IN COLORS PROJECT  |  HOME

With HOME, the theme of the 2nd edition of IN COLORS PROJECT, we set photographers from all over the world a challenge made of delicate matter. We wanted everything from photography - the artistic and emotional act, the conscious and political act, light and shadow. The result is an exhibition that manifests multiple realities in the same blood.

In 74 photographs, 32 authors from 14 nationalities give us the most poignant portrait of what we are, what we do and what we are failing at. Because HOME has smiles and exposed wounds. It shows a sense of belonging and an absurd lack of ground.
It is the human cloak of a thousand patches to which we all belong.
This is our Home. And we can't close our eyes.

IN COLORS PROJECT - an initiative without borders by Lumicroma - reclaims the relevance of photography as a socio-cultural record and artistic intervention. Through the convergence of experiences, aesthetics and visions, it aims to trace, every year, the big picture of the times in which we live.

Gipsy families in Bangladesh often use wild animals for their daily earnings. These families roam around and try to earn their livelihood in many ways. Using wild animals like monkeys, snakes, elephants, and parrots to make money is a tradition for them. In the photograph, the monkey named Mousumi, by its master, has been serving for 22 years. When I photographed the monkey, I felt its eagerness to return to its green home instead of living in a wooden box.

Far From Home

Kushtia, Bangladesh, 2023

Md. Saiful Islam Khan | Bangladesh

Sumaiya, a 15-year-old bride from a small village in Bangladesh, was given in marriage to a boy chosen by her parents. Girls in third world countries like Bangladesh get married very young and cannot choose their partners. Marriage is often imposed on them. The vast majority of them accept their faith and move on. Sumaiya, like others, dreams of better days, particularly the new house where she hopes to spend the rest of her life.

A rural bride and her thousand dreams

Sherpur, Bangladesh, 2021

Jahid Apu | Bangladesh

In Chittagong there was a volunteer colony where some volunteers were not able to earn that much money but give their whole hard work for the country. They are the silent fighters who keep the country neat and clean. There are no limitations for their struggle for the country but people did not give them that much priority just because they are illiterate and doing low class jobs   in society. This is why they have started living in a separating area of the Chittagong known as a Mathor Palli.  As they are so poor and they cannot buy new clothes for their Holi festival so that, before every Holi festival they wash all their old clothes and make it colorful as much as they can. Like their clothes their life still not that much colorful at all.

Before Holi

Chittagong, Bangladesh, 2019

Shahriar Farzana | Bangladesh

A child is feeling happy with her mother under the roof of their sweet home.

Sweet home

Kolkata, India, 2023

Rajesh Dhar | India

Konyak-Naga tribal longhouse adorned with mithun skulls. Naga people traditionally sacrifice mithuns, an endemic species of domestic cattle, when conducting the consecration ceremony for a new house.

Longwa

Longwa, Índia, 2009

Mark Levitin | Israel

Hope has been fighting to prevent others from incurring the same trauma she endured and, in her home, takes care of children brought out of captivity in Libya. Many of them no longer have parents, so she adopts them, hoping to find a new family for them.
Hope was kidnapped and imprisoned in Libya at 23. She desired to go to Libya because she wanted an opportunity to earn money to pay for her school. Hope spent 34 days on the road to Libya, traveling without eating and bathing, hidden in the back of vans with other children, suffering extortion and constant sexual harassment. Crossing the desert littered with human bones of travelers who could not survive the journey, she finally arrived in Tripoli, Libya, thinking the worst was over.
But as soon as they entered the city, the driver handed her over to the Libyan police, who tortured her for hours before taking her to prison. Hope spent 97 days in a prison where, while daily she was raped and beaten, she witnessed prisoners killed indiscriminately while their bodies were dismembered and sold to organ traffickers. She knew that that was her fate. However, one day, she was able to escape by finding the cell door open.
After a two-months journey home to Nigeria, Hope realized she was pregnant and understood it was a gift from God. Four years have passed and today, Hope and her son received these five souls, saved from Libya, and brought them into their family. Her love will carry all of them home.

Hope is alive

Akwa Ibom, Nigeria, 2022

Mauro De Bettio | Italy

Forest fires are a global problem that directly affects the climate and biodiversity of the planet. A new report from the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) claims that by 2030 the frequency of forest fires will increase by 14%, by 2050 by 30%, and by 2100 by 50%.
In Australia in 2020, about 1000,000,000 (one billion) wild and domestic animals were killed by wildfires. Biodiversity is being lost worldwide and over 4,400 terrestrial and freshwater species have been threatened in recent years. The effect of the fires affects the Arctic, increasing the melting of ice, and during combustion, carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere - causing a greenhouse effect and climate change.

