Accepted works



An illegal gasoline smuggler crosses the border between Benin and Togo on his motorcycle. He’s loaded with more than 200 liters of smuggled fuels and gets help from a group of children at the Hila-Condji border post in Aného. (Togo, West Africa). This is permitted (after paying a bribe) by the law enforcement agencies of both countries. Near 150.000 barrels of “dirty” gasoline are looted in Nigeria every day in order to feed the illicit traffic of Togo and Benin. The authorities try in vain to stop this illegal trade with devastating consequences: fires, deaths, corruption by the law enforcement agencies, national economic loss, pollution of the environment... Hidden behind the huge network of small dealers, brokers, vendors and employees lie the “big” smugglers. The real beneficiaries of this millionaire clandestine business: politicians, officials of the Government and the army. All this happened while in Lome (30 km away) the security forces imposed a curfew” to restrict the mobility of people and to control the area during the celebration of the African Union Extraordinary Summit on Maritime Security and Safety and Development in Africa. In which, among many other aspects, they search for solutions to trafficking illegal goods in the region.
«Boraka. Gasoline Trafickers »
Spain



A man murdered (“presumably”) by gang members for not paying the “war tax” during his autopsy at Tegucigalpa’s morgue. Gangs in this country require citizens to pay a mandatory money that gives them the right to work without being killed. Honduras has dubious honor of being the most violent country in the world in the last years (from 2010 till today), having the highest murder rate per capita in the planet: 600 homicides in a month, 20 deaths in a day, more than 7000 in a year… according to a UN recent report which places Honduras as the most dangerous country in the planet with the highest homicide rate per capita, ahead of El Salvador, Mexico and Ivory Coast. Death and more death… everywhere… Executed, murdered, dismembered… The blood does not matter. Coexists with the daily life of its inhabitants. Corrupt government, “narcos”, drug dealers, gangs, drugs… too explosive cocktail. Sixteen deaths a day, three hundred and sixty five days a year… bad average. Lots of dead people. Too many...
«Streets of Blood»
Spain



An elderly woman blinded by cataracts (the leading cause of blindness and vision loss in Africa and contributing to approximately half of all causes of blindness in the continent) before to be operated by doctors from the Spanish NGO ACCI in the operating room built in Dapaong (Togo, West Africa). This NGO has been carrying out medical expeditions for over 10 years to bring medical attention from ophthalmology to the inhabitants (mainly children) of the north of this forgotten country. Of the more than 39 million people worldwide suffering from unnecessary blindness, more than half are due to cataract – which can be surgically treated. Most of these people live in the developing world, where poor nutrition and limited access to eye care can mean a life limited by needless blindness. Numerous studies have shown that sight restoration with cataract surgery is among the most cost-effective interventions in health care. Some 18 million needlessly-blind cataract patients still await care, most of them with no place to turn. Social welfare indicators place Togo at the bottom of the planet's human development index (HDI). It was also considered as the least happy country on the planet according to the UN World Happiness Report.
«Blind»
Spain



Douti, a 12-year-old boy, rests in his bed after his medical treatment during a malaria outbreak in the center of Saint Louis Orione for children with disabilities in Bombouaka, Togo (West Africa). In 2016, malaria caused an estimated 216 million clinical episodes that lead to 445,000 deaths of this preventable and treatable disease. Of these about 70 per cent were children under five years of age. This translates into a daily toll of about 800 minors. Most of these deaths (92%) occurred in the African Region. Malaria is one of the most severe public health problems worldwide. It is a leading cause of death and disease in many developing countries, where young children and pregnant women are the groups most affected. According to the World Health Organization’s World Malaria Report 3.2 billion people (half the world’s population) live in areas at risk of malaria transmission in 106 countries and territories.
«Malaria»
Spain



After Myanmar's army carried out the 'ethnic cleansing' of the Rohingya in Rakhine state. More than half million fled from Myanmar violence including 340,000 children (till october 2017 acoording to UNICEF). During this brutal military crackdown hundreds dead and thousands of villages burned to the ground. After several day's of walk through canal, hill and muddy path they reached safely at refugee camp. Bangladesh Government allocates 2,500 acres (3.9 square miles) of land to shelter the Rohingya people. Bangladesh Government with help of national and international organization handling this challenge to overcome.
«Rohingya Exodus»
Bangladesh



Rohingyas arrive in Nayapara, Teknaf, float which is made of bamboo and cans because Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has stopped boat movement in Naf River. These Rohingyas reach the border in Myanmar 8 to 10 days from their village and waiting 15 to 30 days in border for chance to arrive in Bangladesh. On arrival, the Myanmar army kept them locked in the river for 3 hours and beat them and then took away the paddle. 10 November, 2017, Nayapara, Teknaf, Bangladesh. An estimated 650,000 Rohingya (according to UNICEF, almost 60 percent of the refugees are children) have fled Myanmar to neighboring Bangladesh to escape killings, arson, sexual violence and other atrocities. Most of them walked three to six days, barefoot over mountains and across rivers. They arrived exhausted, sick and hungry. United Nations OHCHR said that According to Human Rights Watch, since August25, 2017, Burmese security forces have been carrying out a campaign of ethnic cleansing against Rohingya Muslims government troops had targeted “houses, fields, food-stocks, crops, livestock and even trees,” making it “almost impossible” for the Rohingya to return home. This is the world’s fastest growing refugee crisis. Recent Report: 6,700 Rohingya were killed by Myanmar security forces in one month following a government-led crackdown in the country's Rakhine state in late August, according to Doctors Without Borders (MSF).
«Rohingya Refugees»
Bangladesh
Alam S-H-M-Mushfiqul, Bangladesh


