Rewind Series | Violence
This series will focus on showcasing timeless photography that will tell human condition stories and provide enjoyment. Selected from features published since the magazine’s birth in 2014, these hidden visuals will again come to life to touch your hearts. The rewind series will be presented in subjects. To see…
Read articleStop Violence Against Women
Documentary Photographer Md. Shamim Shahnewaz is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay. From the project ‘Stop Violence Against Women’. To see Md. Shamim’s body of work, click on any image. Violence against women is a major human rights issue all over…
Read articleThe Violence South Of The Border | Latin America’s Shocking Crime Statistics Followed By The Darkest Prediction
I have been pickpocketed in Guatemala, watch torn off my wrist in Peru, boots stolen in Brazil , and my backpack sliced open with a razor blade in Equator. These examples, are all small fry crime, in Central and South America. Latin America has the largest murder rate…
Read articleGrowing Up In Extreme Violence & Poverty In El Salvador
Documentary Photographer Adam Hinton is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this social documentary photography. From his project ‘El Salvador‘. To see Adam’s body of work click on any photograph. El Salvador has a long history of gang violence and many films have…
Read articleLife In The Most Violent Country In The World – Honduras
Photographer Antonio Aragon Renuncio is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this social documentary photography. These images are from his project ‘Streets Of Blood‘. To see Antonio’s body of work click on any image. Antonio Aragon Renuncio is the founder of NGO OASIS which develops medical projects uninterruptedly in some of the most…
Read articleThe Vessel | Book Review
The Vessel Review by Gabriel Leuter The first and last vessels we encounter in Terry Duffy’s vivid retrospective of a life lived in and through art, are spacious, quiet rooms imbued with “a layer of dust… and memory lingering in the air”. These chambers that frame the book (the parlour…
Read articleUnder A Grudging Sun By Alex Webb | Photography Book Recommendation By Edge of Humanity Magazine
Reviewed By Joelcy Kay Editor & Curator | Edge of Humanity Magazine Curator | NO MIDDLEMAN ART GALLERY Under A Grudging Sun By Alex Webb depicts Haiti in the late 80s. It is a dramatic; and yet raw contrast of thick colors and the Haitian people’s dark complexion,…
Read articleNigerian Youth | The Struggle For Better Opportunities
Written by Chukwu Christian Onyemaechi NARRATIVES TO ILLEGAL MIGRATION AMONGST YOUNG PEOPLE IN NIGERIA In recent times, the number of people especially the youths who either by hook or by crook, try to cross over into America and Europe, has skyrocketed astronomically. Due to bad governance, autocracy, nepotism, ethnic…
Read articleThe Andean Social & Cultural Dualism
Photographer Nicoletta Cerasomma is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay. From the project ‘Crossing Lives’. To see Nicoletta’s body of work, click on any image. This project aims to represent Andean Countries, stuck in between the Past and Future. Like all…
Read articleBelfast’s Peace Walls
Psychologist and Photographer Michel Petillo is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the project ‘Belfast Black Taxi Ride’. To see Michel’s body of work, click on any image. The first peace lines were built in 1969, following the outbreak of…
Read articlePaintography | The Queen
Artist Georges Dumas is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay. From ‘ The Queen’ series. To see Georges’ body of work, click on any image. “The Queen” is a series of 12+1 artworks exploring the theme of power. More specifically, it…
Read articleThey Continue to Come
Addressing the root causes of why there is massive immigration from Central America to the United States is Bullshit. How much will this cost Americans? Does the Biden administration want to stop all the corruption, poverty, and violence, in Central America? I see a lot of luxury condos purchased…
Read articleOff Season
Artwork By PAUL BUTLER “’Off Season’ is part of an ongoing photographic project, documenting the winter months at Strandhill,County Sligo. This wild and spectacular location is situated in the north west of Ireland, it is a favored spot with walkers and the local/international surfing community. The violent seas of…
Read articleRewind Series | Central America
This series will focus on showcasing timeless photography that will tell human condition stories and provide enjoyment. Selected from features published since the magazine’s birth in 2014, these hidden visuals will again come to life to touch your hearts. The rewind series will be presented in subjects. To see…
Read articleWriting With Light Via U.S. Mail
Photographers Ahmed Salvador and Scott McMahon are the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributors of this photo essay. From the project ‘LIGHT AND CHEMICAL CORRESPONDENCE’. To see Ahmed and Scott ’s body of work, click on any image. “Scott McMahon and Ahmed Salvador have been collaborating…
Read articleMyanmar | A Little Freedom Slips Away
Hundreds of thousands nationwide are protesting the military coup in Burma. Historically, the armed forces has a record of brutality. They have no problem violently putting down street protesters. The authoritarian power in Myanmar will continue on until international sanctions put so much economic pressure that the regime will…
Read articleEdge of Humanity Magazine Contributors’ List 2020
