the romans of the decadence

Rome, the "eternal city", is not new to vile scandals involving its ruling class. Nearly 2,000 years ago, moral corruption and unrestrained lust for power, among other things, led to the downfall of its great empire.
January 2011

the water war

A cornerstone of the early Zionist ideal was “to make the desert bloom”. The water needed to achieve this unsustainable dream comes mainly from the exploitation of the river Jordan basin. 75 per cent of the water of the river  was diverted to Israeli territories as early as 1964. Israel’s discriminatory policies and practices denying Palestinians access to water are striking if compared to Israeli intensive-irrigation farms, lush gardens and swimming pools.
May 2010

a paradise in peril: the Maldives

The Maldives, the lowest lying nation on earth, is at risk of disappearing from the world map, scientists say. Global warming and the melting of polar ice caps are causing sea levels to rise at a rate of about 2 mm (0,8 in) per year, endangering the survival of the small island nation, whose average height above mean sea level is a mere 1 meter (3,3 ft).
June 2007

iraq

A selection of images taken during the first three months - March, April and May - of the Iraqi war in 2003.

the nuba in sudan

Strategically positioned like a cushion between Black Christian and Arab Islamic Africa, the Nuba Mountains are located in the center of Africa's largest country. The Nuba sought refuge in the mountains when they rebelled against the sharia (Islamic) law imposed by the government in Khartoum in 1983. The ongoing conflict has caused at least 2 million deaths and over 4 million displaced.
1997 > 2002

born somewhere

"Né Quelque Part / Born Somewhere" portrays the lives of children in 27 countries. Francesco Zizola has spent the last 13 years documenting the condition of children around the world. From countries racked with war, like Angola, the Sudan, Afghanistan and Iraq, to child laborers in Brazil and Indonesia, to Aids orphans in Mozambique and Kenya - from the alienated children of privilege in Japan, to the young entrepreneurs and actors of New York and Los Angeles.