Rohingya crisis is a widely talked issue of the recent times. Unlike many other tensions revolving around other minority communities, this issue has met a wide scale of exposure and media coverage. This certainly opens the door for the world to contemplate on and distinguish between what is right and wrong. Rohingya is the most persecuted community. They have been expatriated from their own neighborhood, holding an improbable story, capable of shocking the world. The story unveils the tales of suffering, agony and ill treatment from their government. Rohingyas are an ethnic community, mostly consisting of Muslims, who used to live in the state of Rakhine for centuries. The minority group is consisted of 1.3 million people, but only 40,000 of them hold the citizenship of Myanmar. The government of Myanmar defies the fact that they are their very own people; rather it has regarded them as illegal immigrants from Bangladesh, who trespassed on the land of Myanmar during the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971. As different dimensions of the story unfold, the root to this crisis is asserted to have been found in the 80’s. The then ruling party in Myanmar, enforced a law in 1982, which refused to recognize Rohingyas as an ethnic group, let alone as citizens of Myanmar. From then onwards, the sufferings and agony of these people know no bound. The situation began to get worse with the increasing attacks carried by the Myanmar Army on the Rohingyas, and on August 25, 2017, the Rohingyas, for the sake of saving their lives, started to evacuate their own lands and entered into their neighboring country called Bangladesh. The magnitude of refugee influx was so influencing that about a million of Rohingyas entered into the land of Bangladesh in a matter of just a few days. Their houses were burnt, assets were seized, and their belongings were killed. Since most of their historical evidences have been destroyed already, it has now become difficult to advocate for the right of their citizenship. Yet, authentic sources confirm that a bilateral treaty may be signed between both neighboring countries in order to rehabilitate them. While covering the Rohingya crisis, I could sense the prominent fear of life and insecurities on the faces of Rohingya that stemmed from the attacks. They saw death from a hand’s distance. Their face spoke of their ordeal. Thus, they seemed to be at a loss when asked about going back to their homeland. The immense trepidation on their face moved me. They seemed not to get over with their traumatic experiences; some of them turned into stones losing their beloved ones. The only thing they wanted was the hope to stay alive without being killed, fired or slaughtered. Even here in the refugee camps, they have not become capable of making their two ends meet. All of these collective experiences have put me into disturbance. At the same time, the sealing of the borders may seem easy, but it’s difficult to implement one. And following this, tragedies, unfolding one by one gradually, seem never ending. Above all, it made me realize the preciousness of life.








Potyanok Oleksij, Ukraine


Школярі підготували свої смачні вироби для продажу на Благодійному великодньому ярмарку.Поруч з ярмарком проходила маленька дуже стара бабуся. Вона побачила що продають паски та вирішила придбати собі пасочку на Великодень. Бабуся підішла до школярів, аби побачити їх продукцію. Діти назвали ціну своєї паски для бабусі.Бабця почала шукати в кішені гроші, але мабуть та сума була для неї була завеликою.Бабця трохи розчулилася. але діти ж могли продати паску дешевше , чи загалом подарувати її бабці, бо то благодійний ярмарок, але їх тому не вичили. Бабця пішла геть без паски. А діти й далі радісно продовжували продавати свої вироби тим в кого є гроші. Аде ж можна було на пряму зробити тій бабці благодійну справу - подарувати паску, яку вон ане могла купити!








Makovskij Oleg, Ukraine


Володарі премії Grammy на джазовому фестивалі у Львові. Джазове мистецтво зародилось у США. Поступово джаз прийшов до більшості країн вільного світу і став музикою ХХІ століття. В Україні джаз почав стрімко розвиватись з отриманням незалежності. Цьому, в тім числі, сприяли концерти в Україні виконавців світового рівня. Багато володарів музичної премії Grammy виступали в останні роки на джазовому фестивалі у Львові. Chick Corea – 22 Grammy Chucho Valdes – 5 Grammy Dave Weckl – 1 Grammy Eric Marienthal – 2 Grammy Gregory Porter – 2 Grammy Herbie Hancock – 22 Grammy Herbie Hancock та Chick Corea – 44 Grammy John Patitucci – 1 Grammy Львів, Alfa jazz fest, 25–27 червня 2017 року.








Aragon-Renuncio Antonio, Spain


About two decades ago, in Burkina Faso -as a result of the lack of security, the corruption of law enforcement and the bribery of judicial authorities -the emergence armed self-defence groups created mainly to fight robbery, thieves and armed assaults began to emerge. These militias, popularly known in the Mossi language as Koglweogo (like the Defenders of Nature) have become the law and occupy the territory where police and military forces are absent within a completely corrupt system. Traditional uniforms, weapons of past centuries, unorthodox methods of interrogation, lashes, chains, machetes ... extreme punishment. The forty soldiers of the Koglweogo in Goudrin who watch over and care for the more than 53,000 inhabitants of this slum outside Ouagadougou are very clear: Those who do not like Koglweogo are because they are thieves.








YAnushevskij Igor-, Ukraine


Ukrainian oxymoron This story has no end yet. It continues, every day, every hour… The history of the struggle for the independence of Ukraine, which is lost in the centuries. The Soviet Union collapsed... Ukraine became an independent state. However, this did not lead to its independence. Two revolutions, the change of presidents and parliament led to a deterioration. Ukraine lost its territory, war and chaos began inside of the country. Authorities received by oligarchs. Their only concern is personal enrichment. They are robbing the country. Corruption and banditism flourish as never before. People became poor and helpless. In 2017, Ukraine began a new stage of struggle for regeneration of political system of the country. The struggle was headed by Mikheil Saakashvili, ex-President of Georgia. Like Prometheus he took up a complex work, the meaning: To be or not to be. The goal is to make Ukraine a prosperous state.








