Humanity in times of fear
About the BOOK
Photojournalist Julia Leeb reports on the most dangerous places in our world. She learns first hand how people behave in extreme situations, be it the fighting of the Nubians in Sudan, the warlords in the Congo, the war in Libya, the revolution in Egypt or the isolated dictatorship in North Korea. In doing so, her own life is in danger: When her research comes too close to the truth, she is to be killed in cold blood. Another time she is kidnapped to silence her as a witness.
North Korea certainly wouldn't come first on a general list of dream destinations. Nevertheless, the country exudes an eerie fascination. It's a mystery, an anonymous country isolated from the rest of the world. With two friends, German photojournalist Julia Leeb made a journey to better understand the country and its people. The result is a spectacular illustrated volume that offers a riveting look at its architecture, culture, and society. Readers get to immerse themselves in an unknown world. We witness celebrations for the 100th birthday of the country's founder, Kim Il Sung, and follow hundreds of North Koreans as they participate in an Arirang (Korean folk song) synchronized dance spectacle. But even the "quieter" impressions evoke emotion in the viewer: an excited bride, a mother with child - everyday scenes that are somehow quite different. These multi-layered images linger in the memory long afterwards, even when you have already put the book aside.
200 WOMEN - WHAT MOVES US
Author: Ruth Hobday & Geoff Blackwell
Despite their differences, the women who have their say in this book have a lot in common, namely their courage, their commitment and the power of their voices. They are famous, completely unknown, they have different religions and skin colors, they are survivors of violence and fighters for a better world. All women have been portrayed by a team of photographers and they have all answered five questions the answers of which get under your skin. Especially in times like these, when populists are not only endangering democracies in the USA, women's rights are being suppressed and minorities are marginalized, we want to make the voices of determined women heard more clearly than ever.
30 WOMEN WHO GIVE COURAGE - "FALL SEVEN TIMES AND GET UP EIGHT TIMES."
Author: Ruth Hobday & Geoff Blackwell
"If I were the mother of a daughter and had to choose a trait for her, I'd choose courage." Amber Heard
Women from circumstances that couldn't be more different talk about hopes and defeats, their unshakable optimism and where they get the strength to get up again and again. They are authentic stories and very personal thoughts of great courage and unwavering willpower.
ENCOURAGING, INSPIRING, TOUCHING
With portraits by award-winning photographer Kieran E. Scott
Breaking News? How the smartphone changed journalism
This edition of Voices and Conversations features a collection of interviews and essays from journalists, broadcasters, academics, critics, and creatives from around the world. Discussions explore the empowering, enabling and facilitation aspects of the smartphone in journalism, and hint at possible futures. Contributors to this edition of 'Voices and Conversations' are Martin Cooper, Everette E. Dennis, Rachel Davis Mersey, Richard Ling, Yusuf Omar, Corinne Podger, Rawya Rageh, Mandy Jenkins, Julia Leeb, David Guttenfelder, Hendrik Lehmann, Coleen Baik, Nat Gyenes, Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, Khalifa Saleh Al Haroon, Yasuomi Sawa, Elina Hiltunen, and James E. Katz