In 'Curtain of Water', photographer Joe Guerriero sets out to make sense of the U.S. trade embargo of Cuba. Through conversations with people from all walks of life, in and outside of Cuba, he tries to shed light on the political and human sides of this conflict.

Most of the local, small industries heavily depended on underage laborers. They play a significant role in these industries and remains unnoticed. These invisible hands works for their families and the state is not able to provide a feasible environment for their education. Parents finds working in a factory ...

Rural girls from distant places come to study in boarding schools. They are only 12 years old when they come to school to finish high school here. Their greatest wish is to go to college. They are studying  constantly throughout the day, no TV, no phone, and they are not allowed outside...

In the name of "Democracy", the death toll in political program-related violence has risen to more than 150 since the last couple of months in Bangladesh. On 28th November, supporters of a nationwide blockage torched a bus near Shahbag. 18 people were severely burned. A few of them died during treatment at Dhaka medical college ...

In this project, Z-one, I photograph those neighbors who live near me in the San Francisco Western Addition precinct, where I've lived for almost 21 years. Inspired by my own sense of isolation, I began approaching people on the street to ask to take their photographs in early 2013. It has ...

According to the United Nation's Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, East Timor is ready for the withdrawal of hundreds of international peacekeepers stationed there. East Timor (officially titled the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste) a former Portuguese colony for three centuries, suffered...

The Bishwa Ijtema (or Bishsho Istema, Bengali: the World or Global Congregation or Meeting) is an annual Tablighi Jamaat Islamic movement congregation held at Tongi, Bangladesh by the River Turag. It is the 2nd largest Muslim congregation in the world after the Hajj. The event focuses on prayers an...

On the "National Day of the People's Republic of China" on October 1, 2011, I produced about six hours of video material of people on Tiananmen Square and four other areas in Beijing: financial districts and shopping streets. I selected 100 portraits which I photographed using the TV...

Liberia has suffered from two consecutive civil wars (1989-1996 and 1999-2003). During these civil wars, energy supply, water pipes, and infrastructures were damaged. Today, the majority of Liberians rely on biomass, wood, and charcoal for their daily energy needs. Only 0.6% of Monrovians have access...

Birulia is a village situated at Savar upazila, Dhaka, Bangladesh. I was surprised in visiting Birulia. It is a small island near Dhaka but it is full of old architecture. People without shelter live there in a very risky situation. At any time it can result in an epidemic.

Salvador Medrano (1933-2013) led a storied musical life. Sal is one of the many musicians who ply their talent in the subways of the world. With the quick precision of a master guitarist, and a soft voice filled with passion and soul that he put into every song he played, Sal stood out from the crowd...

In Iran women are not allowed to show their body, but they don't have to hide their faces. For the modern Iranian women this means their face has to be perfect. Progressive women use a lot of cosmetics and, if they have money, visit a plastic surgeon to fix their noses. Even if you already have ...

'Life in a Garbage Dump' is a photo story of those people who live and work with garbage. People here are collecting rubbish for resale. At the end of the day, they earn TK 100 to 200 (1 to 2 USD) . The Matuail Dump  is one of the three waste sites for Dhaka (Capital of Bangladesh) ...