By Dana Ullman — Every year thousands of transnational agricultural workers on H-2A temporary work visas come to the U.S. to cultivate and harvest the food we eat and the fibers which clothe us. Last year, with the extraordinary support of the International Women's Media Foundation Under-Reported Stories grant, I traveled from Monterrey, Mexico to the NW corner of Texas documenting the experiences of some...

By Dana Ullman — Excited to share a piece I wrote and photograph in Lamu, an extraordinary place and community, off the coast of Kenya at risk for irreparable change. Despite the world turning away from coal, China is investing in emerging coal markets around the world. Please read to know more about the realities of fossil fuels in 2019 and the work locals are doing to protect their livelihoods and...

By Dana Ullman — I photographed a story last year on the government-led evictions of Tanzania’s Barabaig tribe, after the government was allowed a waiver by the World Bank that exempts them from a Indigenous People’s policy that protects these communities from issues such as evictions and land grabbing. I had a chance to reconnect with the communtiy only to find out that the Barabaig people of Mkombani had...

By Dana Ullman — Sijambo! Working on stories from Kenya until 12/7. My local number there is +254 074 247 6702. Asante sana, Dana

By Dana Ullman — A piece I've been working on illuminating the realities of modern day slavery right here in New York is out at Colorlines. I had the honor of photographing Ms. Mendoza and listening to her story. Many thanks to Riya Ortiz at Damayan and Akiba Solomon at Colorlines for their support and work on this important story! Links:...

By Dana Ullman — My photo story on refugee resttlement in Twin Falls, Idaho is out now in the newest issue California Sunday Magazine! Honored every time I get to enter people's lives who have so much to teach us and to have the opportunity to work with Jackie and Francesca - it all came together beautifully.

By Dana Ullman — Just returning to Brooklyn after an amazing experience as an IWMF  reporting fellow in Tanzania. See the work I produced there with IWMF's support for the GroundTruth Project and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) here and here. The story has also been published by PRI , the Huffington Post ,  Süddedeutsche Zeitung, Knack in Belgium....

By Dana Ullman — So excited to announce I have been selected to participate in the International Women’s Media Foundation's African Great Lakes Reporting Trip to Tanzania this May along with some amazing fellows. Can't wait. Read more here: https://www.iwmf.org/2016-tanzania-and-south-sudan-fellows/

By Dana Ullman — Here  is the second of a two-part series I've written and photographed that illuminates the experiences of older immigrants in New York City. I am very grateful to the International Center for Journalists' Community Health Reporting Fellowship for their support.

By Dana Ullman — Here  is the first of two-part series I've written and photographed that illuminates the experiences of older immigrants in New York City. I am very grateful to the International Center for Journalists' Community Health Reporting Fellowship for their support. Thank you also to LiveOn NY.

By Dana Ullman — Images from an assignment photographing a day in the life of one American woman at Iganga Hospital's maternity ward in Uganda for the Associated Press have been published in the Fall 2015 Issue of Northeastern Magazine. 

By Dana Ullman — Check it out : http://www.ullmanphoto.com/albinism-in-uganda

By Dana Ullman — If you get a chance, check out today's NY Times Metro Section for a story on long-time tenants being pushed out of their homes by The Orbach Group on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. A must-read for all renters out there! Photos by me: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/19/nyregion/longtime-tenants-in-manhattan-see-an-effort-to-push-them-out.html?src=me

By Dana Ullman — Super excited to be taking over @opensocietyfoundations Instagram account for the next week. I'll be sharing images and experiences of vulnerable youth born with albinism and what's being done to protect them in Western Uganda. Check it out! Dana

By Dana Ullman — Here's a spring wrap-up of the work I've been doing in Uganda these past months, where I am currently based. I tried to save time (since I'm on Africa Time) by wrapping things up in a newsletter. If you are interested in subscribing, you can always email me at dana@ullmanphoto.com. Best, Dana

By Dana Ullman — Check out the new issue of Makeshift Magazine, which features my article and photographs on the real life superheroes of New York City, in print or online: http://mkshft.org/everyday-superheroes/

By Dana Ullman — With Earth Day in mind, check out the article I wrote and photographed on land rights in Western Uganda: As foreign companies stream into a new energy hotspot, most residents of rural Uganda are left with only broken promises and degraded land. http://narrative.ly/poisoning-the-planet/the-great-african-rip-off/

By Dana Ullman — Amony Vicky, 24, spent time in prison for defending herself in a domestic violence situation. Not able to go back to the situation out of fear and stress, she lives with temporarily with a family member and deals with the stigma of being formerly incarcerated and stresses of a single mother. Her school funding was pulled due to her sentence and she is unable to earn a living while caring for...

By Dana Ullman — Finishing up a story about Grace, a eleven-year old girl born with albinism. Grace, shown here at school, is having a difficult time adjusting to her new life. Like any girl her age, she is becoming self-conscious about being different so she alters her look by dying her hair. Grace, her brother Quizzard, also born with albinism, and their parents had to leave Rwanda because of threats to...

By Dana Ullman — I'll be in Gulu for the next week or so continuing the Uganda chapter of Another Kind of Prison . More to come! xx

By Dana Ullman — Happy to be getting back to the stories I began almost two years ago and reconnecting with familiar faces. Thompson, pictured, and I are traveling again to Karamoja, this time to document how land grabbing is displacing communities and destroying livelihoods in the region. For now, another day at the office.

By Dana Ullman — I am currently based in Kampala, Uganda until June 2015 completing a personal project supported by the Puffin Foundation. As of March 1st I am also available for assignments. Please contact me via email or mobile:  dana@ullmanphoto.com/+256 757 502 896 Best, Dana

By Dana Ullman — Wonderful experience working with University Neighborhood Housing Project in the Bronx these past couple weeks meeting and photographing empowered everyday people preserving culture and community in their neighborhood while overcoming poverty. Leaving for Uganda warm and inspired. 

By Dana Ullman — Back in New York after traveling to Texas documeting the journey of a few of the thousands of women and children fleeing inprecendented levels of violence in Central America. Check out https://insidewitness.wordpress.com/ for updates on the project which is in collaboration with graphic novelist Clio Reese Sady.

By Dana Ullman — Proud to be apart of a brand new, wonderful, nurturing, redefining platform for photographers created by FotoVisura's Adriana and Graham Letorney. Guild puts the values of photographer first and I am proud to be apart of it all. Check out my new site www.ullmanphoto.com which was personally built by Adriana and Graham and discover more Guild artists: http://fotovisura.com/discover/guild

By Dana Ullman — My piece “A Christmas Letter from Staten Island” was published today by TIME. Check it out here .