Rohan MD-Tanveer-Hassan-, Bangladesh


After Myanmar's army carried out the 'ethnic cleansing' of the Rohingya in Rakhine state. More than half million fled from Myanmar violence including 340,000 children (till october 2017 acoording to UNICEF). During this brutal military crackdown hundreds dead and thousands of villages burned to the ground. After several day's of walk through canal, hill and muddy path they reached safely at refugee camp. Bangladesh Government allocates 2,500 acres (3.9 square miles) of land to shelter the Rohingya people. Bangladesh Government with help of national and international organization handling this challenge to overcome.








Khan Md-Shahnewaz, Bangladesh


Rohingya Refugee Crisis: An estimated 650,000 Rohingya (according to UNICEF, almost 60 percent of the refugees are children) have fled Myanmar to neighboring Bangladesh to escape killings, arson, sexual violence and other atrocities. Most of them walked three to six days, barefoot over mountains and across rivers. They arrived exhausted, sick and hungry. Human rights investigators said that Myanmar’s military killed more than 1,000 civilians in the state of Rakhine, and possibly as many as 5,000, though it will be hard to ever know because Myanmar is not allowing the United Nations or anyone else into the impacted areas. United Nations OHCHR said that According to Human Rights Watch, since August25, 2017, Burmese security forces have been carrying out a campaign of ethnic cleansing against Rohingya Muslims government troops had targeted “houses, fields, food-stocks, crops, livestock and even trees,” making it “almost impossible” for the Rohingya to return home. This is the world’s fastest growing refugee crisis. Minara Begum entered Bangladesh from Myanmar after walking for four days and crossing the river. A boatman took 5000 BDT ($63) in exchange for crossing the river. Minara Begum's parents died in 2012 at the hands of Myanmar army and, in September 2017, the Myanmar army killed her husband's parents. Her husband's sister was slaughtered after being raped and her husband's brother was shot dead. They haven’t yet received any relief in Tengkhali refugee camp in Ukhia. She built a house with plastic. She has three daughters and her sister in law has two. The children urgently need protection, food, water and sanitation and health services. Many Rohingya mothers are giving birth to children while coming to Bangladesh from Myanmar and many children have been born in refugee camps. Children suffered greatly in this crisis, losing their childhood and education and lacking a safe and nurturing environment. The Myanmar government does not even use the word Rohingya or recognize them as a distinct group, preferring to call them Bengalis.” Much of the violence was flamboyantly brutal, intimate and personal — the kind that is unleashed by a long, bitter history of ethnic hatred. People were holding the soldiers’ feet, begging for their lives. But they didn’t stop. They just kicked them off and killed them. They chopped people into pieces. They shot people. They threw children into the fire. They raped women and young girls and left them senseless. They are killing the Rohingya like dogs. Even some influential Buddhist monks said the Rohingya were the reincarnation of snakes and insects and should be exterminated, like vermin. New reports claim the Myanmar military has begun laying landmines along the border and that soldiers have been shooting unarmed civilians even as they try to flee. Rohingya Muslims demand full-fledged Myanmar citizenship and recognition as Rohingya. Recent Report: 6,700 Rohingya were killed by Myanmar security forces in one month following a government-led crackdown in the country's Rakhine state in late August, according to Doctors Without Borders (MSF).











Portrait of a girl in a medical consultation in the maternity of Nadjoundie, Togo (West Africa). Being a woman in sub-Saharan Africa is not easy. The statistics are overwhelming: Between 36 and 71 percent of women have suffered physical or sexual violence at the hands of their husband or intimate partner. Each year, around 3 million girls and women - some 8,000 girls per day - face the risk of female genital mutilation or cutting. It is estimated that between 130 and 140 million girls and women have undergone this practice, mainly in Africa and in some countries in Asia and the Middle East. More than 13 million have HIV or AIDS. It is the only region in the world in which they suffer the epidemic more than men. In some regions the rate is three to one. Inequality is maintained even among married women. In addition, they take care of the sick, and are the last to receive treatment. One in 16 will die as a result of pregnancy or childbirth, according to the State of the World's Children report. In developed countries, the percentage is one in 4,000.
«Shidda»
Spain



A young man convicted of robbery after the whipping session that forms his punishment, chained in one of the cells of the Koglweogo (the armed traditional self-defense groups of Burkina Faso) in one of the suburbs of Ouagadougou. The Koglweogo (armed self-defense groups created mainly to fight against robbery, thieves and armed assaults) have become law and occupy the land where the security forces are absent in a corrupt system. The members of these militias are known for their unorthodox methods of interrogation: the suspects are tied to a tree trunk and whipped with whips soaked in pepper. When the guilty confess under this torture, they must pay a fine depending on the value of the stolen goods before being liberated.
«Koglweogo»
Spain



Portrait of a girl with an eye tumor in a very advanced state working in the quarry of Boulmigou (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso). Located in one of the many slums of the Burkinabe capital, in this quarry work more than 1500 people, mainly women and children. It is the last work hope for the poorest people of the city, those who have no other choice. An incredibly inhospitable place. An unbearably hot enclave (over 40 degrees Celsius daily) and makes it practically impossible to work with minimum safety and hygiene conditions, making this place ideal for the proliferation of respiratory diseases and skin Perennial among its inhabitants. Burkina Faso, with a population of around 18 million people, continues to be one of the poorest countries in the world. Half of the population survives with less than 1 US dollar a day; from which two out of five children are malnourished and do not go to school; And where social welfare indicators continue to be below sub-Saharan averages, putting the country at the bottom of the human development index (HDI) of the planet.
«The Death Quarry»
Spain



