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• Indian Wrestlers by Aditya Kapoor

  New Delhi based Aditya Kapoor has a look inside the training sessions of Pehlwan wrestlers in India.  Wrestling in India called ‘Kushti’, is a dying art that traces its roots to the 5th century BC.  See Aditya Kapoor’s essay on his website at www.adityakapoor.com.

• The Last Bullring by Charlie Mahoney (Prime Collective)

  Photojournalist Charlie Mahoney’s work on Catalonia’s only remaining active bullfighting ring in Northeastern Spain is exceptional. The ring held its last bullfight on September 25, 2011. Charlie is a member of Prime Collective. See his essay here at: www.primecollective.com. Please feel free to return to this page and comment on the work we have featured. [...]

• Gorilla Killings – Virunga, DRC (Brent Stirton)

  Brent Stirton, senior staff photographer for the assignment division of Getty Images, New York, has a compelling essay on his web site about the Conservation Rangers from an gorilla Anti-Poaching unit Virunga National Park, Eastern Congo from 2007. View Brent’s work at www.brentstirton.com.

• Close to the Edge by John Vink (Magnum Photos)

  “Close to the Edge will try to assess situations where there is vulnerability to abuse or trafficking, where the individual freedom of choice of the younger Cambodian generations is threatened. Minors forced into prostitution through poverty or drug use, virginities sold in brothels, children used for begging by their parents or by organised structures, orphans [...]

• Chernobyl’s Desolate Zone

  Russian born Diana Markosian, a freelance photojournalist and multimedia producer working out of Russia and the former Soviet Union, has a great set of images on her portfolio site about the areas around the Chernobyl nuclear plant. Normally we do not feature work unless there is a direct link to it, but we thought this was [...]

• The Rape of a Nation by Marcus Bleasdale (BURN Magazine)

  Photo agency VII member Marcus Bleasdale has a stunning body of work focusing on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on David Alan Harvey’s Burn Magazine. The DRC is home to the deadliest war in the world today. An estimated 5.4 million people have died since 1998, the largest death toll since the Second World [...]

• Marrakech by Oliver Weber

  Photographer Oliver Weber shows the everyday life behind the oriental facade of the ancient city of Marrakech. Weber  lives and works on the Canary Island of La Gomera. His specialty areas are reportage, portrait and what has come to be recognized as street photography. He has become more widely known through numerous features with reputable [...]

• Under One Roof – Chris Carmichael

  In January 2008, Ricky and Kristy Dunlap lost their home to foreclosure. Recently, the family of six was joined by Kristy’s brother Randy, his wife Heather and their three children. All 11 share a 1,008-square-foot double-wide trailer in Shallotte, North Carolina. View Chris Carmichael’s multimedia story about the Dunlaps.

• Sarah’s Gypsies by Salvi Danés

  Photojournalist Salvi Danés has an excellent set of images about gypsies in France and the celebration of the adoration of Sara Kali or Saint Sara, also known as Sara “the black.” Saint Sara is the patron saint of the Romanies (gypsies), the centre of its veneration. View the images on Salvi Danés’ website: www.salvidanes.com/portfolios/81101-saras-gypsies.

• Secrets and Lies by Tomas Van Houtryve

  VII photographer Tomas van Houtryve slipped into North Korea twice, posing as an investor looking to open a chocolate factory. He gained unprecedented access to a variety of locations in North Korea, many of which had never before been seen by a Western photographer. View his excellent images from inside North Korea on his website [...]