After the Fires - Heron

Mari El, Russia, 2023

Yuri Pritisk | Russia

This is the historical village of Chittagong, Bangladesh where generation to generation  works for this clay pot. Pottery is an art which is very old. It plays an important role in studying culture. In Bangladesh in small small villages still people work for this pottery culture where they earn their daily expenses by selling pottery. They established their culture, where they contribute their time, passion and technology to make pottery and so many families include their family members to work with them. Sometimes in each family from the eldest member to the youngest members paid their hard work to make pottery for living. In this photograph it represents they have no bound to gender discrimination, Besides men, women also help them to make clay pots to earn money. In the village most mornings they help each other to pamper themselves and work together in the pottery yard in front of their home which is a very rare scene nowadays. Due to the update of modernity to all around the world these histories are starting to erase from people's minds.

The morning face

Chittagong, Bangladesh, 2014

Shahriar Farzana | Bangladesh

Education the most powerful weapons to enrich knowledge. It enlightened the society in such way that a bulb enlightens a house. Look at the picture the thirst of learning of the labour child seems defeating the curse of child labour. This was taken from sylhet tea estate. Children from marginal areas have rights to education. Let's go to then with the light of education.

Creating the future

Sylhet, Bangladesh, 2016

Shahriar Farzana | Bangladesh

Over the past 1300 years Hani people have developed and maintained the rice terraces on the banks of the Hong River.
The rice terraces were created and maintained for centuries thanks to the hard work of the local people and were and still are their home.

Honghe rice terraces - home of Hani people

Yunnan, China, 2019

Ivanka Vi | Bulgaria

Forest fires are a global problem that directly affects the climate and biodiversity of the planet. A new report from the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) claims that by 2030 the frequency of forest fires will increase by 14%, by 2050 by 30%, and by 2100 by 50%.
In Australia in 2020, about 1000,000,000 (one billion) wild and domestic animals were killed by wildfires. Biodiversity is being lost worldwide and over 4,400 terrestrial and freshwater species have been threatened in recent years. The effect of the fires affects the Arctic, increasing the melting of ice, and during combustion, carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere - causing a greenhouse effect and climate change.

After the Fires - Birdhouses

Mari El, Russia, 2023

Yuri Pritisk | Russia

In February 2022, Russian military forces launched a new offensive on Ukraine. Since then, the whole world has witnessed the horrors perpetrated by the occupiers.
In Chernihiv, a small region north of Kyiv, the invasion was felt during the first months of the attack, leaving a trail of destruction that is still felt today.
In a house given by locals to volunteers from the NGO "Repair Together", we see a street cat taking advantage of human warmth after a freezing November night. Every weekend, dozens of young volunteers from various parts of the country come together to help rebuild properties hit by the Russian occupying forces during the first months of the recent invasion, in remote villages and regions where the population is mostly elderly and less well-off.

The morning after

Chernihiv, Ukraine, 2022

Igor de Aboim | Portugal

Ruma, pictured with her son Ankit, bravely navigates the flooded backyard of her former home. Her life has been marked by immense challenges and hardships. At the tender age of 11, she was abducted by a neighbor and subjected to three years of trafficking.
When Ruma was rescued, she was already nine months pregnant. Tragically, just a month later, her newborn passed away in her arms, when Ruma herself was just 13 years old.
Despite the family's well-intentioned actions, they unwittingly arranged for Ruma's marriage to a mentally unwell individual. This decision had lasting consequences. Ruma became a mother of three children, one of whom, her second daughter, suffers from Thalassemia and requires frequent blood transfusions—approximately 3-4 times each month.
In May 2020, the Sunderban delta was ravaged by a catastrophic tropical cyclone, leaving Ruma's house submerged in water, a situation that persists to this day. Despite the immense challenges life has thrown her way, Ruma remains determined. She faces the daunting task of providing her three children with education, medical care, a roof over their heads, and meeting their basic needs, even in the absence of a stable home.

Breath Underwater

Sunderbans, Bengal, India, 2023

Mauro De Bettio | Italy

Travelers are regarded as sacred by Georgians, so the least one should expect is a smile followed by an invitation for some homemade food and drinks (usually coffee or wine) when roaming this gorgeous country.
I captured this beautiful scene in a house in Ambrolauri, Racha region. Although I exchanged very few words with her, this lady felt compelled to invite me in, fry some cornbread (mchadi) while her family was busy finding bottles of wine in their cellar to offer them as a gift. Hospitality comes in many shapes in Georgia, but I rate Racha as one of the top places where people will treat travelers like their own kin.

Georgian Hospitality

Ambrolauri, Racha, Georgia, 2019

João Sousa | Portugal

The velocity of urbanization has accelerated in developing countries nowadays. Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, is no exception. Lane number ten is an inner sidewalk road on Avenue 4 in Section 11 of Mirpur. For the greater good of this area, the authority conducted an eviction drive on 21st January 2021 to demolish illegal establishments. The eviction caused tremendous suffering and losses to the residents. It was a tough time for them as many families had to stay outside without shelter due to losing their homes.

