During the Christmas time, she decided to go to the most common and popular places in Messina, to realize a photographic project about "Christmas" habits in Messina in times of crisis: what would the “Messinese” bring on to their tables during family dinners, what presents would they give to their children, and what games and pastimes would they create to set aside everyday problems?

Her research unfortunately failed immediately. The scenario she found was that of every day, where the crisis was undisputed lord and master, and there was no room left for anything else, even at Christmas.

Can you imagine what is the Street-Art abroad? Can you image what is the street art in Mongolia? Yes Mongolia is not just nomads, gers, steppes or Chenggis Khan, it’s also one city : Ulaanbaatar where the culture develops day after day and feels free to create whatever could come in.

The Street Art Festival 2012 is the first event of this kind in Mongolia. The idea, which grows with the collaboration between Design-Park and the Alliance Française de Mongolie, is basically to created a fresco of 75 m2 with 10 mongolians Street-Artists and one french. Finally a fresco of 180 m2 have been created by 34 artists.

In March 2011 I had the chance to spend some time in Manhattan. Coming for the first time from Romania to the United States was a special experience for me as I have never visited any country outside Europe. Everything seemed the same, but very unfamiliar somehow. Many little differences, some of them almost invisible to the eye made me feel as a foreigner, a stranger like nowhere else before. 

I was so curious what kind of people I would meet on the streets of Manhattan, how I would relate to them. At first I was a bit overwhelmed by the noise of that place, the almost aggressive geometry of the streets. But as I got used to looking beyond these disruptive elements, I managed to see the people and finally I felt at home with my camera.

In 2011, as uprisings unfolded all over the world, the United States saw the beginning of a new revolution. The recent economic recession still loomed in every American’s mind, though people hoped for a brighter future. To move forward, it became clear that drastic economic and social reform was necessary. The Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement became a major voice for this reform and set out to confront corruption and encourage equality. Shortly after the OWS protests began in NYC, McPherson Square became the OWS headquarters in the nation’s capital, Washington, DC. Located on K Street, home to many of the lobbyists responsible for corporate corruption, McPherson Square was a symbolic location for Occupy DC to inhabit. From this hub, protestors established a cohesive community of hundreds, and organized rallies and marches for a variety of issues.

Under authoritarian rule, stadiums were amongst a few places where Egyptians were free to express their own opinion. The Ultras Ahlawy, hardcore fans of Egypt's most famous football club Al Ahly Cairo, never made a secret of their hatred against the regime and clashed with state security prior to the Egyptian Revolution in early 2011. Thus, the Ultras were the only movement in Egypt who had combat experience with the regime. So they went to the front lines of the uprising. But the Ultras paid a price. In early February they were attacked in a stadium by angry masses. 74 people died, most of them Ahlawy. Until now, they blame remnants of the regime for seeking revenge for the Ultras’ role during the revolution by staging the riots. German photographer Ben Kilb followed the Ultras for 3 weeks.

Between 1984 and 1994, David Barbour was a contract photographer for the Canadian International Development  Agency (CIDA) and he photographed in over 30 countries in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean. All the photographs were produced in colour on Kodachrome film and were used for educational and promotional usage. In 1994, he wanted to pursue a personal project that extended his experience in other countries and he travelled to Havana for the first time. Since then, he has returned 16 times to document life on the street, complete assignments and lead photo workshops for SPAO in Ottawa.

"Short Stories" is an attempt to capture the fluidity and diversity of street life in South America. In direct contrast to Europe and much of the Western world, people share an intimate and collective bond with the streets and public places. With the fragmentation of a day into working hours and free time not being as rigid, daily life is much less structured. Social and economic issues notwithstanding, there is an inherent openness to public life, and activities usually considered private are frequently carried out outdoors. Shot throughout parts of South America during 2010, the series is focused mostly on the multifaceted everyday life without being a strictly documentary project.