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“Colour is very elusive. I wish photography was getting easier for me but it’s not. The goalposts are constantly shifting and I do find it quite hard to make images now, in the best sense of the word. Colour, for me, is that vital ingredient. It’s a tool that you can use and I’m always looking for interesting combinations of it.“ - Brent Stirton, photojournalist

This image of blind albino boys in India was awarded First Prize, Staged Portrait Singles, by World Press Photo. Read more about the photo and Stirton’s shooting technique in this interview on Canon Professional Network.

“A perfect photograph for me is something that transcends its time. Truly remarkable pictures endure as part of the consciousness of our civilization. In the kind of work that gets done at National Geographic, it’s an image that reminds us of what it means to be commonly human and all the connection that entails. On a personal note, I know that when I am in a situation when a good image is possible, it always makes me nervous. That happens because it’s a moment of responsibility made manifest — I have to be good enough to see it when it passes in front of me. If I blink, I’ll miss it and always remember that moment with a bitter taste in my mouth.” - Brent Stirton, Reportage photographer, in a recent interview with National Geographic. Read the full interview, on his most memorable images, influences, and his advice for young photographers, here.

Life of Syrian children in a refugee camp in Mafraq, Jordan.

Syrian refugee girl, Zubaida Faisal, 10, jumps rope while she and other children play near their tents at an unofficial tented settlement near the Syrian border on the outskirts of Mafraq, Jordan, on July 19, 2015. 

Syrian refugee child Shahd Qadura, two and a half, stands by other children burning garbage at the Mafraq camps on July 21, 2015.

Clothes of Syrian refugee children hang out to dry outside a tent on July 27, 2015. 

Syrian refugee Naela Mohammed, 31, changes the clothes of her daughter Asmahan, 4 months, on July 21, 2015.

Syrian refugee Kutana al-Hamadi, 24, tends to her son Almunzir, 7 months, covered with a mosquito net, on July 21, 2015. She says he is suffering from malnutrition. 

A Syrian refugee man seen through the doorway of his tent plays with his children on July 23, 2015.  

The Art + Art History Department at The University of Texas at Arlington is pleased to announce the First Annual Arlington Camera Lecture Series sponsored by Arlington Camera. The series launches at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, in room 148 of the Fine Arts Building.

SICILY, ITALY - OCTOBER, 2014: Italian sailors throw life jackets to African migrants from Gambia, Mali, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Guinea, and Nigeria, as the Italians rescue the migrants from a rubber boat in the sea between Italy and Libya. The migrants claimed to have left from Tripoli the evening of October 3rd, and spent the night moving north. The Italian Navy has several navy ships patrolling international and Italian waters at any given time in an attempt to rescue migrants, and transfer them safely to shore in Italy. Photo by Lynsey Addario/Getty Images Reportage.

On Sunday, hundreds of migrants reportedly drowned in the Mediterranean after their boats capsized. European leaders will meet on Thursday to address the ongoing crisis.

Photo by Andrea Bruce

With great sadness, UNICEF can now release the names of the four colleagues who were killed in a horrific attack as they travelled to work yesterday in Garowe, northern Somalia.

Those who lost their lives were: Mr. Payenda Gul Abed, who had been coordinating UNICEF’s polio immunization efforts in Garowe since May 2014. 

Ms. Brenda Kyeyune, who had managed social mobilization and communication initiatives in support of polio eradication in Somalia since 2014. 

Ms. Woki Munyui, who had been supporting UNICEF’s education work in Somalia since 2007.

Mr. Stephen Oduor, who had been undertaking vital administrative work for UNICEF Somalia since 2010.