This week celebrates International Women's Day with a showcase of five female photojournalists - Diana Markosian, Barbara Davidson, Kristin Lau, Annalisa Natali Murri and Daro Sulakauri.
Diana Markosian
Goodbye My Chechnya
Armenian-American photographer Diana Markosian was the 2015 Chris Hondros Emerging Photographer Award winner. Her series Goodbye My Chechnya "chronicles the lives of young Muslim girls who witnessed the horrors of two wars and are now coming of age in a republic that is rapidly redefining itself as a Muslim state".
? All images Diana Markosian
Barbara Davidson
Caught within the Crossfire
Canadian Barbara Davidson is a two time winner of the Pulitzer prize and an on-staff photojournalist with the LA Times. Her multimedia project on gang violence, Caught within the Crossfire, features stills and video. Davidson spent three years on the project to expose the reach of gang culture in society and to show the knock of effect of acts of violence on the community.
? All pictures Barbara Davidson
Kristin Lau
American photographer Kristin Lau's collection Nepal Solar Solutions looks at Nepal six months after the catastrophic 2015 earthquake and the SunFarmer solar strength venture. SunFarmer, a international non-profit that installs solar strength in developing countries, has constructed six health posts in Nepal with nearby healthcare companions.
? All photos Kristin Lau
Annalisa Natali Murri
La Nieve y los angeles Flor
In this attractive collection Italian-primarily based photographer Annalisa Natali Murri capabilities snap shots of Russian women who have migrated to Cuba. This collection also consists of personal anecdotes from those pictured. Many of the testimonies are from ladies who migrated thirty years in the past as a part of what Murri calls a "romantic diaspora".
? All images Annalisa Natali Murri
Daro Sulakauri
Deprived of Adolescence
Based in the Republic of Georgia, Daro Sulakauri's ongoing project Deprived of Adolescence documents the culture of early marriage. Georgia has one of the highest rates in Europe of early marriages, which are prevalent among religious and ethnic minorities.
? All snap shots Daro Sulakauri
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