Creating global awareness and changethrough documentary photography
The photo reportage „Before the Cross Came" documents contemporary native believers – people who, in the face of the Catholic Church's crisis, have found spirituality in the faith of their...
Tonlé Sap, Cambodia's largest lake, is home to communities that have lived on and around the water for generations. The lake changes dramatically with the seasons, shaping every aspect of...
The sound of children running, adults cooking in their outdoor kitchens and the Kono language fills the air. Gbamandu’s 1,000 or so residents are from the Kono tribe. The hilly...
On March 15, 2022, the United Nations General Assembly in New York declared 2026 the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP). Numerous countries and organizations have come...
On May 22, 2026, immigrants detained at Delaney Hall detention center in Newark, NJ, began a hunger and labor strike to protest deplorable living conditions. The strike quickly galvanized...
Delaney Hall is a private prison facility by Newark, New Jersey run by the Geo Group that is housing children, women and men accused of breaking immigration laws. Several of...
The 57th annualNYC Pride Marchtook place onSunday, June 28, 2026, under the theme "For All of Us". The route kicked off at 12:00 PM starting from 26th Street and 5th...
The Riders of the Virgin Mary documents an annual tradition in Siatista, northern Greece, where faith, horsemanship and...
In La Guajira, Colombia, the Indigenous Wayuu have inhabited an arid and increasingly fragile environment for generations....
In a New York City studio, a small group gathers to shake, chant, and fall silent together. They are practicing Osho...
It is recognised that urban green spaces can benefit people of all ages and that targeted action to reduce inequalities in...
Between March and May I met the entire 'Santa Chiara Family,’ a group of multi-ethnic homeless people bound together by a sense...
These images were made for a project about the Islamic Society of Tulsa (IST) facing anti-islam hatred from Broken Arrow city...
In Syria, the Al-Rawda Café remains a fixture of Damascus, deeply tied to art, politics, and activism.
A photographer and writer collaborate to document the lives of Afghan women under Taliban rule.
The SDN Salon is an informal networking opportunity for SDN members to present and view documentary photography. Bring a cup of tea or coffee (or absinthe if you prefer), your work in progress or portfolio, ideas to discuss, or just yourself. This virtual meeting is an opportunity to share your work, view work of others, and to talk about any issues that are relevant to being a documentary photographer in 2026.
Click here to register to present and/or attend.
5:30–7:30 pm, Concord, MA
Join us for the fourth Curated Shed—a fall gathering at the home of Glenn Ruga and Barbara Ayotte in Concord, Mass. with the Boston area photo community to celebrate documentary photography.
Submit your documentary work for projections and/or attend and sit back and watch while sharing food, drink, and company with fellow documentary enthusiasts. Submitted work will be projected on a shed in our backyard.
Rain date: Sunday, Sept. 27
Window Into Solitary is a documentary storytelling project focusing on 17 formerly incarcerated people from across the U.S. who have spent extensive amounts of time in solitary confinement. The panel will include experts and system-impacted speakers on solitary confinement.
Photographers: Lori Waselchuk, Brian Branch-Price, Deborah Espinosa, Brian Frank
Panelists: Christoper Blackwell, Lori Waselchuk, John ‘Divine G’ Whitfield, Deborah Zalesne
Moderator: Jessica Sandoval