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Tijuca, the Protective Forest

Tijuca, the Protective Forest

Andre Vieira
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    This is the story of how Rio de Janeiro was saved from running out of water by a visionary reforestation project that replanted 1,600 hectares of the Atlantic Rainforest that initially covered the city’s hills.           Today, that forest is a national park covering 4,000 hectares and receiving 4..
Blanca: sobrevivir al cáncer de mama

Blanca: sobrevivir al cáncer de mama

Aranza Bustamante
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Blanca: sobreviviendo al cáncer de mama Blanca tiene 50 años, cuatro hijos y es mi madre. En mayo de 2018 le diagnosticaron cáncer de mama en etapa dos. Sus sospechas de la enfermedad surgieron en 2016, cuando se dio cuenta de que tenía bolitas en su seno derecho. Los médicos le dijeron que no era nada, que..
Photographer Susan Meiselas shares how ‘44 Irving Street Cambridge, MA’ shaped her career

Photographer Susan Meiselas shares how ‘44 Irving Street Cambridge, MA’ shaped her career

Susan Meiselas
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Susan Meiselas didn’t set out to be a photographer. The documentary photographer, filmmaker, and president of the Magnum Foundation was working toward her master’s degree at the Harvard Graduate School of Education in 1971 when she shot her groundbreaking “ 44 Irving Street, Cambridge, MA series ,” which is now on..
Car Crashing in Trump Country

Car Crashing in Trump Country

Jean-Marc Giboux
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Two days after the Democratic convention that nominated Kamala Harris in Chicago, just 120 miles away from the Democratic stronghold, a competitor proudly flies a Confederate flag high above his car. Pro-Trump flags are everywhere and insults against Biden are painted on twisted metal in an arena full of gladiators hurling souped-up wrecks at..
Urban Poetry

Urban Poetry

Gonçalo Lobo Pinheiro
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“Poética Urbana:  Urban Poetry” , photography by Gonçalo Lobo Pinheiro
LYNN JOHNSON NAMED ALEXIA 2025 JUROR

LYNN JOHNSON NAMED ALEXIA 2025 JUROR

The Alexia
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The Alexia is pleased to announce that LYNN JOHNSON will serve as one of three jurors at this year’s professional and student grants selection weekend, April 4–5.
POSTCARDS FROM KARUN

POSTCARDS FROM KARUN

Morteza Soorani
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POSTCARDS FROM KARUN Since 2016, I have been researching pollution and drying sources of fresh water in Iran. I’ve chosen the Karun river, its inhabitants, and its entangled path as one of my main subjects. I try to use art's possibilities to depict the impacts of water pollution and the slow death of the longest river in Iran on..
Rehibilatision

Rehibilatision

Taxi Photo
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Engin Güneysu DUJE, Duje is in the city of Doboj at Sarajevo. This place is a rehabilitation center where today still living of victims of war and who are suffering psychological damage and disabled, they are rehabilitated. The Bosnian war is among the bloodiest atrocities of recent history. The war that started in 1992 and lasted for three..
National Geographic Storytellers Summit

National Geographic Storytellers Summit

Stuart Tibaweswa
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A few weeks back, I had the incredible opportunity to attend the National Geographic Storytellers Summit in Washington, D.C. It was a truly fulfilling experience —absorbing knowledge, exchanging ideas, and connecting with brilliant explorers from around the world who are working on groundbreaking projects. Being in a room filled with..
Recipient of Mass Cultural Council Grant for Creative Individuals

Recipient of Mass Cultural Council Grant for Creative Individuals

Anna Leigh Clem
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I am excited to announce that I am a recipient of a Mass Cultural Council Grant for Creative Individuals for my series The Perennial Garden .
Ranita Roy presents on Work in progress at National Geographic Storyteller Summit in Washington DC

Ranita Roy presents on Work in progress at National Geographic Storyteller Summit in Washington DC

Ranita Roy
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My journey with National Geographic began in 2018 when I had the incredible opportunity to participate in the NatGeo PhotoCamp in Kolkata and connected with Kirsten Elstner, Sara Manco , Evgenia, Arati Kumar-Rao . Growing up in a small town called Andul, where my only window to the world beyond was through National Geographic TV, I always dreamed..
Two Cranes

Two Cranes

Philip Arneill
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Two Cranes  is an ongoing photographic document of Belfast’s myriad Chinese takeaways. The title is a play on both the iconic shipyard cranes of  Belfast’s skyline and the birds with the same name, a Chinese symbol for longevity. Since the opening of the first restaurant in Belfast in Donegall Street in 1960, it is not an..
Living the Blues in Chicago

Living the Blues in Chicago

Jean-Marc Giboux
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Chicago blues took the raw, acoustic sound of Delta blues and electrified it, creating a powerful, amplified style that fit the energy of urban Chicago. Pioneers like Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon and Howlin’ Wolf defined the genre, while virtuosos like Little Walter revolutionized harmonica playing with amplified techniques.Guitar players..
Oaxaca

Oaxaca

Brigitte Grignet
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After the years spent with Mary Ellen Mark, Mexico only existed in black and white in my world. It was inhabited by little girls with big dresses, circus acrobats, and lots of dogs. When I was invited in Oaxaca for an artist residency in 2018, I felt I was going back to a familiar place. About 400 kilometers south of Mexico City, Oaxaca claims..
Studio & Stop Motion

Studio & Stop Motion

Ravneet Marwaha
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"Unextinguishable Flames: Afghan Women's Struggles in the Shadow of Despair"

"Unextinguishable Flames: Afghan Women's Struggles in the Shadow of Despair"

Sayed Habib Bidell
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