About the photography

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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.

Black and white portrait of Rosa Panggabean who has short hair wearing a dark shirt, looking directly at the camera with a neutral expression; blurred outdoor background.

Rosa Panggabean a documentary photographer based in Jakarta, Indonesia. With a background in photojournalism, she focuses on capturing events and their broader social contexts.

Her work explores human stories and their intersections with topics such as identity, social change, human rights, and the environment.

Learn more about Panggabean’s process and what she finds inspirational about her work.

Portrait of Kondwani Jere who is smiling, with short dreadlocks wearing a black leather jacket and a dark shirt, photographed against a dark, blurred background. The image is in black and white.

Kondwani Jere is a documentary photographer and storyteller based in Malawi. His work focuses on the intersections of identity, resilience, and structural injustice, particularly in the context of health, gender, culture, and social change.

With a background in both visual and strategic storytelling, he works closely with communities to build narratives that are participatory, ethical, and grounded in local realities.

Learn more about Jere’s creative process and his approach to ethical storytelling.

Portrait of Manuel Seoane, who has a short beard standing in a minimal, empty outdoor space. He wears a blue jacket, gray shirt, dark jeans, sneakers, and has a camera strap around his neck. He looks at the camera with a relaxed posture.

Manuel Seoane is a freelance documentary photographer who was born and still lives in La Paz, Bolivia. He is driven to cover stories about the issues affecting local communities and the environment.

“My biggest lesson in journalism has been to actively involve the subjects I portray. It is their story we are telling so we have to let them tell it. We journalist must work as a bridge only.”