Vice

Secret Life of a Hijabi

This photo was taken on the road while travelling the outlandish Western Region of Ghana during the rainy season. Entrenched stereotypes of the unadventurous, subdued ?hijabi? are challenged by the reality of vivacious personality and independent character - and a urge to fight poverty.

Submitted by Karem.Issa

Hijabi Dreams

This image explores a different angle of the gender, power and poverty dynamic - that of the 'opportunity' to fight poverty. A hijab-clad British-Asian young woman makes an impact with schoolgirls in the Ghanaian village of Achiase. Not only is she giving up her time for her dream of fighting povert

Submitted by Karem.Issa

Door of Meagre Returns

A pre-teen street-vendor carries her headpan of livelihood ? a faceless, nameless poverty statistic within the hustle and bustle of a nation living each day to make means end. This is a view from the Door of No Return at Cape Coast Castle in Ghana, the door through which slaves were led out of Afric

Submitted by Karem.Issa

Asking For It

I follow my fear into situations of potential male violence and disapproval: situations where passivity, acquiescence and submission feel safer or more appealing than taking control. I approach men in public places ? outside offices, pubs, cafes and gentlemen's venues often in London's square mile.

Submitted by Alex.Brew

Homeless man & his companion

This man and his dog are homeless on the streets of Sao Paulo (Brazil), which is the biggest city in South America. What is touching about them is their companionship and their loyalty. In order to survive, in a very aggressive city, they share space and food as well. Street dogs are, many times,

Submitted by Miguel.Saad

Please don't stop me

Women in the glamour/sex/alternative industry often have a bad reputation and are looked down upon, they are strong, intelligent and powerful women. While doing a strip for an adult website i wanted to capture the way this lady felt about what people may think of her, and everything surrounding t

Submitted by Leah Simone.Metcalfe

Is affluence a sanctuary?

Part of a series of photos on the theme of rape...The picture challenges wether the issues of gender and power are merely a problem of poverty. The background and clothes eminate a rich and cultured lifestyle which is in contrast to the anguish of the subject. While women in developed countries have

Submitted by Michelle.Theodotou

Underground Queen

She leaves in the underground. She has the most amazing collection of jewelry. She calls herself Frida Kahlo.

Submitted by Natalija.Gormalova

mom

This is a photograph of my mom who was diagnosed with breast cancer early on this year. I asked if it would be okay for me to take some photographs of the operations, procedures and pill popping that would be her life for the next nine months. luckily shes doing well and i've come to some conclusio

Submitted by Adam.Heanue

Sherpa Girl

This was taken in the Khumbu region of Nepal, near Mount Everest. It is very remote and completely untouched by modernity. This little girl, about 4 years old, is already herding Yaks with her father. She has more energy than her father, who is old and losing his sight. A child undertaking a very

Submitted by Ctrl.Alt.Shift

Child for Sale

This was taken at a poor, remote tourist spot in the Dominican Republic. The girl, sitting here with her minder-her grandmother-is selling her services as a 'masseuse' for men. This is how she and her family make a living. She was 7 years old at the time. Although not a woman in age, she has been pu

Submitted by Ctrl.Alt.Shift

Waiting for peace

The photograph shows the daughter of an escaped female child-soldier. As a product of rape, she was born in the captivity of the Lords Resistance Army. In her arms she cradles her brother, born in the army?s Child Protection Unit where her mother and other escapees are waiting for peace.

Submitted by Jonathan.Hyams

I Don't Believe In Lust

"I don't believe in lust, in what people think of me and want from me. Use me, lust for me and then throw me out because it's easy. Lust is nothing when you end up with no one."

Submitted by Elkie.Vanstiphout

What is?

What is it to be a woman? What is it to be a powerful woman? Should women have to take on the persona of a man to get that little bit further in life? Will being that little bit more of a man make you just as rich and powerful when it comes to being a ?success?? Many women in high paying jobs still

Submitted by Miriam.Abrahams

communal labour

Once a week in the village of Gbledi Chebi in the Eastern region of Ghana, it is communal labour day. In the morning everyone is meant to bring their cutlass/sweeps and do some weeding in the village. When you go down to the main road however, all you will see is women doing the work.

Submitted by Kharunya.Paramaguru

Current collaborations

The Visible

The Visible is Ctrl.Alt.Shift’s voice on campus. A vibrant network of student activists across the UK, they act, stand up, and campaign creatively to call for an end to global poverty...

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Comica

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Sadlers Wells

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Baltic

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Film Competition

Congratulations to Alexandra Monro + Sheila Menon who won the People's Choice Vote with their entry 'No Way Through'.