Lane Number Ten

Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2021

Md. Saiful Islam Khan | Bangladesh

An architectural reference in the city of Porto, it is undoubtedly one of the many legacies that architect Siza Vieira will leave in the city.
The vertical and horizontal alignment of the building form a visual ensemble of great impact.

Bairro da Bouça

Porto, Portugal, 2021

Nuno Pestana Vasconcelos | Portugal

In this small hut built to bake bread in the village, children are playing.

 

Old street games

Turkey, 2017

Musa Talasli | Turkey

The photograph captures the aftermath of heavy rains on June 21, 2022, in Jatrapur Union, Kurigram, a border district town in Bangladesh. The image portrays the devastating impact of flooding on the local homes. One particular house stands out, partially submerged in the floodwaters, with a sick woman seen sitting inside a home. The scene depicts the dire circumstances faced by the community, highlighting the vulnerability and hardships they endure. The woman's presence adds a poignant element, emphasizing the human suffering and resilience amidst the chaos. It serves as a stark reminder of the urgent need for support and assistance in mitigating the effects of such natural disasters.

The last place of refuge.

Kurigram, Bangladesh, 2022

Muhammad Amdad Hossain | Bangladesh

Zomir Hussain, a father of six, weeping in the aftermath of the fire on 5 March 2023  that destroyed some 2800 shelters, affecting more than 15,000 Rohingya refugees. Zomir lost his shelter and all of his family’s possessions, including food rations and clothes belonging to his children and wife.

“I was at a local bazaar when the fire was started in my camp on 5 March,” Zomir Hussain said. “I didn't know that a fire had started in my camp. When I heard that the fire broke out, I immediately came back and saw my shelter was totally destroyed and there was nothing left. Then, I was so distressed and I started looking for my children and family members. I found them after some hours. They all are safe. Now I have nothing to eat and wear. I need to rebuild my life from scratch.”

The devastating fire that swept through the Rohingya refugee camps at Cox's Bazar is a stark reminder of the intersectional challenges facing this vulnerable population. The Rohingya people have long faced persecution and discrimination in their home country of Myanmar, forcing them to flee to Bangladesh as refugees. But once in Bangladesh, they face a range of other challenges, including poverty, limited access to healthcare and education, and the ongoing impacts of climate change.
The fire in March 2023 highlights the intersectional nature of these challenges. The overcrowded and squalid conditions in the refugee camps made them particularly vulnerable to fires, which are becoming more frequent and intense due to the impacts of climate change. The fire also destroyed vital facilities for water, health, and education, exacerbating existing challenges in these areas.
Moreover, the fire disproportionately affected women, children, and other marginalized groups within the refugee population. Women, for example, often bear the primary responsibility for caring for children and ensuring access to food and other basic necessities. The loss of food rations and other possessions therefore disproportionately impacts women and their families. Children, too, are especially vulnerable in such crises, and many have been left traumatized by the experience.

From Persecution to Disaster: Rohingya refugees

Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, 2023

Sahat Zia Hero | Myanmar

Ethiopia's 'church in the sky' is arguably the most inaccessible place of worship on earth, perched on top of a vertical spire of rock and 200m drops on all sides. The monolithic church, located in northern Ethiopia in the Tigray region, is 2,600m high and must be climbed on a vertical rock with bare feet to reach it, making you wonder how families grit it out to visit the church for Sunday services.

Closer to heaven

Tigray, Ethiopia , 2019

Mauro De Bettio | Italy

The struggle of nomadic lives, who have to move from place to place at different times of the year to chase the herds. They lead a life deprived of many opportunities, from technology to social life.

Nomadic clife 2

Turkey, 2019

Musa Talasli | Turkey

A boy standing at the rounded entrance steps, where in an old archival image, my parents with aunts and uncle were sitting in our old Latifabad house somewhere in mid-80s in Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan.
This image is part of my long-term auto-ethnographic photo project “Somewhere in Between”. This project aims to explore and reclaim the lost identity of the Sindhi community through a long-term photo project that delves into personal family archives and memories.
On September 30, 1988, ethnic violence tore through the historical façade of Sindh a multi-ethnic region in Pakistan that created conflict between an indigenous Sindhi community, and a community of migrants (Muhajirs) who arrived here in the aftermath of the partition of India in 1947. What remained after those events had a wide-ranging impact on the lives of the residents of the two major cities; Hyderabad and Karachi.
My family moved to Karachi in 1992, where I was raised in a society where being a native speaker was considered an uncivilized trait. Hence, I was pushed further away from my Sindhi roots.
As I began questioning my identity and searching for the lost Sindhiness in me, which was silenced as the years go by after the riots, and my other half (Sindhi) went missing a midst heavy influence of the post-colonial era. The idea of giving my doubts and disconnection a shape of a long-term photo project came from years of long conversations and arguments with my father. So, this project became more like a personal journey. I began by looking into my family archives, particularly when my parents got married, by visiting our old house where I was born, which my family was forced to vacant and had to move to the other part of the city during the riots.