Nadime, a child with severe disabilities lays on the floor of one of the rooms of the Saint Louis Orione Center in Bombouaka, Togo (West Africa). The center takes in around 70 children, mostly in neglect, with severe and profound physical or intellectual disabilities and provides specialized and personalized care to try to improve their quality of life. Children with disabilities (especially girls) run a high risk of being physical, emotional and sexual abused as well as being abandoned by their families. There is a perception by their communities that the disabilities are due to a divine punishment, the result of the sins committed by the parents, of an act of the devil, or that the child is a sorcerer. Minors who suffer from a disability are considered supernatural, strangers or demons. In some areas of the country, children with cerebral palsy are known as snakes, as they lie on the ground. These little ones are drowned in the river in rituals for the serpent to leave. Social welfare indicators place Togo at the bottom of the planet's human development index (HDI). It was also considered the least happy country on the planet according to the UN World Happiness Report.
«Snake Kids»
Spain



perla bortolussi one of the bravest and stronger lions trainers in the world, especially in Italy, she's taking her nap with Draion, one of the odlest lions she has,she treats the lions like her children, she sleeps and plays with them everyday.it's not a tough relation just for circus' work, I think she just found her real family, she invites us to get back united with the nature and wild.
«Napping time»
Egypt



Everything will be fine... But without me 2017, Avdiivka (Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) Yegher : 25.10.1974 – 06.09.2017 Oleg Dynka, AKA Yegher (Huntsman) – soldier of the 1st separate assault company DUK. In July 2017 he was awarded the Medal For the Defense of Avdiyivka. On September 6, Oleg was killed in the Donbass, blown up on the stretching of militants. Oleg was one of the best fighters in the subdivision./ 2017, Авдіївка (Донецька область, Україна) Єгер: 25.10.1974 – 06.09.2017. Олег Динька, позивний «Єгер » - доброволець 1-ї окремої штурмової роти ДУК . У липні 2017 року був нагороджений медаллю «За оборону Авдіївки». 6 вересня Олег загинув на Донбасі, підірвавшись на розтяжці бойовиків. За словами побратимів, Єгер був одним з найкращих бійців підрозділу.
«Все буде добре…Нажаль, без мене»
Ukraine
Sitnikov Stanislav, Russian F.


New York shots The documentary project about life in the big city. I take pictures of everyday life of the megalopolis, places and people on the street. I try to see and show the city here and now. Trying to take the live, street picture, I want to transfer feelings of the place, city rhythm, his atmosphere. The submitted photos are a part big documentary series of works.








Miroshnichenko Anya, Russian F.


«Ты можешь прожить без еды. Она тебе не нужна!», «Просыпайся с мыслью: сегодня я легче, сегодня я красивее», «Ана – твоя лучшая подружка, никому не говори о ней». Такими фразами пестрят популярные интернет-паблики, посвящённые анорексии. Количество подписчиков в них - тысячи. Ана – это краткое название анорексии, психического заболевания, при котором человек сознательно отказывается от еды. Распространённое среди подростков, по неофициальным данным - в 50% случаев заболевание приводит к смерти. Молодые девушки готовы на все, чтобы их вес не превышал 40 килограмм. Но главная цель – отметка 30. Такие параметры диктуют мировые тенденции моды. Нервная анорексия – профессиональное расстройство моделей. Сегодня она стала частью жизни обычных людей, никак не связанных с миром моды. Неосторожная фраза, оскорбительный комментарий о комплекции приводят к тому, что девушки резко меняют образ жизни и готовы на любые жертвы, чтобы соответствовать призрачным идеалам. Как правило, рацион девушки с анорексией составляют овощи, фрукты и вода. Не более 500 калорий в день, при суточной норме в 2000. На завтрак – кофе, он, как и сигареты, помогает заглушить голод. Следующий этап расстройства – булимия. Бесконтрольный приём пищи в больших количествах становится каждодневным адом и заканчивается стимуляцией очищения желудка до 5-6 раз ежедневно. Многие люди, страдающие анорексией, осознают свою проблему, но страх набрать лишние граммы делают ее похожей на наркотическую зависимость.








Aragon-Renuncio Antonio, Spain


The Center Saint Louis Orione in Bombouaka, Togo (West Africa), is home to about 70 children, mostly in neglect, with severe and profound physical or intellectual disabilities, providing specialized and personalized care to try to improve their quality of life. Children with disabilities (especially girls) are at high risk of physical, emotional and sexual abuse as well as being abandoned by their families. There is a perception on the part of their communities that the disabilities are due to a divine punishment, the result of the sins committed by the parents, of an act of the devil, or that the child is a sorcerer. Minors who suffer from a disability are considered supernatural, strangers or demons. In some areas of the country, children with cerebral palsy are known as snakes, as they lie on the ground. These little ones are drowned in the river in rituals for the serpent to leave. Social welfare indicators place Togo at the bottom of the planet's human development index (HDI). It was also considered the least happy country on the planet according to the UN World Happiness Report.








Gasimli Fargana, Azerbaijan


The day of Ashura For most Shiite Muslims, Ashura marks the culmination of the Memory of Muharram and marks the death of Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of Muhammad in the Battle of Karbala in Muharram in 61. Sunni Muslims have the same reports about these events, however, ceremonial mourning has not become a custom - though verses, praise and repetition of events were and continue to spread. Mourning for the incident began almost immediately after the Battle of Karbala. Popular elegy were written by poets to commemorate the Battle of Karbala in the era of the Umayyads and Abbasids, and the earliest public mourning rituals occurred in 963 AD. during the Buid dynasty. In Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, India and Pakistan, Ashura became a national mourning day, and many ethnic and religious communities participate. Shia men and women dressed in black also parade through the streets slapping their chests and chanting. Some Shia men seek to emulate the suffering of Hussein by flagellating themselves with chains or cutting their foreheads until blood streams from their bodies. Some Shia leaders and groups discourage the bloodletting, saying it creates a backward and negative image of Shia Muslims. Such leaders encourage people to donate blood.








Hovanskaya Elena, Russian F.


