Part of the Philippine urban landscape for decades, jeepneys, small buses originally made from military vehicles left by the Americans after the second world war, are being phased out. Pollution and safety concerns mean jeepneys 15 years or older wi...
Near the bottom of the island of Hispaniola in south-east Haiti is a forgotten village, cut off from its own country, and slowly emptying as its residents leave. As well as health services or electricity, Boucan Ferdinand also lost its only road to...
LA is a city of concrete. From Frank Lloyd Wright’s modernist mansions to Rudolph Schindler’s tilted houses, architects working there have embraced the material. A new map by Blue Crow Media shows some lesser-known structures are just as striking...
From the flight of Rohingya Muslims into neighbouring Bangladesh to the journey undertaken by pilgrims travelling to the Ganges delta, the lives of migrants are celebrated in a series of stunning entries to a photography competition organised by O...
‘Casse-toi, pauv’ con!’ was a phrase that went viral after being uttered by the former French president Nicolas Sarkozy in 2008, to a man who refused to shake his hand. An exact translation is difficult, but the sense is something along the lines o...
For over two decades photographer Peter Steinhauer documented the bamboo scaffolding and bright, tightly wrapped shapes of Hong Kong’s construction sites. His collection, Cocoons, is available from Powerhouse Peter Steinhauer Main image: Cherry Str...
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A building boom in the capital, Bamako, has sparked a surge in demand for bricks made from high-quality sand dug by hand from the bed of the Niger River. The diggers’ work is poorly paid and carries many dangers, from the treacherous river currents...
Alam is an internationally recognised and award-winning photojournalist, teacher and activist, and has been imprisoned after speaking out on recent student protests in Bangladesh. His work focuses on exposing abuses of power Shahidul Alam Main i...
Nezahualcóyotl Known locally as Neza or Nezayork for its links to New York City, Nezahualcóyotl is a metropolis of 1.1 million people located on the eastern border of Mexico City. Neza’s connections to New York come not only from migration, but als...
On 27 April this year, Michal Iwanowski left his house in Cardiff to walk to his home village of Mokrzeszów in Poland. Carrying British and Polish passports and wearing a T-shirt bearing the word “Polska”, he began his 1,200-mile journey east, stick...
Hong Kong was hit by heavy wind and rain, causing extensive damage as super Typhoon Mangkhut hurtled by. The transport system was clogged, leaving commuters stranded for hours. In the Philippines, the search continued for villagers feared buried und...
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The French photographer at the centre of allegations of sexual assault, which contributed to the postponement of this year’s Nobel prize in literature, has been charged with two cases of rape by prosecutors in Stockholm.Jean-Claude Arnault, who is m...
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