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• Waiting for a Better Past by Ole Elfenkaemper

  German photographer Ole Elfenkaemper has a really nice set of images from his story “Waiting for a Better Past,” about the environment and the working class in Albania. See more of the work on his website: Waiting for a Better Past. Please feel free to return to this page and comment on the work we [...]

• Occupying America by Michael Webster and Pete Marovich (American-Journal)

  American-Journal has an essay about the Occupy Wall Street movement and its ongoing occupation of New York and Washington, D.C. The essay a bit lengthy, but it has images from both protests and it was shot by two different photographers. View the essay at American-Journal.org.

• Internally Displaced in Columbia by Zalmaï

  Afghanistan based photojournalist Zalmaï has an essay about the ongoing internal conflicts between La FARC and other paramilitary groups In Colombia that have forced more than 3.3 million flee their homes and seek shelter elsewhere in the country. The displaced people mostly come from the countryside and move to big cities like Bogota, Medellin, or Cartagena. [...]

• Maramures – Folk Culture on Europe’s Eastern Fringe (Davin Ellicson)

  Check out Davin Ellicson’s photography on the Maramures region of northern Romania. Home to the most traditional rural life in Europe, their way of life is being threatened by commercial farms planned by western Europe investors. View Davin Ellicson’s work on his web site: www.davinellicson.com.

• Extracted Dreams, Implanted Realities by Andrea Morales (American-Journal.org)

  Andrea Morales essay, Extracted Dreams, Implanted Realities, an examination of girls growing up in southeast Ohio is featured on American-Journal.org. The project won TIME Magazine’s 2011 inaugural Next Generation Photography Contest. Student photographers were invited to submit a portfolio for review by TIME’s editors. Morales won the top prize of $2,500 and a portfolio review [...]

• Forty Acres and a Dream by John Ficara (The Photography Channel)

  Black Farmers in America are facing extinction within the next decade, due to relentless discrimination from the US government lending institutions, and changing agricultural economics. John Ficara has documented their struggle in a powerful series of photographs. View the Photography Channel’s Presentation of Forty Acres and a Dream.

• FACES OF THE CRISIS by Nacho Corbella (Masters Thesis)

  In 2008 more than 55,000 families lost their homes in North Carolina. For many, it was an inability to keep up with their increasing adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) that ultimately led them to lose their home. In a sad and ironic turn, the 8-year term of President George W. Bush, who vigorously endorsed a culture [...]

• Havana by Orlando Barria

  Dominican Republic based Orlando Barria has some of his work from Havana, Cuba posted on his Lightstalker’s site. View Orlando’s Havana slideshow.

• Legal Stranger by Amanda Lucidon (American-Journal)

  Photojournalist Amanda Lucidon’s work-in progress on how LGBT couples in the United States are dealing with the problems that the Defense of Marriage Act incurs on them is now featured on American-Journal.org. The Legal Stranger Project offers an intimate look at the struggles that same-sex couples face as they attempt to navigate the convoluted legal system for [...]

• The Lonely Coast by Neil Fenton (A Kickstarter Project)

  Photographer Neil Fenton is looking for funding through Kickstarter to complete his project “The Lonely Coast and the Search for Californian Identity.” According to his project page on Kickstarter, his goal is “to create a body of work that represents the individuals who call the Pacific coast home. On the surface, it’s a documentary project [...]