Storytelling For Change

Join us for the next session of Storytelling for Change with Greta Rico – a Mexican Documentary Photographer, Journalist and Educator focused on issues related to; gender, environment, climate change and food. Her work focuses on exploring new social representations in contemporary visual culture. Through her projects she reflects on the care economy, coloniality, capitalist dispossession and the social trauma of current phenomena.Greta’s project, Gardens of chaos: the extinction of food, is a visual research that explores crop loss and related impacts of climate change in native maize and Milpa agriculture in Mexico and the challenges faced by small-scale farmers. This collaborative project in dialogue with peasant and indigenous communities highlights the Milpas and as a positive solution that can mitigate food insecurity because of climate vulnerability in the region.Greta is part of the National System of Art Creators in Mexico, her documentary projects have received grants such as the Leica Women Photo Project, the Bertha Challenge Fellowship, the Women Photograph Grant, the National Geographic COVID-19 Reporting Grant and the Bob and Diane Fund among other awards and recognitions.Her work has been published in magazines, print and digital media such as; Leica Photographie International, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian, The Women's Media Center, The HuffPost, El País and Lado B, among others. She has collaborated with UN offices and various civil society organizations. Her work has been exhibited in galleries and museums in Mexico and in cities such as New York, Rome, Paris, Madrid, Dubai, Tokyo, Valparaíso and London. 

In this Storytelling for Change session, Sophia Nasif shares her journey creating “The Shape of the Sea” - a long-form documentary photography project that explores how coastal erosion, reclamation, and development are literally reshaping shorelines in the Maldives, and the impact on their communities.“The most powerful stories came from the youth, who not live with the daily impacts of flooding, erosion, and ecological degradation, but fear their futures - questioning whether their homes will still exist in 50 years, whether their children would be able to know their islands, or whether they could even have families in the future at all, with the risk of potentially becoming climate refugees.” - Sophia NasifSophia Nasif is a British-Maldivian photojournalist based in Malé, focusing on culture, environment, and visual anthropology in the Maldives, and the writer of the biweekly column Atoll Dispatch for Maldives Independent. You can follow Sophia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sophianasif/ Sophia created this project with support from our Revolutionary Storyteller Grant. A big thank you to Honor the Earth and Adobe for the support that made this grant possible. Find us: https://www.photographerswithoutborders.org/ 

Join us for this Storytelling for Change session with Kiliii Yüyan - whose photographic work brings wild, humans-in-nature stories to life—blending adventure with deep cultural insight. Of Nanai/Hézhè (East Asian Indigenous) and Chinese descent, he’s survived stalking polar bears, dived with sea snakes, and found kinship in some of the world’s most remote places. A National Geographic contributor and traditional kayak builder, Kiliii uses his lens to explore how humanity and nature are inseparably linked. His work has appeared in TIME, Vogue, and WIRED, and earned honors from Pictures of the Year, Leica, and more. In 2023, he received National Geographic’s Eliza Scidmore Award for Outstanding Storytelling and now brings his stories to life on stage through Changemaker Talent, TEDx and NatGeo Live.

In this Storytelling for Change session, Eman Mohammed shares her journey of documenting the Palestinian genocide and the toll it takes, especially on children. The conversation moved beyond statistics as Eman shared the lived reality of survival and loss without romanticizing resilience. “This project has made me radically more intentional, deliberate, and mindful in every aspect of my storytelling. I deepened my science informed checklist for reporting under/about trauma, ensuring that documentation never becomes extraction and that ethical witness means sustained care, not just capture and run. I refuse to soften language for Western comfort: this is genocide, families are annihilated, and Gaza's healthcare system was deliberately targeted, I know first hand, how much precision holds resistance. By collaborating with the Irish Palestine Solidarity Campaign and Physicians for Palestine, I placed Rozan's story directly before audiences whose taxes and governments enable this violence, because true solidarity requires confronting complicity. And I no longer view publication as the end, securing Rozan's laptop, tablet, and shelter is part of the work. If we document destruction, we must help rebuild. I don't tell stories differently now, just better.” - Eman Mohammed Eman Mohammed is a Palestinian photojournalist and writer from Gaza whose work confronts the realities of occupation and genocide through intimate, long-term storytelling. A Senior TED Fellow, she focuses on Indigenous communities resisting erasure, using photography and written journalism as both evidence and witness.

In this Storytelling for Change session, Prasen Yadav—a molecular ecologist turned National Geographic Photographer & Explorer—shares his journey from science to storytelling.“A great story has multiple ingredients. It’s about creating narratives that people are excited to hear, yet don’t know what will happen next. A story should resonate with the audience and feel fresh, something they haven’t encountered before. My background in both science and natural history, combined with a passion for wildlife, has guided me in crafting these stories.”Prasenjeet is one of the few photographers who integrates scientific research deeply into his visual narratives. His recent project focused on documenting pseudo-melanistic tigers in India’s Similipal Tiger Reserve—a rare population known for their striking dark patterns. Using camera traps, he succeeded in photographing these elusive tigers, a story later featured by National Geographic.

In this episode, Rasha Al Jundi, a Palestinian visual storyteller, curator, and embroidery artist, shares reflections on her work and on the genocide faced by the Palestinian people. 

“I knew I wanted my camera to be my passport—to see and experience the world as much as possible. To use it as a way to glimpse different cultures and geographies, to learn, understand, and connect with the stories that shape our shared humanity.” In this episode, Pia Harboure shares her project Time Doesn’t Seem to Freeze Here Anymore, an ongoing documentary essay that explores human achievement and exploration at the intersection of tourism, science, and the unexpected.

On This Sand (Together) is a conversation in memory of Jenny Irene Miller, an Inupiaq storyteller from Nome, Alaska. She reflects on Uinñaataavik, her family’s fish camp, and the deep bonds between land, water, and community — and asks how we tell the story of a place when that place is gone. This story is shared in loving memory of Jenny Irene, who left this Earth too soon. This work was made through our  Revolutionary Storyteller Program.

In this episode, photojournalist Samar Hazboun shares her perspective on the ongoing genocide in Gaza, the role of visual storytelling in documenting truth, and the emotional weight of witnessing violence and resilience. This conversation explores the power of images, the urgency of narrative justice, and what it means to bear witness in times of crisis. 

Join Photographers Without Borders as we discuss what it looks like now that Rosem's turning the camera on herself on this episode of Storytelling for Change.Rosem is a Filipina photographer and nurse based in Baltimore, Maryland. She is a National Geographic Explorer and a We, Women artist producing visual stories that focus on human relationships and resilience in areas of trauma recovery, culture preservation and health outcomes. She is a contributor for NPR, The Washington Post, Reuters, The New York Times, and CNN. Follow Rosem Morton on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/rosemmortonJoin the PWB Community PWB:https://www.photographerswithoutborders.org/signup#joinFind us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/photographerswithoutborders/Find us on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/photographerswithoutborderscanada/ Website:https://www.photographerswithoutborders.org/