To mark World Photography Day (on the August 19 2019) we’re looking back on a selection of pictures from photojournalists around the world.
Our first story features the work of photojournalist Stefano Schirato, and shows the dangers of living in the coalfields of Jharkhand (India). Other articles come from Spain, Ethiopia and the middle of the Mediterranean. César Dezfuli captured a shot of Amadou Sumaila, shortly after Sumaila was pulled to safety from his rubber dinghy. Dezfuli went on to win the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize for the image and followed the story of the rescued men as they entered the long process of applying for asylum in a sleepy town in Italy.
Lacuna welcomes pitches from photographers working to expose injustice and you can find more details about making a submission here.
The image above was taken at the Ponte City towerblock in Johannesburg, South Africa, and more images from Elisa Iannacone’s Spiral of Containment photo project can be found here.
Living in India’s burning coal city
Photojournalist Stefano Schirato documents life in Jharia, India's largest coalfield.
Six survivors remember Spain’s brutal anti-LGBT laws
Photojournalist Luca Gaetano Pira shares the stories of survivors who were beaten and imprisoned.
Rape survivors reframe their stories with dramatic art exhibition
Cinematographer Elisa Iannacone travels the world to create an artistic exhibition with survivors of sexual assault.
An Eritrean in Ethiopia: Teddy Love’s story
Photojournalist Gabriel Pecot captures the unique character of Teddy Love, singer and doting dad.
Living in limbo: How refugees pass time at an asylum centre in Italy
Photojournalist César Dezfuli meets dozens of refugees who have been saved from the Mediterranean Sea.