27 декабря 1943 года Президиум Верховного Совета СССР издал указ о ликвидации Калмыцкой АССР. Сразу после началось осуществление операции «Улусы» - депортация коренного населения Калмыкии в Сибирь. Выселение калмыков рассматривалась как мера наказания за массовое противодействие органам Советской власти и борьбу против Красной Армии. Для осуществления операции руководство НКВД задействовало более 4000 отозванных с фронта солдат. Всего за два дня около сотни тысяч человек лишились дома. Их вывозили в вагонах для скота, по дороге они умирали от голода, переохлаждения и эпидемий. Калмыки были расселены по всей Сибири. Их везли в Омскую, Новосибирскую, Свердловскую, Тюменскую и другие области. Компактное проживание не допускалось, в одной деревне оставляли по несколько семей. В ссылке умерло более 40 тысяч человек. Общие потери населения калмыцкого народа составили более половины его общей численности. 17 марта 1956 года калмыки были реабилитированы, им было разрешено вернуться на родину. Они бросали обжитые места и возвращались на родную землю. Спустя десятилетия им удалось сохранить свою культуру, язык и традиции. В 1991 году российским парламентом депортация калмыков была признака актом геноцида.








Nazarov Sergej, Russian F.


Against. The project is about a young generation of the Russian protest movement. A new surge of protest activity covered almost all regions of Russia in 2017. Tens of thousands of people came to the streets under the slogans Against corruption on March 26 and June 12. Organized by opposition politician leader Alexei Navalny, protest actions were held in approximately 100 Russian cities. Unlike the previous protest actions in 2012, most of the protesters today are the new generation of youth: schoolchildren and students. Many of them were born under the current government, headed by President Vladimir Putin. They grew up and they had their own questions to the government and society, their demands and their desires for something to change. The mass character of the protest is expanding rapidly on the Internet. Schoolchildren and students conduct live broadcasts on social networks, publish their own reports from the scene, and being not afraid of the detention, conduct photo and video diaries from the remand centres. More than 1,700 people were detained in the country, some of them minors, on June 12, during the celebration of the Day of Russia.








SHimkovich Roman, Ukraine


01.07.2017 р. в приміщенні Будинку техніки у м. Долина відбувся Ювілейний Концерт до 15-ти річчя симфонічного оркестру K&K Philharmoniker . В програмі концерту прозвучали твори Йогана Штрауса. Кошти від продажу квитків були спрямовані на лікування онкохворих дітей нашого міста. Художній керівник проекту : Маттіас Георг Кендлінгер (Австрія). Диригент: Тарас Ленько.








Baghirzade Agdes, Azerbaijan


8 февраля 2018 года на сцене Оперной студии Бакинской Музыкальной Академии имени Узеира Гаджибейли был представлен новый грандиозный проект-постановка оперы «Норма» знаменитого итальянского композитора Винченцо Беллини Опера «Норма» ввиду ее сложности ставится театрами довольно редко, именно поэтому выбор данной оперы со стороны оперной студии Бакинской Музыкальной Академии стал значимым событием музыкальной жизни столицы. Премьера приурочена к 120-летию первой азербайджанской оперной певице Шовкет Мамедовой В данной серии представлены моменты репетиций. On February 8, 2018 on the stage of the Opera Studio of the Baku Musical Academy named after Uzeir Hajibeyli, a new grandiose project-production of the opera Norma by the famous Italian composer Vincenzo Bellini Opera Norma due to its complexity is staged by theaters rather rarely, which is why the choice of this opera from the opera studio of the Baku Musical Academy has become a significant event in the musical life of the capital. The premiere is timed to the 120th anniversary of the first Azerbaijani opera singer Shovket Mamedova In this series are the moments of rehearsals.








Potyanok Oleksij, Ukraine
Javadova Nadezhda, Azerbaijan


ƏSA («Трость») - первый азербайджанский театр с участием актеров с ограниченными возможностями. Репортаж с постановки спектакля DUMB. Сюжет спектакля рассказывает о проблеме главного героя — мы видим человека в конце его жизненного пути, в психиатрической больнице, где он задается вечным вопросом — «быть или не быть?», умереть или остаться в живых? Каждый этап жизни главного героя представлен небольшим моно-спектаклем с участием разных актеров.











Men butcher a bull in a yard in Khinalig village, Quba region, Azerbaijan. Khinalig is an ancient village located deep in Caucasian mountains on the height of more than 2,300 meters above the sea level. Khinalig people have their own unique language and use it for everyday life. Besides the language, they preserved the traditional way of life. It includes house building, craft, food preparation, and also rituals.
«Daily life in the highest village of Azerbaijan»
Ukraine



A blind child does his homework in a very humble school for blind children outside of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (West Africa). The Hands Look (Les Mains Regardent) for those who want to see and learn. The craving for knowledge has no limits. The passion to read and learn from these children who are passionate about reading and thirsty for information and culture is the key and ends up making a difference in the improvement of their future living conditions.
«The Watching Hands»
Spain



Children play on old tires that will burn in order to warm the rock and make it more brittle in the quarry of Boulmigou (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso). Located in one of the neighborhoods of the Burkinabe capital, this quarry employs around 1,250 people, mainly women. It is the last chance of work for the poorest people in the city, those who have no other choice. An incredibly inhospitable place. An area where the heat is unbearably (every day it is over 40 degrees Celsius) and which makes it practically impossible to work in minimum conditions of safety and hygiene, making this place ideal for the proliferation of respiratory and perennial skin diseases among its inhabitants. Burkina Faso, with a population of around 14 million people, presents significant obstacles in the fight against poverty and injustice. About 30 per cent of the population lives on less than $1 a day.
«Boulmigou»
Spain



'I don’t know how it feels to go to school. I never been there. I was born in circus. I grew up knowing well how to entertain. We all received training ; I mean, our elephant, monkey, tiger, dog and us. We entertain people. We do things to amaze everyone. We move from places to places. That’s why I don’t get attach to things or people. It hurts to leave things behind or not to have a real home in life' - Swarna (13)
«A Girl In Her Fairytale»
Bangladesh



