yuri kozyrev's photographs from the far east of russia published in de volkskrant

De Volkskrant recently published Yuri Kozyrev’s photographs from the far east of Russia, part of a road trip through this region with writer Olaf Koens.

The Lena River winds vertically through Russia. In the summer ferries carry people back and forth, and in the winter heavy trucks transport goods over the ice. But in October, when the ferries stops and the ice has not toughened yet – the city Jakoetsk and the hinterlands are in deep trouble – dividing the population and leaving people stranded on both sides of the river Lena.

Nikkel is the name of the small Russian town where nickel is extracted and processed. The air is filthy – but the population living above the polar are have become accustomed to it.

benedicte kurzen's portrait of nigerian activist hadiza bala usman in financial times

For the Financial Times' feature on "Women of 2014," Benedicte Kurzen photographed Nigerian activist Hadiza Bala Usman. Bala Usman's bid to help free the schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram turned into a global social media campaign that fast became a worldwide phenomenon. 

kadir van lohuizen | rising sea levels published in internazionale

See more of Kadir's extensive Rising Sea Levels project here.

benedicte kurzen | story 'chibok and beyond' on boko haram, nigeria - published in stern

Stern published the extensive story by Benedicte Kurzen about the threat of the jihadist sect Boko Haram for people living in Chibok in Borno State, Nigeria.

alixandra fazzina | 'in the company of women' in the guardian

The Guardian recently published this article about Alixandra Fazzina's extraordinary five-year project documenting the intimate lives of women and children in Pakistan. To see the online article and multimedia piece see here.

pep bonet premiers his first short fiction film 'ponerse al dia'

'Ponerse Al Dia' or 'Catching Up: A Psychopath on a Journey of Revenge' is Pep Bonet's debut in the world of fiction. The film premiers Saturday November 8th at the 33rd Horror Film Festival Molins de Rei in Barcelona, where Pep is also participating as a jury member for the festival's competition this year.

You can watch the trailer here.

The thriller was shot on Nikon over five days in March 2014 in Santanyi, Mallorca, Spain. Take a peek at some photos of the shoot:

 

kadir van lohuizen's tedx talk: 'migration in the americas'

NOOR photographer Kadir van Lohuizen was invited to present a talk about his project Via Pan Am: Migration In The Americas at TEDxMaastricht. In the spirit of the TED concept of ideas worth spreading, Kadir shared his experiences creating the Via PanAm project, in which he traveled from Chile to Alaska, covering 15 countries along the Pan-American Highway, to visually investigate migration in the Americas.

Watch the talk here

 

rising sea levels in geo france

Today, no one any longer doubts that glaciers the world over are retreating, and even more worryingly that Greenland and Antartica are melting at an increasing pace. The question: how fast is it going? It is alarming that past figures appear to have been too conservative and humanity should start preparing for the biggest displacement of mankind in known history. As people in all of the world’s regions become displaced at ever growing scales, the biggest question is: where will they go?

For one and half year Kadir van Lohuizen has been looking at the global consequences of rising sea levels caused by climate change. He traveled to Kiribati, Fiji, the Carteret Atoll in Papua New Guinea, Bangladesh, the Guna Yala coastline in Panama, the United Kingdom and the United States. In these different regions Kadir not only looked at the areas that are affected or will be affected, but also where people will likely have to relocate to. Coastal erosion, inundation, worse and more frequent coastal surges and contamination of drinking water mean increasingly that people have to flee their homes and lands in a growing number of locales across the world. The human costs of these movements are dramatic in the extreme. The Rising Sea Levels project is designed to highlight both the immense complexities associated with in-island and inter-island/country movement, as well as the specific human rights implications involved with such involuntary movements.

This month Geo France published this important work in an extensive feature. Have a look at some of the pages here below:

 

looking back on the rnw-noor academy in mexico

A report back from academy moderator, photography editor and consultant Claudia Hinterseer (former managing director of NOOR)

After five intense days, the workshop has come to an end and looking back I can only say that it was a big success.

We explored the young photographer’s interests, passions and visual story ideas; concepts they will develop with the long-distance support of Jon Lowenstein and Sebastian Liste. And although still at an early stage, all the photographers left with a clear idea of what projects they will work on in the months ahead.

A recurrent learning point this week was: follow your heart! This approach also surfaced regularly in the presentations Jon and Sebastian gave of their long-term personal projects. To achieve the best, your passion and work should be aligned.

We debated and discussed issues of ethics, security and the possibilities Instagram and other (social) media offer. We looked at a wide range of photographic projects for insights and inspiration and talked about the international photography market. Besides this, and much more, we spent the evenings together exploring Mexico City by night.

 

If you would like to get to know some of the participants, read their testimonies here:

Fred Ramos (El Salvador)

Sara Escobar (Mexico)

Enrique Rashide Serrato Frias (Mexico)

Ernesto Perez (Venezuela) 

And so as the week came to an end, the photographers became more and more eager to start shooting their projects; this can only mean good things are to come… stay tuned via #rnwnoor.

For a video impression of the workshop see here.

Text and images: Claudia Hinterseer, testimonies by Michiel Bles.

noor representative special projects europe

NOOR is pleased to announce that Camilla Invernizzi, founder of aBcM agency in Milan, will be NOOR’s new Representative for Special Projects in Europe.

aBcM is specialized in developing and producing photography projects by activating a network of professionals from different fields for cultural production and communication. aBcM experiments with interactive models and participatory projects that have a social impact and generate reciprocal relationships between photography, art, public and private institutions. aBcM handles photographic projects that span the publishing world, exhibitions and multimedia events.

“The NOOR photographers are some of the most important visual storytellers of our time and their work is recognized worldwide and regularly published on the most prestigious newspapers and magazines. The aim of this collaboration is to improve the strength of NOOR as a whole, to reinforce the agency's identity by working on collective projects and building networks with institutions and organizations which will expand and diversify NOOR’s reach in Europe,” explains Camilla Invernizzi.

Invernizzi has over twenty-years of professional experience in publishing houses, communication agencies and international photography agencies. Her collaborations with the most respected players in contemporary photography and experts in the field (curators, art directors, editors...) allow her to create specific networks for each project, ensuring innovative photographic projects of outstanding quality. 

Founding NOOR member Francesco Zizola elaborates: “I know Camilla for her capability and seriousness in producing cultural and communication projects at a high level. I'm sure that this will be an important relationship for NOOR.”

Camilla is based in Milan, Italy, and can be reached by email