Entrance to the Past

Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan, 2022

Hira Munir | Pakistan

A village lady bends on the floor of her humble house, her concentration evident on her face. She dips her hand in a pot of white paint and carefully draws intricate patterns on the mud walls and floors. Her hands move swiftly and deftly, creating a beautiful tapestry of flowers, birds, and other motifs.
The lady is preparing her home for a festival, and she takes pride in decorating it to the best of her ability. She knows that her work will bring joy to her family and community, and she is eager to share it with them.
The picture captures the essence of village life in India, where art is deeply ingrained in the culture. It is a reminder that even the simplest of things can be made beautiful with creativity and love.

Festive Time

Purulia, India, 2014

Alok Avinash | India

Whether rich or poor, a home is not a home unless the roots of love are ever striking deeper through the crust of the earthly and conventional. The simplicity of loving grows by living simply near nature and God. In the photograph, I wanted to show the clarity and togetherness of family, which is crucial for a peaceful home.

A Peaceful Home

Satkhira, Bangladesh, 2021

Md. Saiful Islam Khan | Bangladesh

Suddenly, I saw three boys playing with bicycle tires by the sea during the monsoon season, and the atmosphere seemed very beautiful at the time. I thought it was childhood. Happiness doesn't need expensive things.

Childhood 1

West Bengal, India, 2022

Shubhabrata Bose | India

Forest fires are a global problem that directly affects the climate and biodiversity of the planet. A new report from the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) claims that by 2030 the frequency of forest fires will increase by 14%, by 2050 by 30%, and by 2100 by 50%.
In Australia in 2020, about 1000,000,000 (one billion) wild and domestic animals were killed by wildfires. Biodiversity is being lost worldwide and over 4,400 terrestrial and freshwater species have been threatened in recent years. The effect of the fires affects the Arctic, increasing the melting of ice, and during combustion, carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere - causing a greenhouse effect and climate change.

After the Fires - Mountain Goat and Feral Dog

Mari El, Russia, 2023

Yuri Pritisk | Russia

On a trip to Uzbekistan we visited a local family and I could see how they make bread in their home. The children also get involved according to their age, the youngest sometimes mostly playing.

Helping grandmother

Uzbekistan, 2023

Ivanka Vi | Bulgaria

Human freedom significantly diminished worldwide during the coronavirus pandemic. At the early stage of the outbreak, governments in different countries imposed lockdown and quarantine approaches to prevent the spread of the virus, which impacted people’s daily lives and health, especially children. All of a sudden, the situation forced us to be homebound. In the photograph, the girl and the pigeons are looking out the window with the dream of flying in their own skies.

Homebound Souls

Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2020

Md. Saiful Islam Khan | Bangladesh

A light appears in an apartment in the middle of darkness in a neighborhood in the south of Beirut. The crisis of lack of electricity and fuel for generators has been spreading across Lebanon for years, affecting the daily lives of millions of human beings.

Dark Beirut

Beirut, Lebanon, 2021

João Sousa | Portugal

"Takanakuy" is a Quechua word meaning "fight" or "confrontation". On the fifth day of the carnival celebrations in the small Jaujan village of Marco, this is the highlight of the festivities. The villagers, divided into quarters and wearing different colored scarves, play against each other with wheat flour, water and sometimes herbs, celebrating and giving thanks for the fertility of the land and the livestock. This festival has pastoral origins and, according to the villagers, was intended to ensure the fertility of the cattle. They also claim that it was already an old tradition in 1870.

Carnaval Marqueño

Junín, Peru, 2017

Alexis Huaccho Magro | Peru

Gipsy families in Bangladesh roam around and try to earn their livelihood in many ways. They usually don't have any permanent address. They build homes where they go. They always look so happy with their family bondings in such a floating life. From their life, I realized that home is not a shelter only. It is a feeling with some great moments with our dearest souls.

A Gipsy Morning

Kushtia, Bangladesh, 2023

Md. Saiful Islam Khan | Bangladesh

Self-portrait

Los pájaros

Córdoba, Argentina, 2010

Candelaria Magliano | Argentina

A Rohingya refugee mother with her baby in front of their makeshift tent at hakimpara refugee camp in Teknaf, Cox's Bazar Bangladesh. International organizations have reported claims of human rights violations and summary executions allegedly carried out by the Myanmar army.

Rohingya Exodus

Bangladesh, 2017

K M Asad | Bangladesh

A white-haired woman fixes her hair on the porch of her house in Bhuj, Gujarat, India.

