The two young girls pictured standing outside of the abandoned Union Carbide factory are holding water cannisters. Water pumped up from the groundwater aquifer in this area is heavily contaminated with toxic chemicals and the girls are on an early morning run to collect water for their family. Who knows where they will find their […]
Isabeau De Rouffignac spent time at the Sambhavna Clinic, in the early part of 2018, where she began a number of imaginative and exciting photographic projects. In this series, entitled ‘Bhopal Sticks to Their Skin’ Isabeau clothed women disaster survivors in sarees printed with newspaper clippings and imagery of the disaster. In Isabeau’s own words: […]
Photojournalist Ryan Ashcroft recently returned from a stay of two months at the Sambhavna Clinic in Bhopal. “I want to document overlooked or forgotten stories and the Bhopal Disaster is definitely one of those. Not enough people back home know about the full extent of the tragedy, so I thought it’d be good to come […]
Ryan Ashcroft is a 22 year-old photographer/photojournalist from England who specialises in overlooked stories and issues. Ryan has been staying at the Sambhavna Trust Clinic, serving as a volunteer, and documenting the amazing care provided there to survivors of the gas disaster and ongoing contaminated water crisis. Ryan hopes to raise awareness of the ongoing […]
How can the anniversary of a 33 year old disaster be a relevant story today? The Bhopal Disaster remains the largest unaddressed corporate social responsibility (CSR) issue on the planet and the coming of each anniversary, while the disaster remains ongoing, only adds weight to an already incredible story. In an age of unprecedented access […]
