Photojournalism for a globalised world!

health photo stories:

Photojournalism covering health issues - Documentary photo stories on health.
Find photo essays, stories, information and pictures of health around the world. We appreciate to hear your opinioin about the subjects of these photo stories - and also about the photos and article texts. Let us know what you think in the comment field at the bottom of each photo story!

Indonesia: Sulfur Miner
By Karolus Naga
Posted in all, features, asia-pacific, slides on 5 February 2011
Stats: 2,493 views and 1 Comment

Ijen caldera is one large crater that has much sulfur, which lies hidden between sheer walls of deeply furrowed rock of Ijen Volcano. This volcano emits gasses through fumaroles inside the crater and the miners trapped the gasses through stone and ceramic pipes to condenses the gasses into a molten pure sulfur and then, load [...]

Greece: A Beach For People With Special Needs
By Iakovos Hatzistavrou
Posted in all, features, europe, slides on 14 November 2010
Stats: 2,677 views and 1 Comment

A few miles away from the center of Athens, there is a beach where people with disabilities and their friends and family members can meet up and socialize. The atmosphere is rich with emotions.
I started this documentary project a few months before, and now realize that this project will be a long term project, maybe [...]

Cambodia: Therapy Against Poverty
By Victor Luengo Del Ama
Posted in all, features, asia-pacific, slides on 12 July 2010
Stats: 2,440 views and No Comments

In Cambodia today, there is an increasing number of emotionally disturbed persons. Traditionally the emotionally disturbed in Cambodia have suffered from the trauma caused by the historical tragedy of the  Khmers Rouges, who killed one third of the population and virtually enslaved the rest. But now, according to  Psychologists in Phnom Penh, we have to [...]

Venezuela: Sinamaica Lagoon
By Aaron Sosa
Posted in all, features, central & south america, slides on 2 June 2010
Stats: 1,774 views and 2 Comments

Sinamaica Lagoon is a large extension of water located northwest of Zulia state, Venezuela. The Paraujano population or ethnic Añu that inhabit this area have been lived on the Lagoon, in stilted houses over the water “palafitos”, since pre-colonial times. People living there, now estimated at 2800, use this body of water for fishing, transport, [...]

Indonesia, Bali: Rabies Outbreak
By Johannes P Christo
Posted in all, features, asia-pacific, slides on 22 February 2010
Stats: 3,344 views and 4 Comments

“In December 2008, the Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture reported a rabies outbreak in dogs on the island of Bali, Indonesia, to the World Organization for Animal Health.  As of October 2009, the Indonesia Ministry of Health has reported 15 deaths caused by rabies on Bali.  Most human and animal rabies cases [...]

Cambodia: TB Crossroads
By Chhandak Pradhan
Posted in all, features, asia-pacific, slides on 16 December 2009
Stats: 2,186 views and No Comments

The Kingdom of Cambodia is known for the incredible ruins of Angkor Wat and the brutal repression of the Khmer Rouge. A defunct healthcare system is a legacy from that era that ordinary Khmers still live with. While the country hobbles back to relative stability, thanks to an influx of foreign investment, much remains unachieved. [...]