Stern recently published a story by Yuri Kozyrev about everyday life in the the peninsula of Crimea.
After being conquered countless times throughout history, on the border of the former Soviet Union, the peninsula of Crimea, is today a famous touristic destination attracting thousands of tourists from the region and beyond. Traditional ways of life are maintained by the Crimean Tatars, while the Soviet memory is still present in its monuments and celebrations.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Published in Stern Magazine, Kadir van Lohuizen returned to Miami as part of his extensive work on rising sea levels. "Glimmering new buildings, dark future - the rising sea-level is causing serious problems for Miami."
Have a look at Kadir's Rising Sea Levels project here, and see more images from Miami here.
On 3 October 2013, a Libyan fishing vessel carrying over 500 migrants sunk in sight of the coast of the Italian island of Lampedusa, resulting in the death of 366 migrants.
A year later Francesco Zizola photographed and filmed the wreck of the boat, which lies on the seabed 50 meters under water, its prow facing Lampedusa’s port. These pictures were made in memory of the victims.
'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:
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
