In the northernmost permanently inhabited place in the world, survival lays in the knowledge of ice and climate. In fact, in the blink of an eye, the ice could melt, or a storm could break out. In the photos, a guide tests the ice before showing around tourists, a house during a storm, the merchant ship that transports coal from Mine 7 to the mainland, and a view of Mine number 7.
Among the people living on the Svalbard islands in the Artic Ocean, the most Northern part of Norway, as well as the northernmost inhabited land on Earth, are miners, firemen, philosophers who do plumbing to make ends meet, and Evelina, the store manager of a weapons-for-hire store.
Residents of the Indian state of Assam are faced with a lingering citizenship crisis which could leave millions declared non-citizens. The region is a common destination for Bangladeshi migrants, but many are insistent that they are Indian nationals, often contending...
David wakes around 6:30, showers, fixes breakfast, and takes off for work. A former drug addict, he is the first to admit that he is one of the lucky ones. When David was using drugs, he would neglect washing for...
(Cairo) – Gulf states are becoming unsafe for the members of the Muslim Brotherhood, after Kuwait repatriated eight members of the Islamist organization, almost the largest in the Arab region with branches everywhere in the world, to Egypt. On July...
“All calm here on the Avenida. Do you read me?” A young man in his twenties is speaking into a walkie talkie. The streets are empty, engulfed in impenetrable darkness. A boy enjoys the cool night air: “You see that...
Assam conjures images of verdant tea plantations cushioned between towering mountainous landscapes. Because of this, the north-eastern Indian state has lent its name to one of the most well-known teas in the world. Yet, in recent times, it has witnessed...
Camera pressed closely to her face, her voice is but a whisper as she sobs frantically. “I’m in Saudi Arabia right now. If I’m caught with a phone, they’ll take it. Save me, fellow Kenyans.” The nameless woman in a...
They are a constant presence on the streets of Dakar and the main cities of Senegal, impossible to ignore. Most of them go barefoot, wearing second-hand T-shirts a couple of sizes too big imported from the West and now in...
To the untrained eye, 25-year-old Pepa and her 19-year-old sister, Rosi, are like many millennial girls. They love dressing up, spending a lot of time on social media, and gossiping about boys. Yet, unlike other girls, the sisters have spent...
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