
Onna, the village erased by earthquake. Italy
The small village of Onna was almost completely erased by the earthquake that struck the Abruzzo region in Italy on April 6, 2009. 85% of its old buildings collapsed, killing 40. In 1944 Onna already suffered from its tragedy...
Text and photos by Riccardo Budini
Text and photos by Riccardo Budini

L’Aquila, ghost city for six years and on. Italy
Red Zone, cordoning off the medieval center of L’Aquila: the wounds inflicted by the lethal earthquake seem slow to heal. The city, fled on a deadly night of six years ago, still remain suspended in time, showing the signs of an abruptly interrupted life.
Text and photos by Riccardo Budini
Text and photos by Riccardo Budini

Centrale Montemartini, one of a kind Museum
WORLD CULTURES AND HERITAGE - On October 31, 1997 the exhibition "Le macchine e gli dei" opens. During the broadening works of the "I Musei Capitolini", an important part of its collection was transferred...
Text and photos by Riccardo Budini
Text and photos by Riccardo Budini

Fasnacht Carnival of Basel
Every year the City of Basel is consumed by a festival called Fasnacht with its origins dating back as far as the 14th Century. It is Switzerland's largest festival and it lasts exactly seventytwo hours. Residents refer to it...
Text and photos by Nick Kozak
Text and photos by Nick Kozak

Celebrations for the International Mother Language Day in Bangladesh
International Mother Language Day is a celebration of linguistic and cultural diversity, and multilingualism, held every year on 21 February worldwide
Text and photos by Suvra Kanti Das
Text and photos by Suvra Kanti Das

Devotees of Rakher Upobash
During Kartik, “the holiest month” beginning every year with the new moon in November, thousands of Hindu devotees celebrate the feast of Rakher Upobash, fasting and praying the gods sitting before the Shri Shri Lokanath Brahmachari Ashram...
Text and photos by Suvra Kanti Das
Text and photos by Suvra Kanti Das

Ashura
Bangladeshi Shiite Muslims gathered for praying at Hoseni Dalan on the eve and holy day of Ashura. Shiites mark Ashura on the tenth day of the month of Muharram to commemorate the Battle of Karbala when...
Text and photos by Suvra Kanti Das
Text and photos by Suvra Kanti Das

Youth in India
Every year more and more children in India become orphans and are found abandoned. This photo essay draws a portrait of kids with their families and of orphans forced to make a living.
Text and photos by Francois Razon
Text and photos by Francois Razon

Celebration for the Eid Al-Adha festival in Dhaka
Bangladeshi Muslims gather at Baitul Mukarram National mosque in Dhakapray during the festival of Eid al-Adha. Dhaka, Bangladesh. Oct. 6, 2014
Text and photos by Suvra Kanti Das
Text and photos by Suvra Kanti Das

Homebound Bangladeshi Train and Ferry People
Bangladeshi people heading to their respective villages for the upcoming Muslim religious festival Eid-al-Adha. In order to catch a train, they overcrowd stations and train cars beyond imagination...

Tribute in Light for the 13th anniversary of 9/11 in New York
A crowd of some 100 people gathered at the Brooklyn Bridge Park in Dumbo to spectate and photograph the Tribute in Light memorial on the 13th anniversary of 9/11. Sept. 11, 2014. New York, USA.

Aftermath of Padma river erosion in Bangladesh
Every year in Bangladesh, millions of people are affected by river erosion that destroys home, farmland, communication infrastructure. In last couple of days river erosion by the Padma River have caused extensive damages to...