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Palio di Siena with Luca Venturi

July 4, 2019

For SIPA founder & art director Luca Venturi, Siena's ancient Palio horse race is much more than just an opportunity to make electrifying images. As a native of Siena and a resident of the "Dragon" contrad... Read More

Six Degrees South

Gilles Nicolet

April 9, 2019

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"I believe that as a photographer, you can get close to the truth while still being concerned with aesthetic elements." - Gilles Nicolet "The Captain" More than 30 years ago, Gilles Nicolet arrived in Somali... Read More

The Twins’ Gymnastics Dream

Yuan Peng

March 12, 2019

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In August 2013, Chinese photographer Yuan Peng (3rd Classified, Storyboard, SIPA 2018) learned that twin girls, Liu Bingqing and Liu Yujie, born in 2007, were training at a sports academy in his city of Jining,... Read More

Hunters

David Chancellor

September 28, 2018

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"It seemed dreadful to see the great beast Lying there, powerless to move and yet powerless to die, and not even to be able to finish him." --George Orwell, Shooting an Elephant, 1936 __________________________... Read More

The Fight for Mosul and Refugee Crisis

Asger Ladefoged

September 11, 2018

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In November 2016, Danish photojournalist Asger Ladefoged traveled with his friend and colleague Allan Sørensen (Middle Eastern correspondent for Berlingske, the Danish newspaper where Ladefoged also works as a ... Read More

Capturing the Human Spirit

Tariq Zaidi

August 29, 2018

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“My aim is to illuminate the dignity and humanity that shines through regardless of the challenges of poverty and oppression that impact these people and communities." Tariq Zaidi Nearly 30 percent of Rio de J... Read More

Copacabana Palace

Peter Bauza

April 5, 2018

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From an early age, Peter Bauza wanted to create images with impact. Two dwellers are snorting some cheap cocaine. Although they are aware of the strong housing rule of “no drugs”, the use of them is still a... Read More

Iñupiat: People of the Whale

Kiliii Yuyan

March 15, 2018

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As a native Russian descendent of “the salmon people who live along the Amur river in Siberia”, yet raised in America, Kiliii Yuyan, says the traditions of his grandmother’s people, the Nanai, interested him lo... Read More

Fuel Smuggling

Sadegh Souri

February 19, 2018

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When Iranian freelance photographer Sadegh Souri first began documenting fuel smuggling between Iran and Pakistan, he had a difficult time establishing rapport with his subjects. “They thought my goal wa... Read More

Pandas Gone Wild

Ami Vitale

February 3, 2018

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American photographer and Nikon Ambassador Ami Vitale doesn’t consider herself a nature photographer. Is a panda cub fooled by a panda suit? That’s the hope at Wolong’s Hetaoping center, where captive-bred ... Read More