Photography and Text by Anisha Arora, Copyright 2018 . South Africa. The Land of Contradictions . South Africa is a land of contradictions. What you see on the surface are beautiful beaches, sprawling vineyards, clear sky and dramatic mountains everywhere. You are enchanted and enthralled by the beauty, and rightly so. But slowly, you … Read more
. Photography and Text by Grant Wei, Copyright 2018 . BLINKING THROUGH MEMORIES . On a warm morning, my grandmother opens the elevator door to give a warm embrace to her childhood friend, who had visited Beijing for professional reasons. “How long has it been?” she exclaims. “Blink of an eye, and here we … Read more
Photography and Text by Rongrong Liu, Copyright 2018 . A COLORFUL FAVELA . Favela, in Portuguese, means a slum. Thousands of books and reports talk about these Brazilian shanty towns. There are 786 favelas in Rio de Janeiro. Each one has around 160,000 people. They live and die in these shady places because they cannot … Read more
Photography and Text by Frank “Fangyi” Fan, Copyright 2018 . TRADE TENSION BETWEEN US AND CHINA . US-China Trade War has been in the headlines of major newspapers and websites for the past several weeks. On March. 22, 2018, President Trump signed an executive memorandum which would impose tariffs on up to $60 billion … Read more
. . Editor’s Note: Mikel Elam is an affiliate of Tony Ward Studio. To access a Gallery of his work, click here: http://tonywardstudio.com/gallery/mikel-elam-painter/