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Somali Poet

Abdiqani, a young Somali poet records an ode to #Mogadishu at a local radio station. “I will never stop making poems for Mogadishu, I love it as a mother loves her only son.” The Somali language was unwritten until 1973, #poetry and the #radio are two bedrocks of life here. Photo by Roopa Gogineni @rgogineni

First photo, 4:30am in Nairobi

Hello! I’m Roopa Gogineni, a photojournalist based in Nairobi, Kenya. Thrilled to instagram this week for@burndiary, on assignment in Mogadishu making a photo and video portrait of the city and the people who call it home. I’ve been working in Somalia since 2011 when al Shabaab still controlled parts of the capital city. Nearly two …

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Slemish Mountain

This is my last post following a week on BURN Diary. I hope it’s ok if I share another image here from Slemish mountain, one of my favourite places. To me, it stands for the best of Northern Ireland: green hills and awe inspiring countryside. Hope you’ve enjoyed this very quick tour of County Antrim, …

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Samson and Goliath

One of Belfast’s famous twin yellow cranes, known as Samson and Goliath, in the docks area close to the city centre. Photo by Judith Cole (@judyacole).

The Tree Outside

Another storm is setting in tonight and this tree outside my door is being led a merry dance. Photo by Judith Cole (@judyacole).

Marco Vernaschi – Biophilia

Marco Vernaschi Biophilia ESSAY CONTAINS EXPLICIT CONTENT BIOPHILIA, a newly born NGO based in Argentina, is currently developing a set of programs with different Communities throughout the Country. The photographs featured in this essay are part of a developing work in progress that will keep growing through the next four months. In particular, BIOPHILIA is …

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Dream World

In a dream world, this is where I would live, the Atlantic Ocean at my feet, amid the cliffs and craggy rocks of north Antrim. Photo by Judith Cole (@judyacole).