The old man was walking down the red & white stairs with careful placing his floor, as if he was recalling his memory from the top to bottom of his eventful life and here every stair representing a memory layer.This shot was taken during a boat ride over the Ganges near the colourful ghats of mystical Varanasi,showing the person in its environment.
«DOWN MEMORY LANE»
India



Отец и сын возделывают землю в высокогорном селе Пялинг. Отец — Чаниев Исрапил Бексултанович -78 лет В 1944 году в возрасте четырех лет пережил депортацию вместе со всем ингушским народом. В родное село вернулся спустя 18 лет, где и живет в настоящее время. Сын — Чаниев Хамзат Исрапилович Коренные Жители высокогорного села Пялинг. На заднем плане родовые башни Чаниевых Джейрахский район. Республика Ингушетия.
«Горцы. Отец и сын»
Russian F.



На фотографии Виктор Сергеевич Нетбайло. Его профессия называется «Очиститель зерна» Другими словами Оператор Зерноочистительного агрегата ЗАВ. Работает он на этом месте вот уже больше 20 лет. Посмотрев на то как он работает хочется сказать это адский труд и очень вредный для здоровья. У меня возникло ощущение, что Виктор Сергеевич весь создан из пыли.
«Человек на своём месте»
Russian F.



A family. There are seven children in this family. (Of my seven children, two are my godparents). Children need milk. They were waiting for the calf very much. At birth, help pull the calf so that the calf does not suffocate. Luck ! The calf was born alive. This is part of the peasant happiness. Children will be with milk.
«Peasant happiness»
Russian F.
Sitnikov Stanislav, Russian F.


New York streets The documentary project about life in the big city. I take pictures of everyday life of the megalopolis, places and people on the street. I try to see and show the city here and now. Trying to take the live, street picture, I want to transfer feelings of the place, city rhythm, his atmosphere. The submitted photos are a part big documentary series of works.








Tevosov Eduard, Russian F.


РОЖДЕНИЕ И СМЕРТЬ - ЭТО АКСИОМА: ОДНАКО В ЖИЗНИ КАЖДОМУ ИЗ НАС ПРИХОДИЛОСЬ ПРОПУСТИТЬ СКВОЗЬ СЕРДЦЕ ЭТУ ГОРЕЧЬ УТРАТЫ, СКОРБЬ О ТЕХ, КТО ПОКОИТСЯ НА КЛАДБИЩЕ... ПОРОЙ ХОЧЕТСЯ УКУТАТЬСЯ В ПЛЕД В НАДЕЖДЕ СОГРЕТЬСЯ - НАМ ХОЛОДНО НЕ СНАРУЖИ, А ВНУТРИ. ПРИ ОДНОЙ ТОЛЬКО МЫСЛИ, ЧТО РОЖДЕНИЕ И СМЕРТЬ, СИНОНИМЫ, МЫ ВЗДРАГИВАЕМ,ПЫТАЯСЬ ОТСТРАНИТЬСЯ ОТ ДЕЙСТВИТЕЛЬНОСТИ. И ТОЛЬКО ПАМЯТЬ, ДОБРАЯ ПАМЯТЬ ВЕДЕТ НАС НА ПОГОСТ. ИНОГДА ЧУВСТВЕННЫЕ ПЕРЕЖИВАНИЯ ТАК ЗАВИНЧИВАЮТ НАШИ ДУШИ В ШТОПОР ПЕРЕЖИВАНИЙ, ЧТО ОКРУЖАЮЩИМ КАЖЕТСЯ, БУДТО ТЫ НАДЕЛ МАСКУ. НО ЭТО НЕ ЛИЦЕДЕЙСТВО, А ОБРАЗ! ОБРАЗ ЖИЗНИ , ГДЕ ЖИВУТ ВОСПОМИНАНИЯ, ПАМЯТЬ ГОРЬКОЙ ПРАВДЫ ЖИЗНИ.ЖИЗНИ, КОТОРАЯ ПОРОЙ БОЛЬШЕ ПОХОЖАЯ НА БОЛЬ!







alsammar ahmed, Iraq


The street is able to see a summary of the community so I chose mirrors to reflect the other side of the people and the second view of the perspective of the story of the community reflected on the same here as the corner of the invisible spiritual side of the community through what the mirrors out of the feelings within us








Chowdhury- Mithail-Afrige-, Bangladesh


Perilous Journey by Train: This project is based on the treacherous train journey in the capital of Bangladesh. As Dhaka is one of the densely populated city in the world, about 20 million people live in this city for their earning purposes.95% of these people have come from different urban areas and villages from all over Bangladesh. As a matter of fact million of people used to go home for vacation, festival and for other necessity on regular basis. Train is one of the easiest and feasible communication system for them, that is why huge passenger pressure imposed on Bangladesh railway daily. This extra load causes very perilous journey. People often travel sitting over train roof, at door, window, at intersection of two compartment and even standing beside engine. This vulnerable journey causes countless accidents every year like bone fracture, twisting even death. This On going project started at August 2017.Particularly I have visited all the rail stations in Dhaka City to make choice for the project named as Tongi railway Station, Uttara Airport Railway Station,Tejgaon rail station and Kamlapur rail station is most effective for the project.I took over couple of thousands photograph in this project ,from them highlighted here to describe the project more effectively.








