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Distant World is a non-profit publishing company exploring the complexities of the human and natural world through photography and film.   We work with international photographers and film makers representing beauty and issues facing communities,...

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Exploring Joffre Lake

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PHOTO: Afghan photojournalist Najibullah Musafar, photographed by Alexandria Bombach

Meet the Afghan Photographers Telling Their Country’s Stories

A new documentary showcases four Afghan photographers working in the war-torn country

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PHOTO: James Nachtwey

James Nachtwey’s Dispatches From Nepal

TIME contract photographer James Nachtwey reports from the quake-devastated country

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PHOTO: Sumit Dayal/Nepal Photo Project 

How Photographers Are Using Instagram to Help Nepal

Photographers unite to contextualize the impact of Nepal’s devastating earthquake

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When space is at a premium, living gets tighter, smaller and very dense. German photographer Michael Wolf architecture perspectives capture Hong Kong's fascinating world of seven million people. Wolf’s images ponder contemporary urban life in one of the most densely populated areas in the world.

Mesmerising structures, patterns and perspectives create optical illusions that boggle the mind.

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http://www.distantworld.org/news/4586889622/Hong-Kong%27s-unbelievably-Dense-Living-Captured-by-Michael-Wolf/9725233

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Having stumbled across the Hereros tribe accidentally during a trip to Southern Africa, photographer Jim Naughten  focused months of his attention on getting  to know them resulting in an intimate record of the unique culture and fasion of this tribe.

More images and full story >>>>>

.http://www.distantworld.org/4-jim-naughten-hereros/4589322469

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Jim Naughten focused months on getting to know the Hereros tribe to create images that did justice to their unique fashion.

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3/50  from our 'Habitats'  project.  

"Plymouth" Alexander Lorden Seattle, Washington, USA December, 2014

Seattle has the third-highest rate of homelessness in the United States behind New York City and Los Angeles. The majority of homeless people in Seattle live as "car campers." From walking anywhere in the city one will recognize that more should to be done to help those living on the street, but it is difficult to see the full scale of the issue when so many more live in their cars.

On its surface, this is a photograph of a car. But this is one of the many invisible habitats that blend in so easily with the urban landscape. It is difficult to see that at first, just like the issue at hand in my city.

Portfolio links: http://alexlorden.com & http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexlorden/

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We continue announcing  the selections of our Habitats photography  project with this intriguing image by Mimo Khair Photography, taken in Shanghai.

'Shanghai, a glitzy city that grows at a mind boggling speed. It has no mercy when it comes to demolitions. I have been watching old neighbourhoods disappear in the mega city over the last 8 years  while living here. You can see it every day in this city, a new demolitions site, another traditional neighbourhood condemned to destruction and giving way to the race for a future city of sky scrapers. Imagine having to pack up all your belongings on a whim and move to a new world with no history, no character and no choice.

Nothing left to say... '

http://mimokhairphotography.com http://www.facebook.com/mimokhairphotography http://findingyourselfinthestreets.com/ http://instagram.com/mimokhair

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It's time!    We are happy to announce the first winner of our Habitats book and exhibition project. ( 1/50)  This mesmerizing  image was taken by Adriaan Devillé

' These pictures where taken in Larung Gar (Kham, Tibet). 10000 (some say even more) Buddhist monks and nuns live there in possibly the largest religious institute in the world at an altitude of more than 4000m. They live very close to each other and in winter time the temperature can drop to -30 (or colder). Being there was even more impressive than these images could ever tell, although I tried to show this feeling of perplexity.'

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