Sarajevo Youth Theatre, Pozoriste Mladih Sarajevo- tonight.

The main actor, peeking through the stage curtain prior to rehearsal!

At the Youth Theatre in Sarajevo (Pozoriste Mladih Sarajevo), actors have been busy rehearsing for their play, ‘Svirala', which opens tonight. Fantastic work by everyone involved, including Director Alena Dzebo!

#theatre #youththeatre #sarajevo #bosnia #photography #newgeneration

Postojnska jama

Wikipedia: (Slovene: Postojnska jama; German: Adelsberger Grotte; Italian: Grotte di Postumia) is a 24,340 m long karst cave system near Postojna, southwestern Slovenia. The cave was first described in the 17th century by the pioneer of study of karst phenomena, Johann Weikhard von Valvasor, although graffiti inside dated to 1213 indicates a much longer history of use.

Postojnska jama, July 2018. 

#slovenia #grotte #travel #photography #postojna #fujifilm #x100f

Exhibition in Sarajevo: Genocide in Srebrenica, 11 lessons for the future.

Join us, make a visit- for one month starting July the 9th, the exhibition Genocide in Srebrenica, 11 lessons for the future, is on show in Sarajevo. This group exhibition shows 11 individual stories of survivors of the Srebrenica genocide. Awareness lessons for all of us to bring forward. It is curated by Hikmet Karcic.

Inside the Pilica Cultural Centre where around 500 men and boys, including Hasan's twin brother, were killed.

An umbrella helps making some shade in the intense sunshine at the Potocari memorial cemetery on July 11th 2017. The irony is rather obvious..

#bosnia #srebrenica #genocide #storytelling #marsmira #humanrights #photojournalism #documentary #potocari #ReportageSpotlight #nikonswitzerland #webster #keystoneag #un

Theatrical satire on the Calais Jungle.

Fantastic evening at the International school in Lausanne, first presenting my own work about “Life After Genocide in Rwanda, Bosnia and Iraq”, then watching the Borderline Theatre company: "A satire of Calais Jungle devised and performed by an ensemble of European and refugee artists. Directed by Sophie NL Besse”.

Great cast with Europeen and refugee artists

#boarderline #theatre #photography #journalism #refugees #isl

Earth Day 2018

The Earth Day is on April 22nd. The purpose is to put focus on protecting the environment and to bring all 193 countries together. Bhutan is a country of about 750,000 people has set some impressive environmental benchmarks; Bhutan is the only country which is carbon negative! That is a good legacy for the children of Bhutan! 

A boy is playing near the
Chimi Lhakhang Monastery.

#photojournalsim #storytelling #onassignment #earthday #bhutan #localfood #freshair

Reverien- Silver mention in the Px3- Prix de la Photographie Paris

I little while ago, I got to spend some time with my friend Reverien, at his place in Switzerland...we also got a chance to visit his place in Rwanda. The story got a Silver Award in the Px3- Prix de la Photographie Paris- now is the time to enter for next years awards. More on Reverien, who survived the genocide in 1994 despite losing his entire family and my stories from Rwanda can be found in this link.

Reverien visiting his childhood village, Mugina, about an hour from Kigali, Rwanda.

#genocide #photography#documentary #photojournalism #reportage #webster #nikonpro #keystonephoto #px3 #switzerland #Rwanda

Ratko Mladić convicted of war crimes and genocide at UN tribunal

175 bodies were laid to rest during the ceremonial burial in Potocari, near Srebrenica on July 11th 2014. Approximately 8000 people were murdered in a week during July 1995 in Srebrenica, Bosnia.

"Former Bosnian Serb army commander known as the ‘butcher of Bosnia’ sentenced to life imprisonment more than 20 years after Srebrenica massacre" the Guardian 



#bosnia #srebrenica #genocide #storytelling #marsmira #humanrights #photojournalism #documentary #potocari #july11 #20years #nikon #reportage #tuzla #lifeaftergenocide #humanrights #postwar #neveragain  #photography #webster #nikonpro #bisesero #webster 

"The Devil's Bar"- Potocari, Bosnia.