Aragon-Renuncio Antonio, Spain


On the outskirts of Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, we can find the Boulmigou quarry. Located in one of the many slums of the Burkinabe capital, in this quarry work more than 1500 people, mainly women and children. It is the last work hope for the poorest people of the city, those who have no other choice. An incredibly inhospitable place. An unbearably hot enclave (over 40 degrees Celsius daily) and makes it practically impossible to work with minimum safety and hygiene conditions, making this place ideal for the proliferation of respiratory diseases and skin Perennial among its inhabitants. Burkina Faso, with a population of around 18 million people, continues to be one of the poorest countries in the world. Half of the population survives with less than 1 US dollar a day; from which two out of five children are malnourished and do not go to school; And where social welfare indicators continue to be below sub-Saharan averages, putting the country at the bottom of the human development index (HDI) of the planet.








Smolnikov Andrey, Russian F.
Onuchcha Jahangir-Alam, Bangladesh


Life is very hard there over, every year riverside people fight with river erosion and flood in Bangladesh. So what in Bangladesh, near Jamuna River in Bogra farmers are eying bumper production of chilli every year. There are lots of chillies grew well produced as there was favorable weather throughout the season in the Jamuna River. It is February, March and April, and it is very hot and difficult to survive. Every year in Bangladesh new chars arise out of the river's changing course and as they appear, old ones are returned to the water, swallowed by the river as though it is collecting on an old debt. Over 2000 poor rural women are employed in these centres having potentials of supplying about 3000 MT red chillies. Many women come from various char (River Island) because they don't have many option to work the reason of climate change. In this factory work every day a woman earn almost USD $1 (BD Taka 75) after working 10 hour. Red chili powder in the air the body and the nose are burning. Their sweat body and eyes are reddish always red that's why they working on an old umbrella head. Mostly women’s are engaged on chilli sorting, processing and packaging and they earn Tk 1500 per month. They were able to support the education expenses of her son and daughter from her earnings from chilli purchase centre.











Date : 06/03/2017. Location : South Surma, Sylhet . Country : Bangladesh. A women who has chosen the way of livelihood where the whole town's garbage are kept. Can you imagine how cruel lives can be ! By doing this, she can barely manage her family's meal twice a day. This hardship can't stop her dreaming for her children and has no complain about life. But the fact is life is still going on.
«Story of Unheeded Life»
Bangladesh



Date : 06/03/2017. Location : South Surma, Sylhet . Country : Bangladesh. women who has chosen the way of livelihood where the whole town's garbage are kept. Can you imagine how cruel lives can be ! By doing this, she can barely manage her family's meal twice a day. This hardship can't stop her dreaming for her children and has no complain about life. But the fact is life is still going on.
«Story of Unheeded Life»
Bangladesh



Совсем рядом от осетинского селения Даргавс, в долине реки Мидаграбиндон, на юго-западе горы Чиджитыхох расположен исторический памятник «Город мертвых» — комплекс, состоящий из 99 надземных двух- и четырехэтажных каменных склепов. Местное название этого хребта — Рабиныраг. Эти памятники материальной культуры, относящиеся к XIV—XVIII вв. екам, имеют важное начение для изучения далекого прошлого осетинского народа, его истории, быта и исскуства. В горных селениях Осетии сооружались склепы в виде надземных фамильных усыпальниц для коллективных захоронений. у местных жителей сохранилась память об эпидемии чумы, бушевавшей в горных ущельях на рубеже XVIII и XIX веков и унесшей жизни десятков тысяч людей. Вымирали целые семьи. В результате население Осетии сократилось с 200 тысяч в конце XVIII века до 16 тысяч к середине XIX века. Осетины как народность оказались на грани вымирания. Дурная слава «города мертвых» заставляла даже современных исследователей относиться к работам в Даргавском ущелье с осторожностью. «В 1967 году мы впервые отправились туда на раскопки, — рассказывает Владимир Кузнецов. — На тот момент медицина не могла нам дать точный ответ на вопрос, живут ли в «городе мертвых» возбудители чумы. Поэтому пришлось делать специальные пробы, которые, к счастью, показали их отсутствие. Но даже это не давало полной гарантии безопасности. Практически все участники экспедиции предпочитали работать в резиновых перчатках. А те, кто бравировал, работая голыми руками, считались смельчаками». «Предки современных жителей Даргавса знали единственный способ, как можно приостановить эпидемию», — рассказывает Петр Козаев, заведующий отделом археологии и этнографии Северо-Осетинского государственного объединенного музея истории, архитектуры и литературы. Чтобы не заразить своих соседей, больные целыми семьями, с детьми на руках уходили в заранее построенные склепы, где и умирали. Те, кто оставался здоровым, покидали ущелье.
«Даргавс - город мёртвых»
Russian F.
Voloshchuk Oleh, Ukraine


Мертвий сезон Звичні для пересічного українця чорноморські курорти запам'ятовуються, як правило, теплим морем, гарячими піщаними пляжами з дитячими розвагами, мушлями та мідіями. Будакська коса – унікальне природне утворення, що вмістило в себе ціле курортне селище Затока, і майже пряму лінію чудових кварцових дрібно-піщаних пляжів. Влітку цей курорт притягує до себе тисячі відпочиваючих з України, Білорусі та Молдови. Дитячий сміх, веселощі, музика в пляжних кафе не замовкають майже цілодобово. Місцеві підприємці жваво торгують фруктами, вином і сувенірами. Житло для приїжджих здається на будь-який смак. Але з настанням холодів все змінюється. Розквітаюче під час літнього сезону морське узбережжя раптом стає безлюдним і пустельним. Зачинені пансіонати, холодний штормовий вітер, метрові хвилі навівають моторошну тугу на всяк хто потрапив сюди. Вражаючий контраст: наповнене життям узбережжя влітку – і моторошне по своїй смутності запустіння взимку. Як біла смуга і чорна смуга. Що безперервно повторюються. З року в рік. І нічого не змінити. Нікому. І ніколи. Ця серія фотографій показує іншу сторону сезону. Ту, яка зазвичай залишається поза увагою пересічного відпочивальника, про яку зазвичай не говорять, і не тому, що не можна. Ні, вона не під забороною. Просто тому, що вона нудна, сумна і нікому не потрібна.