Beauty

Bhuj, Gujarat, Índia, 2009

Mark Levitin | Israel

Laila and her family were forced to flee from Myanmar in 2017. They are currently living at the world's largest refugee settlement, in Cox’s Bazar district in Bangladesh. Laila's husband has a disability, and her family is totally dependent on humanitarian aid.
“The food rations that we receive monthly were essential,” Laila said. “I don't know how we can survive if the WFP provides fewer rations to us. I'm very much worried for the health of my child and my vulnerable husband.”

The Rohingya refugee crisis in Bangladesh presents intersecting challenges that exacerbate the already dire situation for the vulnerable population. Children make up nearly half of the refugees, yet education remains out of reach for many due to the closure of community-led learning facilities and lack of consistent support from the Bangladesh state and international community. Girls, in particular, face greater barriers to learning, further weakening the long-term prospects of the community.

Compounding the issue, the reduction in food rations announced by the World Food Programme in February 2023 risks leading to even more dire consequences for the refugees. Already living in precarious conditions, the reduction in rations could lead to a rise in extortion, sex work, human trafficking, drug trafficking, domestic violence and child abuse. With limited food access, children may be forced to leave school and engage in child labor, while many refugees may risk their lives attempting dangerous journeys to other countries for work opportunities.

Laila, a refugee living in Cox's Bazar district, expressed deep concern for her family's well-being. Her husband has a disability, leaving them completely dependent on humanitarian aid. With the reduction in food rations, Laila fears for the health of her child and vulnerable husband.
The intersection of gender, age, disability, and refugee status highlights the urgent need for a comprehensive approach to addressing the Rohingya refugee crisis in Bangladesh. This must include access to education, adequate food, and work opportunities, as well as protection against the myriad of risks faced by this vulnerable population.

Surviving on Aid: The Rohingya Refugee Crisis

Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, 2023

Sahat Zia Hero | Myanmar

In a densely populated community, several old high-rise houses are crowded together.

Group living has been the way of existence for mankind since ancient times. As a result, communities, villages, and cities have emerged one after another. Nowadays, this state of group living has brought people closer together. The project "Group Living" questions the extreme trend of over-urbanization by presenting crowded and homogenized living spaces in Chinese cities.
 

Group Living

Macau, China, 2011

Jian Luo | China

Abou Ali sits on a chair in one of the many halls of the historic Palmyra hotel in Baalbeck, Lebanon. This hotel, considered by many to be lost in time, is the adopted home of Abou Ali, who has lived and worked in Palmyra for decades, being a fundamental omnipresence for the preservation of this iconic establishment in the Middle East.

The Palmyra Relic

Baalbeck, Lebanon, 2023

João Sousa | Portugal

Muhammad stands in the midst of a devastated school, specifically at the location where his foot was amputated following an airstrike. He lost his foot in this incident. He used to dream of becoming like the famous footballer Messi and was exceptionally skilled at playing soccer. However, after the airstrike that targeted the school and resulted in the loss of his foot, everything changed. His dreams were shattered, just as his school and education were destroyed.
As he says, "my dream stopped with the loss of my foot".

The dream of Muhammad.

Idlib, Syria, 2020

Mouneb Taim | Syria

This is the historical village of Chittagong, Bangladesh where generation to generation works for this clay pot. Pottery is an art which is very old. It plays an important role in studying culture. In Bangladesh in small villages still people work for this pottery culture where they earn their daily expenses by selling pottery. They established their culture, where they contribute their time, passion and technology to make pottery and so many families include their family members to work with them. Sometimes in each family from the eldest member to the youngest members paid their hard work to make pottery for living. In this photograph it represents they have no bound to gender discrimination, Besides men, women also help them to make clay pots to earn money. In the village most mornings they help each other to pamper themselves and work together in the pottery yard in front of their home which is a very rare scene nowadays. Due to the update of modernity to all around the world these histories are starting to erase from people's minds.

Creation for the life.

Chittagong, Bangladesh, 2014

Shahriar Farzana | Bangladesh

The Kalasha family gathers for the Uchal Festival in Bumboret, Chitral, Pakistan. The Kalasha are the only isolated non-Muslim pagan ethnic group in the huge Shari'a territory stretching from Lahore to Istanbul. They used to live on both sides of the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan, but their home in Afghanistan was destroyed and the survivors were forced to flee to their Pakistani relatives. Unfortunately, in Pakistan, their culture is still in danger: although active repression is rare, social pressure is great and slow assimilation threatens to extinguish the Kalasha ethnic group.

Kalasha 1

Bumboret, Chitral, Pakistan, 2022

Mark Levitin | Israel

A group of residential building of the same style which were built in the 90s, then China was in transition from a planned economy to a market economy.

Group living has been the way of existence for mankind since ancient times. As a result, communities, villages, and cities have emerged one after another. Nowadays, this state of group living has brought people closer together. The project "Group Living" questions the extreme trend of over-urbanization by presenting crowded and homogenized living spaces in Chinese cities.

