In recent years tensions between North Korea and the rest of the world have risen as the country has ramped up efforts to assert itself as a nuclear power. Despite its repeated missile tests and anti-American rhetoric, very little is known about the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)). Determined to get a better understanding of this highly secretive country Canadian…
In this day and age it’s difficult for quieter moments of the human experience to compete with the egotistical currencies of the digital realm. The digital world is largely designed to be addictive, playing on the brain’s reward mechanisms to keep us coming back. With “its unpredictable but continuous loop of positive feedback, simulation of connectivity and culture of comparison,”1the Internet…
The racially charged protests in Charlottesville this month have sparked a wave of indignation and awareness across the globe regarding the rise of far right populism and white nationalism. Long confined to operate in the shadows, increasing its presence on the Internet and engaged in a so-called ”meme war” with the left, far right movements are now taking the streets,…
While living in Vancouver I resided in the demonized area known as the Downtown Eastside (DTES). I worked part-time in some of the residential housing programs and produced this series as an independent photographer. I met some of these drug-addicted subjects through work, met others at bars or in the street in front of my apartment. These particular women always…
Somaliland’s devastating drought: TNPJ talks with Canadian photojournalist Adrienne Surprenant A deadly drought is currently sweeping across several countries in Africa including Somalia, South Sudan, Nigeria and Yemen. One area which has received little media attention is the self-declared independent state of Somaliland. Adrienne Suprenant has been reporting on the ground there for the past year (with a focus…
What if death wasn’t an end in itself, but a vector for empowerment and recognition instead? This is the vision of Hadjira Belkacem, founder of the Association pour la Sépulture Musulmane au Québec (Association for Muslim Burial in Quebec). Hadjira, an Algerian immigrant who’s been living in Quebec with her family for over 15 years, has worked hard for the…
As a photojournalist, I have spent some time documenting the opioid crisis that is currently wreaking havoc in my hometown of Vancouver. A few months ago a story about drug users learning to save each other’s lives by administering Narcan, which I had photographed, went up online. That same day my brother went into treatment for a heroin addiction that…
Too often Indigenous women and non-binary peoples are not heard or seen as we define and experience ourselves. I am working to redress this by creating images of contemporary indigenous people from an indigenous perspective. An Exploration of Resilience is about identity, culture, strength, vulnerability, and love – these images are about resilience. We are often looked at as inferior or…
An environmental movement is stirring in indigenous communities across North America. The moniker ‘water protector’ came from the protests of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), and the DAPL story is a powerful example of activism in the face of environmental racism. But environmental activism is often much more subtle than the headlines let on. In Canada’s North, indigenous youth are stepping…