the road to sochi, an interactive travel diary

NOOR photographer Yuri Kozyrev has teamed up with author Mattias Schepp, from Der Speigel. Together they are on a road trip traveling from Moscow to Sochi, reporting on their journey through cities such as Lipetsk, Kolomna, Volgograd, Rostov-on-Don, Novorossiysk & Gelendzhik. They are creating an interactive travel diary, which is already online and is updated daily. Their latest entry was from Rostov-on-Don, photographing various strip clubs. There are many more stories to come from this project, which has already covered  a variety of aspects like winter sports and culture, the depression of Gryslowo and the rise of sexuality. This project is an exciting and revealing insight into Russia's current affairs, stay tuned here!

yuri kozyrev for TIME magazine: sochi, the sixth ring, winter olimpics 2014

Yuri Kozyrev | NOOR

Recently Yuri has been travelling in, and around Sochi documenting events, ongoings & quirks leading upto the 2014 Winter Olympics. TIME Magazine has the latest scoop.

andrea bruce: shooting for the New Yorker, via Instagram!

© Andrea Bruce

Andrea (@andreabruce_noor) is posting on the New Yorker instagram site (@newyorkermag) with Omar and Mustafa, a father and son from Iraq who are road-tripping across the United States to their new home in Portland, OR.

"Omar and I worked together for 8 years in Iraq while I worked for The Washington Post. A few months ago he and his family immigrated to the states, landing in the DC area where they faced a bed-bug infested apartment, bad schools, gangs and a high cost of living. I’m documenting their move to the west coast and their new start. " - Andrea.

The above photo was taken in their beautiful Baghdad home in 2011. Thanks to employees of The Washington Post, the Iraq Refugee Assistance Project and The Aftermath Project for getting them here. @noorimages @refugee_rights @noorimages