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July 2026 - Tom Martin
Beyond Representation: From Storytelling to Social Change
A prize-winning photo, but an uneasy feeling underneath it. Tom Martin on how that contradiction turned him from photographer into co-creator of Community-Led Storytelling – and how communities from Rwanda to Morocco have used their own stories to shape policy.
June 2026 - Beyond Fossil Fuels
Waiting for connection: local stories on Europe’s grid challenges
Fairpicture's first European multinational production — four local creator teams across the UK, Spain, Germany, and Türkiye documenting the real cost of grid connection failures for people trying to join the energy transition.
May 2026 - Leopold Bachmann Foundation
Thirty Years in a New Light
The Leopold Bachmann Foundation turned 30 and rebuilt its brand from scratch. For the imagery, it chose authenticity and ethical storytelling – four local photographers, working in four of the projects it funds.
May 2026 - Daniel Caspari
Step Aside.
Local creators were just the first step. Now Fairpicture is going further – with a new approach that puts narrative ownership where it belongs: with the people who lived the story.
March 2026 - None
When the Story Belongs to Those Who Lived It
Laura Menassa's personal reflection on a community led storytelling project and the importance of letting people define their own stories.
February 2026 - None
The Long Walk of the Lens
For Mutunga Al-Amin, ethical storytelling begins long before the camera is turned on. A creator story from Nairobi about listening, consent, and dignity-led documentary work.
November 2025 - Prof. Dr. Peter G. Kirchschlaeger
Ethical Pictures in the Age of AI – An Opinion Piece
This article explores what truly makes a picture “ethical” in the age of AI-generated imagery, arguing for human-made, consent-based visuals that respect truth, dignity and autonomy.