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Re-picturing our understanding of the world. The Everyday Projects uses photography to challenge stereotypes that distort our understanding of the world.

We are creating new generations of storytellers and audiences that recognize the need for multiple perspectives in portraying the cultures that define us. We are a network of journalists, photographers, and artists who have built Everyday social media narratives that delight, surprise, and inform as they confront stubborn misperceptions. We believe in developing visual literacy skills that can cha

nge the way we see the world. We work to achieve this through a variety of media and events, including our Everyday Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter feeds, and our websites, exhibitions, workshops, lesson plans, books, and festivals. We connect classrooms and communities from disparate parts of the globe and foster mutual acceptance.

08/06/2026

Photos and caption by Amanda Perobelli ,

‘Aunt Eva’s’ two-decade project fights to keep youth soccer alive in São Paulo

In the sprawling concrete jungle of Sao Paulo, a 72-year-old former cleaning woman turned sports pioneer is keeping her two-decade dream alive with little more than determination and a volunteer coach.

Eva, affectionately known as “Aunt Eva,” founded the Glicerio Sports Community in Latin America’s largest city to offer free soccer classes and steer young people away from crime.

Her simple rule for tournament participation: students could have no more than two failing grades.

The formula worked. Over the years, teams from her project collected trophies that Eva still proudly displays at the headquarters, proof that her unconventional approach to youth development paid dividends.

The initiative expanded to include hourly classes and ballet activities, but municipal funding cuts have since stripped the project down to bare bones.

Today, just one volunteer coach remains to train youngsters twice a week on a grass field that has seen better days. Eva, who had no prior sports experience when she started the project, now lives at the headquarters on her meager pension, having moved in to prevent the land from being occupied.

The sports field bears an unlikely symbol of international solidarity: the Iran’s flag, painted during the a previous World Cup as part of a city council lottery that assigned participating countries’ flags to different fields across Sao Paulo.

Despite the financial struggles, Eva’s mission to connect young people with school and sports continues, sustained by the same grassroots spirit that launched it in the heart of a city where sports facilities remain scarce.

02/06/2026

Photos and caption by

“Everyone loves a panda photo right? 🐼

I received a picture request today from a client looking for photographs from the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Sichuan Province.

Followers of my work here probably won’t be surprised to learn that I had a few! It inspired me to revisit this story and share some of the images with you.

I travelled to southwest China in 2011 as part of a Pulitzer Center-sponsored project, during which I photographed stories exploring the challenges facing China’s forests.

As part of the project, I spent a day at the Chengdu Panda Breeding Center, connecting the plight of the Giant Panda to the broader story of China’s disappearing forest ecosystems.

The challenge with a story like this is finding a fresh way to photograph such an iconic animal. What many people don’t realise is that the Giant Panda’s historical range once stretched as far north as Beijing and as far south as Myanmar and Vietnam. Today, they are confined to a handful of fragmented forests in southwest China.

This dramatic decline was driven largely by deforestation and increasing human-wildlife conflict. However, thanks to extensive conservation efforts, wild panda populations have made a slight recovery in recent decades.

Yet the challenge remains. As Asia continues to develop, there are fewer intact forest ecosystems left for Giant Pandas to call home.

This story was later featured in The Atlantic under the title: ‘China Struggles to Protect Dwindling Panda Population.’”

29/05/2026

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“Democratic Senate Candidate James Talarico speaks at a rally at Rich’s Houston on May 27, 2026 in Houston, Texas. Talarico held the rally after the primary runoff and to explain his plan on how he will take on Republican nominee Ken Paxton.

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16/05/2026

📸 by Luiz Braga

e filha sob o sol.
Mother and daughter in the sun.
Vigia, Para, 1999

11/05/2026

Starting this weekend at , come see Everyday Projects cofounder Peter DiCampo () and Everyday contributor Brian Otieno’s () story, “The End of Aid”.

Trump officials eradicated the world’s largest humanitarian agency, slashing thousands of lifesaving programs and putting millions at risk. reporters and photographers showed that even as senior officials cut these programs, they had been warned that people would die.

This display will one of 85+ public exhibits going up throughout all five New York City boroughs this summer!

🗓️ Brooklyn Bridge Park
May 16-30th, 2026
Opening Weekend May 16th and 17th, 2026

02/04/2026

Last month we celebrated International Women’s Day, a date picked to honor women in Russia who went on strike during World War I. The striking women demanded “bread and peace” and their four-day protest resulted in women gaining the right to vote.

The Everyday Projects collaborated with to highlight the achievements of women around the world. As writes: “Sometimes, the true achievements are the ones that we barely see. The photographers at The Everyday Projects, a global photography and storytelling network, have shared portraits of women who in ways large and small are determined, like those Russian women over 100 years ago, to improve the lives of women and to build a better world.”