The Components Of Beauty In Uganda’s Culture Written by Andronicus Enoch Muwanguzi “I want you to respect me as a person but please choke, slap, bite, spank, restrain and call me a dirty slut…” Written by Lay Sion Ng @ Issues Under Tissues …
Read articleWomen’s Rights In Japan | From “People’s Rights Grandma” (1878) To “Gender Free” (1999)
Written by Lay Sion Ng @ Issues Under Tissues Feminism and Politics in Japan: From Prewar to Present The 1980s (pp. 2-3): In Japan, women voted for the first time in 1946. However, Japan’s first movement for civil rights began in the 1870s. One of the representatives…
Read articleThe Vibe Of Guadeloupe
Photographer Marie-Pierre Lambelin is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay. From the project ‘Le Battement d’aile du papillon’. To see Marie-Pierre ’s body of work, click on any image. I got bewitched by the the butterfly’s flapping wing, In the…
Read articlePunishment By A Group Of Masked Men | Northern Ireland
Artist Martin Seeds is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay. From the project ‘Masks’. To see Martin’s body of work, click on any image. The uncertainties brought on by BREXIT, the failure of the Northern Ireland Assembly, and the challenges to the…
Read articleRaj Kumar Ram “Untouchable”
Photographer Małgorzata Wakuluk is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the ongoing project ‘RAJ KUMAR’. To see Małgorzata’s body of work, click on any image. Touch Untouchables – Raj Kumar Ram Untouchables – colloquial term for the lowest social caste…
Read articleThe Historical Omissions Of Injustice Behind The Country’s Façade Of Equality | Re-Creating The White House China
Artist Kathleen Clark is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay. From the book/project ‘The White House China’. To see Kathleen’s body of work, click on any image. The White House China is a book of photographic and mixed media reconstructions…
Read articleReligion & Science
Photographer Madhur Dhingra is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay. From the book/project ‘Entangled | Chapter #1 | Śūnyatā ( སྟོང་པ་ཉིད ) – The Ultimate Void ’. To see Madhur ’s body of work, click on any image. These images are a part…
Read articleLife’s Inevitable Changes
Photographer Alexandros Vrettakos is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay. From the project ‘Eternal Recurrence’. To see Alexandros’ body of work, click on any image. Life on our planet, as it evolves, is characterized by cyclicality in the form of…
Read articleHomosexuality In India | History, Struggles & Celebrations
Photographer Sourojeet Paul is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the project ‘FREEDOM OF LOVE’. To see Sourojeet’s body of work, click on any image. “It is my body and my wish… be gone demons.” The individuals of LGBTQ community…
Read articleBreaking Borders | A Community Story | Egypt, Bogota
Documentary and Street Photographer Gabriel Rojas is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the project ‘Egypt, Guardian of History’. To see Gabriel’s body of work, click on any image. The Egypt neighborhood is one of the oldest in Bogotá. It…
Read articleTo Save Their Lives They Left All Behind | Crimes & Drug Trafficking | Guerrero, Mexico
Photographer Jair Cabrera is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the project ‘Ghost towns in Guerrero because of drug trafficking’. To see Jair’s body of work, click on any image. The violence generated by organized crime in several municipalities…
Read articleMarc Shoul Reporting From Johannesburg, South Africa | Coronavirus’ Days
Documentary Photographer Marc Shoul is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the project ‘Time Between’. To see Marc’s body of work, click on any image. “The Storm is Upon Us” – President Ramaphosa Covid slipped into South Africa while it…
Read articleNO MIDDLEMAN ART GALLERY | Off Season
Artwork By PAUL BUTLER “’Off Season’ is part of an ongoing photographic project, documenting the winter months at Strandhill,County Sligo. This wild and spectacular location is situated in the north west of Ireland, it is a favored spot with walkers and the local/international surfing community. The violent seas…
Read article“once a Ticuna man is born, a tree is born” Life In The Depths Of The Amazon Jungle
Photographer Ovidio Gonzalez Soler is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the ongoing project ‘Neoticuna’. To see Ovidio’s body of work, click on any image. There is a mystical connection between man and nature, for some reason that I…
Read articleDoldrums
Written By Poet and Photographer J H Martin @ A Coat for a Monkey FORWARD – REWIND My pinned eyes close On their bloods and their greys I know where I’m going But not what I’ll see Not through the oak door and not up the stairs…
Read article“Si, hasta la primavera”
Written By Poet and Photographer J H Martin @ A Coat for a Monkey UNTIL THE SPRING Ugly are Those winter buildings Covered in underwear Far beneath which I sit and paint My gallery of spring In these lines Of brightest green and blue These swirls of new…
Read articleCOVID-19 | Coronavirus’ Days | I Hate My Mate
Written by Life Coach Carioca Da Gema A couple we knew years ago was able to synchronize their two weeks’ vacation. “I’m dreading spending all this time with my husband, we never took more than a weekend together during our entire marriage”. Nina said. The time off went…
Read articleEternal Trash | Consumerism
Photographer and Artist Irina Heinz is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay. From the project ‘What will remain after me’. To see Irina’s body of work, click on any image. It is terrible to disappear – I want to leave a mark. Something eternal.…
Read articleHonduras | “…working the maze of hope in the land of illusory governance.”
