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In pictures | Education in the shadow of early marriage

A few brave Yazidi women in Armenia have bucked tradition and sought a university education, to uplift not only themselves but their whole community.

In pictures | Education in the shadow of early marriage

A few brave Yazidi women in Armenia have bucked tradition and sought a university education, to uplift not only themselves but their whole community.

26/05/2021

In pictures | Lips sewn shut in Chiatura’s sinking village

Residents of Shukruti say their houses continue to collapse due to mining underneath, and neither the mining company nor the government is listening.

In pictures | Lips sewn shut in Chiatura’s sinking village

Residents of Shukruti say their houses continue to collapse due to mining underneath, and neither the mining company nor the government is listening.

15/03/2021

In Pictures | Anti-dam protesters gather in Kutaisi

On Sunday, thousands gathered in the central Georgian city of Kutaisi to protest the construction of the nearby Namakhvani hydropower project. 

In Pictures | Anti-dam protesters gather in Kutaisi

On Sunday, thousands gathered in the central Georgian city of Kutaisi to protest the construction of the nearby Namakhvani hydropower project. 

16/02/2021

In Pictures | Forgotten by the highway

From hammocks to nazuki sweet bread, the roadside wares that make travel in Georgia such a delight are in danger of disappearing. 

In Pictures | Forgotten by the highway

From hammocks to nazuki sweet bread, the roadside wares that make travel in Georgia such a delight are in danger of disappearing. 

19/01/2021

In Pictures | Bakuriani’s corona freeze

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought life in Georgia’s most popular ski resort town to a painful standstill.

In Pictures | Bakuriani’s corona freeze

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought life in Georgia’s most popular ski resort town to a painful standstill.

14/09/2020

In pictures | Borjomi’s year-long winter

Residents of the legendary spa town have banded together to try to survive the disappearance of the summer tourism boom.

In pictures | Borjomi’s year-long winter

Residents of the legendary spa town have banded together to try to survive the disappearance of the summer tourism boom.

28/08/2020

In Pictures | Women’s voices in forestry

The women who live off Georgia’s forests, and the women who tend to them tell their stories.

In Pictures | Women’s voices in forestry

The women who live off Georgia’s forests, and the women who tend to them tell their stories.

23/07/2020

In pictures | Strategic object: Baku’s years of transformation 

In a four year project, Chloe Borkett captured images of Baku’s metamorphosis in the 2010s from a different angle. 

In pictures | Strategic object: Baku’s years of transformation 

In a four year project, Chloe Borkett captured images of Baku’s metamorphosis in the 2010s from a different angle. 

4/06/2020

In pictures | Black Lives Matter protest in Tbilisi

Several dozen protestors gathered in central Tbilisi in support of the ongoing demonstrations in the United States.

In pictures | Black Lives Matter protest in Tbilisi

Several dozen protestors gathered in central Tbilisi in support of the ongoing demonstrations in the United States.

20/04/2020

In pictures | Life under quarantine in Gyumri

Hopes for a bumper tourist season in Armenia’s second-largest city have been put on hold by the coronavirus pandemic.

In pictures | Life under quarantine in Gyumri

Hopes for a bumper tourist season in Armenia’s second-largest city have been put on hold by the coronavirus pandemic.