Beirut: War generated surrealistic photography tourism
By Bilal B. BEIRUT: The sight of thousands of displaced Lebanese families returning to their homes and trying to pick up their lives after weeks of incessant bombardment was mesmerizing. They were coming to ruined areas offering an eerie sight with homes levelled with the ground, buildings cleaved in half, cars and other possessions crushed. […]
Empowering Lives Through Photography
Thomas Tham Joo Kit is a Malaysian photographer residing in Singapore. A volunteer consultant to 4 NGOs located in Asia, Thomas steps forward to help in building better life for the disadvantaged people. He is involved in infrastructure, social and life skill programs and connecting NGOs to galvanize and share resources from each other. He […]
Romanian Photographer captures diverse beauty with ‘Atlas of Beauty’ Project
Romanian photographer Mihaela Noroc decided to travel the world to capture images of beauty in different countries and cultures for her ‘Atlas of Beauty Project’. It was three years ago that the then-27-year-old photographer quit her job, picked up her camera began backpacking to countries across the globe on the savings she had accumulated in […]
Encouraging disabled people through photography
Disabled people, naturally, face problems adjusting in the society. Most of the times, they live an isolated life if they are unable to perform daily-life functions. An non-profit international social enterprise EyeContactNow, established in Estonia, supports and encourages disabled people to share their stories and life through visual media. EyeContactNow promotes social integration and entrepreneurship of […]
New Seoul-based zine offers platform for female artists
What has always interested me in Korea is the alternative forms of art. While the mainstream media rules the markets all around the world, it is the alternative art, music and cinema of a country which push the envelope and experiment and bring in more diversity. And in Korea, specifically in Seoul which is the center […]
N Seoul Tower and the blues
Photojournalist Rahul Aijaz found himself in fading sunlight and looking for an interesting POV to capture the N Seoul Tower while walking in Naksan Park. Luckily, he found it just in time to capture the dying orange of dusk and the dominating blues of the night.
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