winter. Munkhbat & Altangeret are both 15 and have lived in a manhole together for over 3 years.
A tough, lonely existence, violence from drunken adults and other street children is ever present and their [...]