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1. Jean, 72, a Chinese opera performer, poses for a portrait before performing in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Annice Lyn/ /

2. In the Grand South of Madagascar, women known as “reny mahomby,” or mother leaders, perform a welcoming dance before starting a session to teach women in the community how to improve their lives. Aina Zo Raberanto/

3. Nkgono Selina Mosima, a resident of Thaba Nchu, Free State, South Africa, has hoped for years that she could afford to dig a pit toilet in her yard. Tshepiso Mabula/The Everyday Projects

4. These women from Voronezh, Russia, participated in the country’s short-lived but intense American-style football league. They’re hanging out in the locker room. Kristina Brazhnikova/

5. Hilaria Arzaba Medran of Mexico stands with tools she’ll use as she searches a clandestine burial site for the grave of her son, Oscar Contreras Arzaba, who disappeared in 2011 at age 19. James Rodríguez//

6. Janaina Xavier, a community leader, holds her son in a building in São Paulo, Brazil, that was occupied by people without housing in 2024. Luca Meola//

18/03/2026

Photo and caption by ,

“The most colorful thing in the world is black and white, it contains all colors and at the same time excludes all.”
- Vikrmn

03/03/2026

This week, we’ve highlighted the work of Everyday Projects contributors who are a part of our collaboration with .

This is our seventh exhibit with World Press Photo Oldenburg, and it runs through March 15, 2026. This year’s theme explores the impact of climate change on animals, the environment, and communities.

The photos you see here are by Sean Gallagher (). He writes, “In January 2025, the beaches of the popular holiday destination of Bali were inundated with knee-high deep waves of plastic waste. The rainy season flushes Indonesia’s polluted rivers, depositing millions of tonnes of plastic waste into the oceans, which in turn washes up on the country’s beaches. In recent years, the waves of pollution have intensified, but 2025 has been called the “worst year yet” by locals.

Tourists and locals walk along the polluted beaches, tiptoeing through the waste and around dead and lifeless bodies of marine life, including fish and sea turtles. According to the United Nations Environment Program, ‘with a population of 250 million, Indonesia is the fourth most populous country and second-largest plastic polluter in the world after China. The country produces 3.2 million tonnes of unmanaged plastic waste a year, of which about 1.29 million tonnes ends up in the sea.’”

Sean traveled to Bali to document the environmental crisis and met up with a local NGO, Sungai Watch. He says that “this innovative grass roots organisation uses social media to mobilise local people to take part in mass clean-ups when the plastic waves descend on the island’s beaches. They are also involved in permanent recycling activities, removing plastic from the country’s rivers and mangroves through the use of technologically advanced barriers. Bali is now one of the most popular tourist destinations in all of Asia with over 16 million people visiting in 2024. The small island struggles to cope with the plastic produced by the industry that supports its economy. As the numbers of visitors increase, so does the waste.”

Learn more about all the photographers and the exhibit through the link in our bio, and thank you for following along!

02/03/2026

This week, we’re highlighting the work of Everyday Projects contributors who are a part of our collaboration with .

This is our seventh exhibit with World Press Photo Oldenburg, and it runs through March 15, 2026. This year’s theme explores the impact of climate change on animals, the environment, and communities.

The photos you see here are by Sam Vox (.vox). His story is about seaweed farming in Zanzibar, which has long been a lifeline for women, offering both income and independence in communities where economic opportunities for women were once very
limited. He writes that though the practice began in the 1980s with men, it was women who ultimately carried it forward when men shifted to more profitable fishing. Working in the shallow coastal waters, women built the industry from the ground up, an industry that eventually generated millions for the local economy.

Sam explains, “For many, including the farmers in Paje, seaweed became more than just a crop. It allowed women to support their families, invest in their homes, and gain a sense of dignity and agency within their communities. Generations of women learned the craft from their mothers and grandmothers, passing down not only skills but a path to self-reliance. But this hard-won progress is now at risk. In recent years, climate change has begun to threaten seaweed production. Rising ocean temperatures in shallow waters have slowed growth and increased susceptibility to ice-ice disease, a condition that causes seaweed to whiten, rot, and die. With decreasing yields, farmers face severe drops in income.

Even so, women farmers like those in the group Furahia Wanawake continue to innovate. They’ve expanded into entrepreneurship, creating seaweed-based soaps, oils, snacks, and other products aimed at both local buyers and tourists. This diversification is helping them stay afloat as they navigate an uncertain future.

Their story reflects both resilience and vulnerability.”

Learn more about all the photographers and the exhibit through the link in our bio, and stay tuned for the other projects.

01/03/2026

This week, we’re highlighting the work of Everyday Projects contributors who are a part of our collaboration with .

This is our seventh exhibit with World Press Photo Oldenburg, and it runs through March 15, 2026. This year’s theme explores the impact of climate change on animals, the environment, and communities.

The photos you see here are by Rory Doyle (). He writes: “In April of 2025, the Mississippi River was named the nation’s most endangered river as a result of federal plans to cut flood relief programs. Living just a few miles from the river in the rural Mississippi Delta, I’ve been photographing stories tied to the Mighty Mississippi for nearly 15 years. Historic floods have occurred multiple times in the past five years, and these cuts pose even more danger to our fragile region. Now, more than ever, I must continue documenting these stories.

The changing climate has been devastating to farmers, industries and communities based near the river. For nearly six months in 2019, the lower delta flooded due to monumental rainfall and a historically high river — roughly 500,000 acres remained under water, much of which is normally bountiful farmland. For many farmers, 2019 was the first year in history they couldn’t plant a crop. When it flooded again in 2020, many farmers were forced to wait for floodwaters to recede and an oversaturated landscape to dry up. If these floods become the norm, some areas will become the unthinkable — unfarmable and uninhabitable.

Moving forward, Modifying Along the Mississippi will visualize the modifications humans, industry and nature face along the river — which are in a constant state of fluctuation.”

Learn more about all the photographers and the exhibit through the link in our bio, and stay tuned for the other projects.

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