Group Living

Shenyang, China, 2011

Jian Luo | China

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) labeled Nigeria the most prominente hub of the pangolin trade. With copious amounts of pangolin scales illegally exported from the country and hundreds of millions of dollars moving through Nigeria in pangolin trafficking every year.
Locally hunted for food, sold in markets, and internationally trafficked to Asia for traditional medicines and fashion accessories, the annual numbers of trafficked pangolins present a horrendous scenario. Still, fortunately, a small group is fighting to preserve this species. Green Fingers Wildlife Conservation in Lagos, Nigeria, is one of them. This center manages wildlife zoological and botanical gardens for educational purposes to bring people closer to nature, promoting awareness among young people of the need and importance of conserving the natural environment and wildlife. Green Fingers provide safe habitats for the species they frequently rescue. I was lucky enough to spend an entire day with Greenfingers, and it was moving to see how much care and love these people put into saving pangolins and other animals from extinction. We must bring our attention to trafficked species and join those working to save them.

The Crown

Lagos, Nigeria, 2022

Mauro De Bettio | Italy

Street photograph taken during the Covid-19 pandemic, wearing a mask is mandatory.  
The drag of the image suggests the inexorable passage of time, highlighting its inherent ephemerality.
At a time in history when human existence and freedom have been threatened, reminding us of the fragility of our condition, the need to adopt a more compassionate approach guided by kindness is even more imperative.
We are creatures of a day and the underlying message couldn't be more timely: "There was music here. Be kind". Because in the midst of a global humanitarian scenario that is once again looking bleak, as long as we still consciously opt for kindness, there will be beauty in existence.


 

Fleeting kindness

Porto, Portugal, 2022

Gabriela Gonçalves | Portugal

A mother gets up early in the morning to bake bread for her children to do the housework.

Warm family environment 1

Turkey, 2019

Musa Talasli | Turkey

The photo shows a group of Rohingya children playing with water in their minds where they are now living in the World's biggest Kutupalong Rohingya Refugee Camp in Bangladesh after being deported from their home country Myanmar. According to the Bangladesh government, more than One million Rohingyas currently live here. The lives of these Rohingya children in the refugee camps are very limited and normal. Where the lives of these Rohingya children without a country are bound in a dreamless dream. According to the United Nations, the Rohingyas are currently the most oppressed people in the world. These oppressed people are being deprived of many basic human rights, which is a very significant issue. A section of this population has been officially living in Bangladesh as refugees for the last 6 years. The government of Bangladesh and various Human Rights organizations around the world has been humbly trying its best to make the Rohingyas live a better life.

Happiness without identity of Rohingya children

Kutupalong Camp, Teknaf, Bangladesh, 2020

Ziaul Huque | Bangladesh

Rohingya refugees pack as they wait proceed to camps after crossing the Naf River border from Myanmar into Bangladesh on November 2, 2017 near Anjuman Para in Cox's Bazar. According to UNHCR, more than 745,000 Rohingya refugees have fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh since August 25, 2017.

Rohingya Exodus

Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, 2017

K M Asad | Bangladesh

A small boy plays in his only house, which has been crumpled by river erosion during the heavy flood in Bangladesh.
The environmental impact study concluded that climate change will significantly affect riverbank erosion. On average, the riverbank erosion along the three major rivers in Bangladesh will increase by 13% by 2050 and it will increase by 18% by 2100.

The Crumpled House

Narayanganj, Bangladesh, 2021

Jahid Apu | Bangladesh

Forest fires are a global problem that directly affects the climate and biodiversity of the planet. A new report from the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) claims that by 2030 the frequency of forest fires will increase by 14%, by 2050 by 30%, and by 2100 by 50%.
In Australia in 2020, about 1000,000,000 (one billion) wild and domestic animals were killed by wildfires. Biodiversity is being lost worldwide and over 4,400 terrestrial and freshwater species have been threatened in recent years. The effect of the fires affects the Arctic, increasing the melting of ice, and during combustion, carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere - causing a greenhouse effect and climate change.

After the Fires - Monkeys

Mari El, Russia, 2022

Yuri Pritisk | Russia

Taj and Akash travel every day from station to station with their mother begging to make a living. Train surfing is not without risk, but is a common form of transportation in Bangladesh. People have suffered electrocution, severed limbs, falling onto the tracks and colliding with tunnels. However, this cannot stop them jumping onto moving trains, and running away from the police bamboo sticks becomes a daily routine.

Free Riders

Arichpur, Bangladesh, 2017

Mauro De Bettio | Italy

A child living in a temporary camp for people affected by the earthquake that hit northern Syria and Turkey in February 2023.

 

Earthquake Child

Syria, 2023

Saad Alkhabous | Syria

Despite the ravages of war and destruction, the resilient people refused to let go of their cherished tradition of communal breakfast during the holy month of Ramadan. Undeterred and determined, they gathered amidst the rubble, united in their commitment to revive the spirit of togetherness through shared meals.

