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Ipas is committed to ethical storytelling, image use and most importantly, upholding people’s dignity in the work we do. We partner with local photographers who understand their communities, and who share our values.

 

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A woman with long, wavy black hair wearing a bright pink sari with gold trim looks slightly to the side against a black background.
BANGLADESH

Fabeha Monir

Fabeha Monir is a visual journalist based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. She uses still images, text and video to tell multi-faceted stories that communicate the human experience. As a humanist photographer, she explores the themes of social development, migration, gender violence, and forced exile in marginalized communities.
A woman in a red and green patterned sari collects water with a bucket from a pond, standing barefoot on stone steps surrounded by lush green foliage.
A man in a yellow polo shirt and black cap, with sunglasses resting on his cap, looks at the camera while holding a vintage film camera against a textured brown background.

MOZAMBIQUE

Amilton Neves

Amilton Neves Cuna is a professional photographer based in both Maputo, Mozambique, and Tampa, Florida (USA), who examines contemporary societal issues using storytelling and documentary techniques. His projects focus on addressing perceptions of people at the margins of society through narratives of empowerment. After Mozambique experienced two deadly cyclones in 2019, he also began to explore the effects of climate change.

A woman stands outdoors on dry, barren land, holding a young child in her arms. Both look directly at the camera with serious expressions. The sky is blue with a few scattered clouds.

We spoke with women who are fighting this crisis every day.

Learn more about their experiences below.

White contour lines curve and swirl across a black background, resembling a topographic map or abstract elevation lines, creating a sense of depth and layered movement.

Climate crises deny women power

A woman stands outdoors on dry, barren land, holding a young child in her arms. Both look directly at the camera with serious expressions. The sky is blue with a few scattered clouds.

Impact of poverty

A woman wearing a red and green floral sari with a red bindi stands in front of a textured gray wall, looking calmly at the camera.

Young people and climate change

A woman wearing a pink scarf and red dress stands on muddy ground near wooden boats and trees by a riverbank with water and forest in the background.

We need women-led climate justice

Learn more about the two communities we visited.

Coastal Bangladesh
Beira, Mozambique

Photography in Bangladesh by Fabeha Monir and in Mozambique by Amilton Neves.

Learn more here