Ferenc---AFRP--AFIAP Paweł-, Poland
Seliutina Alvina, Ukraine
Hovanskaya Elena, Russian F.


Есть у башкирского народа поговорка, которая гласит: «Не зная прошлого, не найдешь верного пути в будущее». Актуальна она и сегодня. Башкиры считают, что должны стремиться к тому, чтобы на рубеже веков брать из истории лучшее. Издавна башкиры считались лихими наездниками, умело пользовались оружием, украсть коня и девушку считалось удальством. Кумыс, приготовленный из кобыльего молока, известен с давних времен. В Башкирии по-прежнему придерживаются традиций, а изготовление кумыса в молодых башкирских семьях с каждым годом становится всё популярнее.








Gómez-Sastre Joaquín, Spain


A rapa das bestas is the name given to the annual curro (roundup) of wild horses celebrated the first friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday of July in Sabucedo, Pontevedra, Spain. Across more than 200 km² of hillside currently more than six-hundred horses roam freely in fourteen droves, referred to in Galician as bestas (mares) and garañones (stallions). The festival involves bringing the horses down from the hillside, gathering them into an enclosure, cutting their manes and tails, and tagging them, nowadays with a microchip. The curro in Sabucedo is the most renowned of all and is set apart from the rest by unique characteristics, the most important of which is that neither ropes, sticks, nor other such instruments are used to subdue the animals. The aloitadores, those responsible for restraining the horses whilst the rapa takes place, use only their body strength and raw skill to complete the job.








Lim Guek-Cheng, Malaysia
Das Avishek, India


Due to heavy rain and flood almost one million people are hardest hit at West Bengal , India in 2017. People trying to move to a safer place as their home got totally destroyed from this devastating flood. Rescue operation from the local people only the last option for them to survive with some food and drinking water .








Volkov Pavel, Russian F.


Talai Story The story of Alexei Talai began with the old ammunition from the Second world war, that did not explode but waited for many years. Alexey lost his legs and hands (one hand fully and one below the elbow). Alex extinguished the fire, that the local children had made. The old war ammunition got into this fire and exploded. Alexey miraculously survived, but after this accident a completely different life began. Surgery, rehabilitation and acceptance of the new way of life. Years later Alexey became a master of sports in swimming, a member of the Paralympic national team of Belarus and was awarded the title of black belt in Taekwondo in 2010 in the United States. Sport occupied one of the main places in Alexey’s life, he has become a kind of psychological mentor. Alex told me that while experiencing life's difficulties is very easy to succumb to the destruction, to start drinking or using drugs. It is much more difficult not to allow yourself to die and continue to live. Thanks to the constant support of family, his will to live and love of sport it worked. During my meeting with Alexey he was preparing for the championship in Berlin. His training schedule was intense, it included swimming in the pool and workout in the gym for 6 days a week. Almost always, Alexei was accompanied by his sons. He has four children. Alexey met his wife a couple of years ago and since their first meeting they never parted. The desire to live and love won.








Aragon-Renuncio Antonio, Spain


In the village of San Juan de Oriente, Masaya (Nicaragua) a group of kids with ages between 10 and 18 years old, train in the boxing school for young people created by Claudio Marino on his modest house. A very humble school limited on infrastructure terms but built with a great deal of passion, hard work and love for the sport. Sport has become their way of earn a living, as well as a real alternative for this teens to fight against the problems -so common in the convulsive Central America- of gangs, unemployment and drugs. Punches to escape from poverty. Punches to fight with hunger. Punches to educate the soul. Punches to live in peace.








GUHA-MAJUMDAR SAMPA, India


Wrestlers' Home Wrestling is a traditional game in India. Wrestlers' life style is totally different from other sportsmen life. They are staying in a house, called Wrestlers' Home, in Hindi it is 'Pehalwan Akhra'. Most countries have a traditional style of wrestling.They are called 'Pehalwan' in Hindi. The day starts at 3:30/4 am.The daily life of the wrestler is very restricted. There are many strict rules, what they can eat or do. Drinking, smoking are prohibited. In lunch time they cook their own meal. 4 pm they again start practice. The red colour soil is very important to them. In India wrestling takes place in a clay or dirt pit. The soil is mixed with butter milk,yogurt, turmeric, red color and other things to make it soft and tended before each practice.An 'Akhara'(wrestlers home) is known as Talim across Maharashtra, especially the two wrestling hubs of Kolhapur and Pune in India. A pehalwan has a very busy day and most of it is spent exercising, resting and eating. Though most follow the schedule, many also go to schools and colleges during the day time. Their diet is very high protein diet. Many of them are coming from poor family. So the cost of their living depends on donation or their wrestlers friends pay it. Any prize money won by the wrestler, remains with him only and is not given to the Talim. Most wrestlers aspire to fight at national level and win some prize money which will support them later in life. Most wrestlers generally fight till their mid-twenties and then retire to live another life.








Javadova Nadezhda, Azerbaijan



In the village of San Juan de Oriente, Masaya (Nicaragua) a group of kids with ages between 10 and 18 years old, train in the boxing school for young people created by Claudio Marino on his modest house. A very humble school limited on infrastructure terms but built with a great deal of passion, hard work and love for the sport. Sport has become their way of earn a living, as well as a real alternative for this teens to fight against the problems -so common in the convulsive Central America- of gangs, unemployment and drugs. Punches to escape from poverty. Punches to fight with hunger. Punches to educate the soul. Punches to live in peace.
«Punches to Survive »
Spain



Little children's are playing with a old cycle Tyre during their leisure time in a remote village of near West Bengal& Jharkhand Border , India . This photo was taken during late afternoon around 5 p.m when all the village children's are seat together to enjoy the Game show and waiting for their Turn.
«Childhood Game»
India