Ramadan meals among the ruins in Idlib, Syria.

Idlib, Syria, 2020

Mouneb Taim | Syria

First requirement of every living object is their food and sometimes it’s a hardship to arrange food in need. No luxury at this photo, it’s a real life. This photo is taken at a village at the bank of Karnaphuli River, Chittagong, Bangladesh on 12th April 2019.

Life in need

Chittagong, Bangladesh, 2019

Shahriar Farzana | Bangladesh

Home is joy with so little.

Inesperado sorriso

Lisboa, Portugal, 2016

Carlos Gaspar Reis | Portugal

The lifestyle in the coastal areas of Bangladesh is fascinating sometimes. Children play a significant role in daily life here. In the photograph, a little boy named Tutul was guarding her younger sister, who was sleeping on the ground of their home. Tutul said that chickens always come and make a disturbance.

The Sleeping Angel

Satkhira, Bangladesh, 2021

Md. Saiful Islam Khan | Bangladesh

Myanmar Rohingya refugee woman hold her son seen after arriving on a boat to Bangladesh on Shah Porir Dip Island at Cox’s Bazar 14 September 2017. According to UNHCR more than 646,000 Rohingya refugees have fled from Myanmar on August 25, 2017 most of them trying to cross border reach Bangladesh.

Rohingya Exodus

Bangladesh, 2017

K M Asad | Bangladesh

Red log cabins inhabited by monks cover the hillside in Larung Gar, the largest Tibetan Buddhist institute in the world with tens of thousands of monks.

Group living has been the way of existence for mankind since ancient times. As a result, communities, villages, and cities have emerged one after another. Nowadays, this state of group living has brought people closer together. The project "Group Living" questions the extreme trend of over-urbanization by presenting crowded and homogenized living spaces in Chinese cities.

Group Living

Ganzi, China, 2018

Jian Luo | China

On the island of Pemba, located on the coast of the Indian Ocean, the fishermen return to the shore in the evening. This fishergirl takes the fish she carries on her shoulder to her home. She takes safe steps by securing the evening meal of the house. I stayed in Tanzania for 1 month due to a documentary project. Taking advantage of the free day, I took my camera and went down to the ocean shore. she suddenly appeared in gray air. The contrast between her red clothes and the cloudy sky was eye-catching. She was carrying her fish with quick steps, concentrating on her work. It was like I was in a fragment of a dream. But it was real. This colorful country carries a photogenic detail in every corner. It offers the photographers unlimited possibilities. In this process, I tried to adapt myself to the flow of life as much as I could. I tried to adapt the pace of life to the speed of my shutter. I tried neither to lag behind the moment nor to reach that moment early.

Fishergirl

Pemba, Tanzania, 2021

Eren Aybars Arpacık | Turkey

The devastating fire that occurred on 5 March 2023 in the Rohingya refugee camps at Cox’s Bazar, near the Bangladesh–Myanmar border, left nearly 16,000 refugees homeless. It also destroyed already limited food rations, as well as vital facilities for water, health and education. The fire started at 2:45 pm and burned till 5 pm on a windy day – it was impossible to salvage the bamboo-and-tarp shelters of the settlements. Thousands of families were unable to recover anything of their household assets, left with little choice but to flee the fire and save their lives.
In the aftermath of a devastating fire, Rohingya refugees rise from the ashes, silhouetted against the sun as they climb a small hill. Despite the darkness and destruction that surrounds them, they carry on with resilience and determination.
These silhouettes of hope are a testament to the strength and courage of the Rohingya people, who have faced unimaginable challenges and discrimination. Through this image, we are reminded of the urgent need to support and stand with those who are most vulnerable.

Silhouettes of Hope: Rohingya Refugees

Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, 2022

Sahat Zia Hero | Myanmar

After birth, babies were (and still are) usually kept unseen for forty days. After the end of this period, parents finally showed the newborn to the village, nowadays to their friends and families during a celebration. Traditionally, forty neighbors were supposed to bring forty pieces of cloth to the baby so that the family could make clothes for it. Each piece represented a day the baby had lived. They were supposed to be magic and promise happiness and health to the child who wore them. Now, guests usually bring money to the parents during the celebration.
The baby was placed in a wooden cradle called “Nashik” for the first time. Traditionally, the eldest woman in the village or tribe was supposed to do this. This was meant to promise a long life to the child, who would live just as long as the woman.

Rockabye Baby Rockabye

Bursa, Turkey, 2022

Ekrem Kalkan | Turkey

Perspective of a steel and glass building.

O pensamento é como uma gaivota. Livre a voar.