The shadow from a journalist can be seen in 'The Devil's Bar' at the former Dutch Bat HQ in Potocari on July 11th 2017

'The Devils Bar' is located inside the Potocari Memorial factory. It used to be the bar area for the Dutch soldiers during the war. This was a car battery factory in the Yugoslav time and the UN head quarters during teh war in Bosnia. Today, much of the buildings are left the way they were during the war, with old sawing blades left in one corner. However, some work has started repairing parts of the buildings as they are starting to deteriorate too much. George Pfrommer, a former Dutch Bat, painted the 'Café' painting as seen inside the bar.

#bosnia #srebrenica #genocide #storytelling #marsmira #humanrights #photojournalism #documentary #potocari #ReportageSpotlight #nikonswitzerland #webster #keystoneag

Sarajevo+ Photography

Evening, Sarajevo, July 2017

Sarajevo is a beautiful city, with architecture, people and history which inspires. Planning photography workshops for next year. Keep an eye out for more info here.
#bosnia #srebrenica #genocide #storytelling #marsmira #humanrights #photojournalism #documentary #potocari #ReportageSpotlight #nikonswitzerland #webster #keystoneag #photography #workshop

22 years later.

"As the coffins arrive from Sarajevo, they are placed at the warehouse inside the old car battery factory which functioned as the UN head office during the war. Today, it is part of the memorial and the cemetory for the victims of the genocide in Srebrenica which which took place in July 1995". Well over 8000 people were murdered during the genocide in Srebrenica, 22 years ago. A new generation is growing up- the question is, are we any closer to reconciliation? More stories to come.

The burial of the dead, Potocari July 10th 2014

#bosnia #srebrenica #genocide #storytelling #marsmira #humanrights #photojournalism #documentary #potocari #ReportageSpotlight #nikonswitzerland #webster #keystoneag

Mars Mira 2017

These guys will spend the night in an abundant house in Lipije where genocide took place 22 years ago. The following day, they continued the Peace March following the route men, boys and some women took when they tried to escape from death in Srebrenica in July 1995. 

Participants of Mars Mira/ Peace March camps at Lipije after one day of marching for peace. 22 years after the genocide in Srebrenica. Lipije, Bosnia. July 8th 2017. 

#bosnia #srebrenica #genocide #storytelling #marsmira #humanrights #photojournalism #documentary #potocari #ReportageSpotlight #nikonswitzerland #webster #keystoneag

New stories from Bosnia

Working on new stories from Bosnia, editing, going through old material- brings back memories.. Stay tuned. A little over two years ago, Bill Clinton visited the 20th commemoration of the genocide in Srebrenica.

Bill Clinton arrived for the 20th commemoration in Potocari, just as he did for the opening of the memorial.  136 bodies were laied to rest on July 11th 2015 in Potocari.

#bosnia #srebrenica #genocide #storytelling #marsmira #humanrights #photojournalism #documentary #potocari #ReportageSpotlight #nikonswitzerland #webster #keystoneag #billclinton

Webster University refugee simulation 2017

For four days and three nights starting today, students from Webster University Geneva discovered how it feels to be a refugee. The Webster Humanitarian Association (WHA), in collaboration with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), which supplied the tents and equipment, organises the refugee simulation on campus. The idea will work continue to create focus on the situation on refugees and migrants in todays world. Follow us for the next few days with activities and events at the Webster Geneva's campus.

The students are signing in as refugees after having walked from the UNHCR's
office in Geneva to the campus in Genthod Bellevue

The students are signing in as refugees after having walked from the UNHCR's
office in Geneva to the campus in Genthod Bellevue

After having signed in as a refugee, the students are setting up the tent provided by the UNHCR. 

‪‪#‎documentary‬‪ #‎photojournalism‬ ‪#‎reportage‬ ‪‪#‎webster‬ ‪#‎nikonpro‬ ‪#‎fifdh‬ ‪#‎norge‬‪ #‎fotograf‬ ‪#‎keystone‬ ‪#refugee #refugeesimulation #wha #unhcr