Akre, Kurdistan Region in Iraq.

Gulstan, a Kurdish-Syrian refugee in Gawilan refugee camp, Kurdistan Region in Iraq.

A rural pilgrim route in Al Hillah, Iraq at dusk. Pilgrims continue to walk late into the night, some walking from as far as Basra to reach Karbala. [2017]

Finn, my nephew, at home.

Horseman reenacting the battle against the Yazid army on the road to Karbala.

Al Hillah, Iraq

Dusk at a local pilgrim's route through Al Hillah. 

Juvenile orangutans hold on to Emmy, a keeper at SOCP's orangutan quarantine centre in North Sumatra, Indonesia. Well over 200 orangutans have been returned to the wild as a result of this work, and two entirely new wild populations of this Critically Endangered species are gradually being established, as a back up “safety net” for the remaining wild population, increasing the likelihood that at least some orangutans will survive in Sumatra’s forests in the future.

Al Qosh, Kurdistan Region in Iraq. On assignment with Article 36.

An Asian elephant stands visibly traumatised, chained to a temple pillar following a six-hour procession. It was paraded through the streets of Varanasi, noisy with crowds and rocketing fireworks, in the build up to Diwali, the festival of lights. The elephant was swaying and its bloodshot eyes swirled, as its owner looked on anxiously. There are an estimated 3,600 domesticated Asian elephants in India, belonging either to the government, wealthy families or temples and used in festivals throughout the year. They are an endangered species, their wild counterparts under threat from habitat loss and conflict with humans in agricultural areas.

A man weeps inside a Masjid in the city of Leh in Ladakh.

Funeral inside Imam Hussain Shrine in Karbala, Iraq

Sun bear in Medan, Sumatra. Sun bears are the world’s rarest bears, yet are commonly exploited for their gall bladders and bile. In traditional Chinese medicine the bile is thought to treat a range of ailments, from hangovers to hepatitis. Cubs are farmed, sometimes living permanently with a catheter used to drain the bile.

Eye hospital in Qom, Iran

Herat, Afghanistan

Borneo

An Iranian nurse prepares a mammogram machine in Qom, Iran.

Children play in the Euphrates near Kefal during the Arbaeen pilgrimage in Iraq.

Imam Hassan Qazwini prays in his home before iftar, the evening meal that breaks the fast during the holy month of Ramadan.

Calcutta, India

Khushboo is from the Musuhar caste, one of the most marginalised communities in India. The threat of child marriage and trafficking is critically high amongst these communities. Female empowerment organisations like Nari Gunjun provide support, safe houses and education for young girls. Khushboo now lives at Nari Gunjun's boarding school in Bihar and has won nationally in karate.

Ladakh, India

Mohammed [20] and Alan [14], refugees from Qamishli city in Syria, at Bardarash refugee camp in Kurdistan Region in Iraq.

An Orthodox priest sits inside Archangels’ church, built in the 13th Century, at Bachkovo Monastery in Bulgaria. It is one of the oldest and largest monasteries in Europe. On assignment with SUITCASE Magazine.

Shepherd in Al Qosh, Kurdistan Region in Iraq.

Mawat, As Sulaymaniyah in Kurdistan Region in Iraq.

Women queue at the entrance to Zeynab's Hill in Karbala, Iraq. 

Ghazale receiving an eye test at a hospital in Qom, Iran.

Akre, Kurdistan Region in Iraq.  On assignment with The Abraham Path Initiative. 

Mariam Eastman at home in Dearborn, USA.