Porto, Portugal, 2023

José Brito | Portugal

A group of adolescents and young individuals gathered along the banks of the Buriganga River, engaging in a thrilling diving session from an anchored vessel. Witnessing their exuberance and seizing the fleeting moments of happiness proved to be a delightful experience. Eager to display their finest diving prowess, they engaged in friendly competition, each vying to outdo the other with gravity-defying leaps into the water. This particular image beautifully illustrates the journey of learning to soar through the air, leaving behind a valuable lesson for those who would follow.

Learning to fly.

Sadarghat, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2012

Asad Rahman | Bangladesh

Stairs of restlessness.

Preocupação

Lisboa, 2020

Carlos Gaspar Reis | Portugal

Many homeless people have lost their homes and properties due to frequent Covid 19 outbreaks, floods, river erosion, and other natural calamities. These homeless children are one of them. But at the age of going to school with a school bag on their shoulder, life got involved in the battle for livelihood. They were forced to resettle to the city in search of a better destiny. The photo was taken at the South Surma dumping yard in Sylhet, Bangladesh where the garbage of the Sylhet City Corporation is brought and dumped every day. One of their jobs is to collect plastic products from the city corporation garbage and sell them to various bottle factories in Sylhet city at a per kg rate. After collecting the bottles from the garbage, sometimes all the friends join together to play football. Despite all the concerns, they have endured during their childhood in the garbage dumping yard.

Miserable childhood In the garbage pile.

South Surma, Sylhet, Bangladesh, 2022

Ziaul Huque | Bangladesh

A street boy sits inside a non-active Hindu temple on the street of Kathmandu, Nepal to attract the tourists. For street children, home is on the street where they live.

Home is where you live.

Kathmandu, Nepal, 2019

Sirish B C | Nepal

I met Señor Jovino on the Camino de Santiago, in Villaluz, a small village in Asturias, North of Spain.
He walked by my side talking non-stop, explaining how beautiful his land is.
He invited me to his house and then to the stable, proudly showing me his cattles and his giant roosters, which he cleaned and brushed for the photo.

Señor Jovino

Asturias, Spain, 2020

Mauro De Bettio | Italy

A group of Syrian siblings wander the stairs of their home in the Shatila refugee camp in Beirut. The precarious conditions in which they live force these children to work daily on the streets of the capital, where they sell sweets and napkins to car drivers on the roads.

Children of Shatila

Shatila Camp, Beirut, Lebanon, 2021

João Sousa | Portugal

The winter season continues to negatively affect life in Van, where cold weather prevails after the effective snowfall. Especially in rural and high-altitude areas, blizzards and storms put people in a difficult situation. It is said that it is very difficult to go from house to house in the village during the winter months.

Life in snow

Turkey, 2019

Musa Talasli | Turkey

Hundreds of Rohingya people crossing Bangladesh's border as they flee from Buchidong at Myanmar after crossing the Naf River in Bangladesh on 09 October 2017. According to UNHCR, more than 745,000 Rohingya refugees have fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh since August 25, 2017.

Rohingya Exodus

Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, 2017

K M Asad | Bangladesh

A man is playing his flute after a long day’s work and his family and pets peacocks are enjoying the melody of the folk tune.

The folk tune

West Bengal, India, India, 2023

Rajesh Dhar | India

Eid-ul-Azha is a big festival of Muslims in Bangladesh. In this market, everyone buys and sells animals according to his ability. To please the Lord, they sacrifice animals and distribute the meat among all.They all believe that through this they can get the pleasure of the Creator. It is the largest animal market in Kushtia.
 

Animal market on Eid-ul-Azha

Kushtia, Bangladesh, 2022

Ananto Biswas Utshow | Bangladesh

Home is sometimes boring and tedious.

Aborrecimento

Lisboa, Portugal, 2017

Carlos Gaspar Reis | Portugal

Dhaka is sixth among the most populated cities in the world. More than 19.5 million people live in this city. That's more than 23,234 people per square kilometer, just over half a square mile. I captured this photo from the Pakistani refugee camp in Mirpur. The people live here in a very crammed way. The density of their homes made their life challenging in many ways.

Density of Lives

Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2020

Md. Saiful Islam Khan | Bangladesh

An old village woman sits surrounded by her grandchildren, her eyes sparkling with mischief. She gestures with her gnarled hands as she tells them a story, her voice warm and inviting.
The children hang on to every word, their faces lit up with wonder. They are transported to a magical world where anything is possible, where animals talk and trees walk.
Grandmother's stories are a bridge between the past and the present. They teach the children about their culture and heritage, and they also impart important life lessons.
The picture captures the beauty of the bond between grandparent and grandchild. It is a reminder of the importance of storytelling and the power of imagination.

Grandmother

Purulia, India, 2020

Alok Avinash | India

21:91 is a symbolic name that is understandable only to the author and his daughter depicted in the photograph. Psychological portrait of a schoolgirl in her room with natural and lively lighting.

21:91

Cheboksary, Russia, 2015

Yuri Pritisk | Russia

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