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REPORTAGE - Krieg in Syrien (April 2017)
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Jibreen refugee camp in eastern Aleppo.Malak lost almost her whole family in an explosion in al-Bab. When she woke up in hospital only her 14-year-old son was left.
Civil war in Syria - Apr 2017
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Portraits of third gender people in Bangladesh, Bangladesh, Dec 2012
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"I wish I woke up one day only to find that I have become a woman. I am so soft and tender!" Zorina (25)
Eye-Opening Portraits Explore The Lives Of Third Gender People In Bangladesh
Shahria Sharmin's poignant photo series Call Me Heena highlights the struggles of the transgender minority in Bangladesh, also known as the Hijras.
The term Hijra is often given to those of the 'third' or unknown gender in Bangladesh, and also parts of India and Pakistan.
While most of Western society is very accepting towards the transgender community, males who choose to live as females face are shunned from society in most of Bangladesh, India and Pakistan.
"In Bangladesh Hijras hardly get an opportunity to have a normal life. They do not have any school to study, no temple to pray in, no government and private organizations would want to see them in their employee list. They have no access to legal system nor do even health service providers welcome them."
Shahria is a 42-year-old Bangladeshi photographer who is currently studying in London.
The photographer decided to take time to get to know the community who are outcast by so many.
"I, like almost everyone else in my society, was raised to see them as less than human. Their habits, way of life, and even their looks marked them as apart, different and deviant.
"Then I met Heena and she made me see how wrong I was. She opened her life to me, made me a part of her world and helped me to see beyond the word Hijra. She made me understand her, and others who live in her community, as the mothers, daughters, friends and lovers that they actually are."
Shahria began pursuing photography at the age of 38 and has worked as a freelance documentary photographer ever since.
After recognising that photography would enable her to tell stories and explore humanity she quickly...
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Fog in Venice, Italy - 19 Nov 2011
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Venice woke up this morning under a heavy blanket of fog adding to the atmoshere of the city. Venice, Italy
Fog in Venice, Italy - 19 Nov 2011
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Fog in Venice, Italy - 19 Nov 2011
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Venice woke up this morning under a heavy blanket of fog adding to the atmoshere of the city. Venice, Italy
Fog in Venice, Italy - 19 Nov 2011
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