Southern Exposure

Highlighting the work of photographers from the Majority World

Kian Amani

Acrobatic extravagance in Tehran, as seen by Iranian photographer Kian Amani.

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Carlos Litulo

Guns as art, as seen by Mozambican photographer Carlos Litulo.

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‘Decent Work for Persons with Disabilities’

Asia-Pacific Photo Competition

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Shantanu Mukherjee

A portrait of a young sex worker in Kolkata by Indian photographer Shantanu Mukherjee

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Children’s Day

Remembering Brazilian slavery in the capoeira dance, photographed by Tatiana Cardeal.

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Shehzad Noorani

Displaced children in Darfur, as seen by Bangladeshi photographer Shehzad Noorani.

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Samir Sid

Facing up to Algeria’s riot police, by local photographer Samir Sid.

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Farzana Wahidy

Burqa and doves, by pioneering female Afghan photographer Farzana Wahidy.

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Tatiana Cardeal

Street children reaching for fish in Nairobi, captured by Brazilian photographer Tatiana Cardeal

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Kingsley Maigwa

Uses oil or acrylic paint on canvas but likes to experiment using fabric and other materials to add a third dimension to the people of southeast Malawi.

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Bike in Palestine

Boy with bike and gas mask in Ramallah, Palestine

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Helga Kohl

A ghost town of sand, as seen by Namibian photographer Helga Kohl.

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