The real boarder of girlhood and womanhood is something that, as a 24 year old, I can relate to. College is over and parents minimize or take away their financial support. What next? Money needs to made, but how? What do I love? Can I even make money doing what I love? On top of [...]

A Woman Working at a Brick Factory on International Women’s Day. Source: The Wall Street Journal. Photo by Channi Anand.

Afghan girls are allowed to work at the first internet cafe that has opened for women. Photo by Mohammad Ismail. For more of his work, click here.

According to the United Nations Fund for Children (UNICEF), about 300 000 children in Yemen have been denied an education as a result of last year’s conflict. For the full story, click here. Photo by Khaled Abdullah/Reuters

BLKNS is Eric Mitjans series photos taken during his six week trip through the Balkans. His main focus was on the youth of the countries that are still healing their wounds from the devastating civil war. To see more of the photos, click here.

Six men sitting in the sun and waiting for the ceremony of Independence day to begin. Photo by Eric Mitjans. For more of Eric’s photos, click here.

It has been a year since the earthquake and tsunami hit the north-eastern coast of Japan that left 20,000 people either dead or missing. Photo by Daniel Berehulak. For more of his work, click here.

The Akhdam, a minority in the Arab country, are thought to be descendants of Ethiopian soldiers. They are considered to be at the bottom of the ladder of social hierarchy and are highly discriminated against. Photo by Khaled Abdullah/Reuters

Iran’s parliamentary election at a mosque in southern Tehran. Photo by Raheb Homavandi/Reuters

The Irrawaddy River runs from north to south through Burma and is the most important commercial waterway in Burma. Photo by Soe Zeya Tun

Photo by Desmond Boylan. For more of his photos on Cuba, click here.

Marigolds are used to decorate the garlands used for Hindu rituals. Photo by Channi Anand/AP

Although the South African constitution protects people from violence and discrimination based on their sexual orientation, homophobia is widespread, especially within the townships and poorer communities. Corrective rape is the idea that a lesbian woman will be “cured” and “punished” if she is raped. As a result, violence against lesbian and transgendered women in South [...]

Third world countries have been signing major land deals with first world investors. The effect that this has on the local people is fiercely debated. To see more images click here. Photo by Alfredo Bini

Filmmaker and photographer Jacob Perlmutter, captures his trip to India. For more pictures, click here.

To read more click here. Photo by Sukree Sukplang

The raw and unspoiled beauty of starry nights is not something that most of us get a chance to experience very often…or ever. Light pollution, an excess of artificial light, is a reality and yet another way in which we are diminishing the exquisiteness of our planet. In the Atacama Desert in Chile, a place [...]

Amina is 13 and weaves carpets for a living. To read more click here. Photo by: Jean Chung

“More than four decades after it became law, a little-known federal act safeguards hundreds of primordial waterways.” For more pictures and to read about the story, Boundless: America’s Wild and Scenic Rivers, click here. Photo by Michael Melford

Photo by Thomas P. Peschak. For more of his work, click here.

In the shadows of both fashion week and Valentines day, it seems only appropriate to celebrate one of fashion’s greatest love stories, that of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Berge. “L’Amour Fou”, translated into “Crazy Love”, is the documentary that explores the love between deceased fashion icon Yves Saint Laurent and his lifelong partner, Pierre [...]

Photo by Sam Panthaky. Kalamandalam Radhakrishnan prepares for his performance during the 5 day long Soorya festival. To read more about this click here.

Photo courtesy of BBC News Thousands of people rally in Athens as a protest against the Austerity measures being discussed by parliament. To read more click here.

Having originally been founded in 1985 and then swallowed up by BCBG MAX AZRIA GROUP in 1998, Max Azria relaunched the label, Hervé Léger, again 2007. This past Saturday, at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week, the Hervé Léger by Max Azria show took place. From the moment that I took my seat at the packed Lincoln Centre [...]

In Remembrance of the revolution that ended China’s last dynasty, Taipei Schoolchildren gathered for the celebration of Taiwan’s national day, Double Ten. Photograph by Jodi Cobb

This Friday Charlotte Ronson showed her fall 2012 range at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York. Deep plum, emerald green, burnt orange, camel, and warm beige, brown and grey tones ruled over the collection, which managed to maintain the  grunge tones that are typical of Ronson, beneath a perfect lady-like demeanor. Models in sleek pony [...]

Christopher Thomas, a Berlin based photographer renowned for his city portraiture, captures Venice in an unusual way.  Here the city stands alone and, without its usual bustle of people, is left to capture our imaginations. For more on the project, as well as exhibition dates, click here.

A label with a truly romantic and somewhat bizarre beginning, A.F. Vandevorst was started up by couple, An Vandervorst and Filip Arickx, who met in 1987 on their first day as students at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp.  What brought the couple together was their mutual interest in all things “hospital”, a [...]

Most of the charcoal in Liberia is made by women. They use heavy rubber tree stumps, which they carry on their heads for miles, in this labor heavy process. For more of the story, told through pictures, go here. Photography by Tamsin Ford.

Katie Franklin is fast becoming a tour de force in the fashion industry. Only her creations are not made with string and needle, but rather, with butter, chocolate and pure decadence. Katie transforms cakes into elaborate, themed creations that represent her clients, which include the likes of Dolce and Gabbana, Mulberry and Fred Butler.  Her [...]

The fourth parliamentary election in six years where women’s liberation takes a step back. Last year there were four women in parliament, this year there are none. Read more here.

Photography by: John Freeman Dead-vlei, an Afrikaans name that translates to “dead-marsh”, is a name given to a clay pan that sits amongst the Namibian sand dunes, famous for its tree skeletons. Read more about the dead-vlei here.