Photographer Seth Berry is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay. From the project ‘Anchuria’. To see Seth’s body of work, click on any image. In 1904, the term “Banana Republic” was coined by the short story writer, O. Henry, in his…
Read articleBringing Children’s Education To A Higher Level | Ica, Peru
Photographer Marco Di Gianvito is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the project ‘KAY PACHA. To see Marco’s body of work, click on any image. Kay Pacha (quechua for “here and now”) is a NGO based in Ica (Peru).…
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Death, Catholicism & My Mother’s Decisions Kelly Burke Intimate Passages Of My Mother’s Turmoil Marilyn Jaye Lewis “It’s for the mice” | Memories Of My Grandmother Marilyn Jaye Lewis “…you know you can’t sleep there” | Passages Of A Homeless Person’s Life J H Martin By…
Read article“…the realities of America’s Dream…” Petersburg, Virginia
Photographer Shane Rocheleau is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay. From the project ‘A Glorious Victory’. To see Shane’s body of work, click on any image. True freedom is neither attained nor sustained by individuals. Freedom is a collaboration attained and…
Read articleSowing Seeds
Nibbling On Asian History & Philosophy Series Source: Mystics and Zen Masters By: Thomas Merton Excerpt “Whatever is cultivated rightly, will surely grow. Whatever is not cultivated rightly must surely perish.” (page 67) Hermit Poet’s Comments: What comes into our mind will direct how we…
Read articleRelics From Fought Battles
The Life Coaching Series Written by Life Coach Carioca Da Gema The most important lesson one can learn from battling is to avoid it at any cost. Battles are intellectually and physically exhausting, and can many times cost you a lot of money. Nevertheless, they are inevitable, as…
Read articleDisappearing Icebergs
Architect and Photographer Fokion Zissiadis is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of these images. From the project ‘Greenland’s Iceberg’ now on exhibition. To see Fokion’s body of work, click on any image. Icebergs From Genesis To Extinction Exhibition Open Until November 17, 2019 Benaki Museum, Athens, Greece…
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Rohingya Muslims Violently Tossed from their homes It is ethnic cleansing Myanmar’s hidden nightmare Why do only a few care? Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2019 Who is The Hermit Poet? See also: Poetry Back to the Home Page
Read articleLife On The Irrawaddy’s Muddy Waters
Written By Poet and Photographer J H Martin @ A Coat for a Monkey ŚAKRA This delving day Of distracting thoughts Brings no relief From the fires of February Only your Slow moving brown waters Washing over my Valium eyes Sat near a poor family I…
Read articleHold & Hear Their Murmur
Documentary Photographer Jean-Marc Caimi is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of these images. From the book/series ‘Daily Bread’. To see Jean-Marc’s body of work, click on any photograph. These pictures represent a rite of passage through an existence. Sex, food, nature, love, people,…
Read articleYouth Unemployment Struggle | Middle East & North Africa
Finding decent paying professional jobs and upward mobility is not very promising in the Middle East and North Africa. Yes, education is available, but once completing a university degree it is still difficult for a person to get on their feet. It is especially problematic for the young men trying…
Read articleAmerica Must Secure Its Border
The United States needs to stop playing around and secure its border. The US has to concentrate on its own problems and for the foreseeable future does not have the resources to just open the floodgates and allow illegals to cross over with impunity. The country currently cannot take care…
Read articleBelfast’s Youth
Photographer Toby Binder is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the book/project ‘Wee Muckers – Youth of Belfast’. To see Toby’s body of work, click on any image. »If I had been born at the top of my street,…
Read articleCompassion & The Struggles of Today’s Life
Nibbling On Asian History & Philosophy Series Source: By: Pema Chodron From the book: When Things Fall Apart | Heart Advice for Difficult Times (page 37) When the rivers and air are polluted, when families and nations are at war, when homeless wanderers fill the highways, these…
Read articleThe ISIS Caliphate’s Bits Sprinkled Across Desert Sand (This Post Includes Edge OF Humanity’s Prediction Post “ISIS Will Fold Like a Cheap Suit” Written January 2, 2015
ISIS Will Fold Like a Cheap Suit By Edge of Humanity Magazine, January 2, 2015 On June 29th 2014 ISIS stated that it had formed a caliphate called The Islamic State and Baghdadi would be now called Caliph Ibrahim. Word on the street is that Baghdadi is even descended from the Prophet Mohammed’s tribe. I’m not sure…
Read articleGlobalization Class Warfare
