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BENJAMIN RUTHERFORD

@benrutherford-blog / benrutherford-blog.tumblr.com

works in progress, influences and ramblings by a student photojournalist
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joshcunliffe

Edge of the Simpson Desert, QLD. 

Looking forward to joining my Mate Josh Cunliffe in Aussie for the next few months shooting some new work. Watch his Blog, Its Siiiiick 

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A shot from my ongoing body of work on Zimbabweans in the UK. Hopefully I will be undertaking more shoots soon. 

Patson Muzuwa plans his day in Leicester. 2013. 

Patson Muzuwa's phone is constantly ringing, for him helping other Zimbabweans seek refuge is his life. Patson also helps run a fortnightly drop-in centre for Zimabwean Asylum seekers, to which other people of many nationalities are welcomed to attend. Those of whom are often Congolese, Zambian, Malawian and even North Korean. Patson was himself once an Asylum Seeker, escaping direct violence, torture and death threats in Zimbabwe due to his political ties with the MDC. Yet after being detained for 3 months on his arrival, and years of battling with the UKBA he was granted Indefinite leave to remain, which meant that he can now live and work in the UK as a refugee.  

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Brent Stirton, who has previously received accolades for stories about war, health, and human rights, has been named Wildlife Photographer of the Year by the Natural History Museum London. His work on God’s Ivory, which explores the illegal ivory trade and its connection to religious iconography, embodies Stirton’s penchant for complex stories. “I work in the area of sustainability and diminishing resources,” he explains, “and I increasingly see a connection between all of these in terms of conflict, human drama, and migration. It’s all interconnected.”

Video: God’s Ivory, story by Bryan Christy and Brent Stirton/Reportage by Getty Images. Produced by Andrew Hida

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