offthebeatenpath
Life in eastern Ghouta: a Damascus Suburb
One thing that should never be debated is the sanctity of civilian life, and the fact that collective punishment is always wrong. Even if you do not follow Syria closely, you might have come across an article or a picture about a place called Ghouta. So what exactly is happening? According to the Syrian Observatory …
Survivors of the silent genocide
During the past several years, I have been documenting the plight of the Rohingya Muslim ethnic minority by capturing their dire everyday life in the Rakhine region of Myanmar and in Bangladesh, portraying them as human beings deprived of their social, civil and human rights that are so often taken for granted in our society. …
War for minerals in Democratic Republic of Congo
Coltan (short for columbite–tantalites) and manganese are rare minerals used to make mobile phones and computers. The high demands for such minerals have aroused the interest of criminal organizations. In order to destabilize the political situation and take control of the mining business at a reasonable price, financial backing is given to the different armed groups that …
Waiting For The Rain: A Quest For Survival
Somaliland and other regions of the Horn of Africa have been severely affected by droughts during the past four years, disseminating entire pastoralist communities. In the eastern parts of Somaliland wells have dried up and 80% of livestock has perished endangering the pastoralist way of subsistence that used to be main economic activity in Somaliland. …
The Saga Of A Wall
Of my ever increasing number of targeted photographic missions of covering events and places, Simhastha Kumbh of the holy city of Ujjain (india), was one. It took place in 2016 (every 12 years) on the banks of the sacred river Shipra, where devotees gathered for a holy dip that will, according to Hindu religious belief, …
A Genocide Unfolding in Myanmar
Exodus is the new photography book by the documentary photographer Erberto Zani. The book displays photographs of the arrival of thousands Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, their sufferings, and also their situation inside the camps of Balokhali and Thangkhali. Rohingya’s story is another genocide of our time, with minimal international actions to stop the violence. The Rohingya …