The world economy is rapidly becoming much more high tech and commercialized. An enormous amount of people have been lifted out of poverty and are experiencing a higher standard of living. They have access to more consumer goods that allow for a more comfortable existence. Whether one is for or…
Read articleIrish Travellers | Ireland Ethnic Group | Their Traditions & Struggles
Humanitarian Photographer Michele Zousmer is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this social documentary photography. From her project ‘The Other Side Of Ireland‘. To see Michele’s galleries click on any image. Much of my own personal work is based on individuals who are…
Read articleThe Many Facets Of Thai Boxing | Young Fighters’ Struggles & Hopes | Bangkok
Documentary Photographer Richard Friend is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From his project ‘In the Ring‘ and ‘Catching Monkeys‘. To see Richard’s body of work click on any photograph. Under an expressway flyover near one of the largest slum…
Read articleRohingya’s Quiet Genocide | The Arrival In Bangladesh’s Rice Fields
Documentary Photographer and Journalist Erberto Zani is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From his book ‘EXODUS – Rohingya in Bangladesh‘. To see Erberto’s body of work click on any image. With only a few concrete international actions to stop…
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Read articleRefugees – Crossing Borders Towards A New Struggle
Documentary Photographer and Photojournalist Cinzia D’Ambrosi is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this social documentary photography. From her ongoing project ‘Hate Hurts‘ . For more info on Hate Hurts click on any photograph. Over the last two years, I have chronicled the personal costs of psychological and physical…
Read articleTeenage Girls Are Forced To Give Birth – How Nicaragua’s Abortion Law Is Placing Young Women At Higher Risk
Photographer Anna Tärnhuvud is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this social documentary photography. From her project ‘Nicaragua Abortion Law‘. To see Anna’s body of work click on any photograph. Collaborating Reporter – Frida Svensson “I will fight for this law to change, I will…
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Read articleFaces Of Cazuca – The Illusive Peace For The Children Living In Extreme Poverty After Colombia’s War
Visual Artist Katy Lopez is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this portrait/documentary photography. From her project ‘AfterWar‘. To see Katy’s body of work click on any photograph. AfterWar is a story told in photographs of the children of Cazuca, a very deprived and stigmatized…
Read articlePoverty Tossed In Our Gutters Will Fester Into Crime
There is a movement in America today that aims to abandon all social programs that help people living in poverty. Taking away from the poor and giving to the rich, upper middle and middle class. Living under a bridge used to be for many their worst nightmare. Today, around…
Read article“Some Punches Are Like Musical Notes”- The Different Vibe Of Boxing
Documentary Photographer Toni Pires is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay. These images are from his project ‘A Slap In The Face‘. To see Toni’s body of work click on any image. In my schedule, as a photojournalist there was a simple…
Read articleThe Daily Hardship & Dangerous Nightlife Of Bangkok’s Khlong Toei Slum
Documentary Photographer Monique Montfroy is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this social documentary photography. From her project ‘The Dividing Line‘. To see Monique’s body of work click on any image. It is 38 degrees and around 70% humidity, midday. Sweat drips down my forehead and trickles down…
Read articleGay Clubs – Safety & Freedom For The LGBTQ Community
Photojournalist and Documentary Photographer Bill Kotsatos is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this social documentary photography. These images are from his project ‘The Sanctity Of Gay Clubs‘. To see Bill’s portfolio click on any image. Just as summer began to kick-off in early June, a 29-year-old security…
Read articleBrazilian Women & The Positive Effects Of Cosmetic Surgery
Documentary Photographer Anne Ackermann is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay. These portraits are from her project ‘Plastica‘. To see Anne’s body of work click on any image. I produced portraits of women who had ‘plastica’ or plastic surgery in Rio de…
Read articleAfro-Colombians Daily Life In Bogota’s Mega Slum
Photographer Antonia Zennaro is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this social documentary photography. These images are from her project ‘YO SOY – Colombia Bogota‘. To see Antonia’s body of work click on any image. After more than 50 years of war, over 7…
Read articleBook Review-Tao Te Ching (Lao Tsu) Translated by Gia-Fu Feng and Jane English
The Tao Te Ching was written by Lao Tsu (Lao Tzu) around 6th century BC. The Tao translated from Chinese to English is “Way.” This English translation by Gia-Fu Feng and Jane English is the first translation I purchased. My old 70’s copy is water stained, mildewed, torn, pages…
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