Travis BEARD

A raw selection of images captured by Travis BEARD in arms fairs throughout the world... The Arms trade industry is the only second to oil, the biggest industry in the world. Wars are created by the West in the East to generate a need for more production and therefore more...

Since the revolution of 1978, Iran has been living under strict Islamic rule. One law that has been enforced on Iranian is banning the performance of western music in public. Jazz, rock, hip hop, heavy metal and more have been deemed forbidden by the government. Despite threats...

The Wakhan is located in and around the extreme north-east of Afghanistan, which is connected to China by a long, narrow strip called the Wakhan Corridor, which separates the Gorno-Badakhshan region of Tajikistan from the North-West Frontier Province and Northern Areas of...

Many China experts agree that the poorest places in China are rural Tibetan villages outside of the Tibetan Autonomous Region. Neglected by the government and forgotten by the outside world, these communities have had no choice but to fend for themselves. The Amdo Tibetans live...

Urumqi is very segregated, the Russians have their own bars, like this one callled "Victoria", with a stage, dancefloor, security and hourly entertainment. Urumqi is the largest city in the west of China. With a mix of Turkoman, Uzbek, Kazak, Chinese and Mongol, it is a...

Aina World was created in 2001 by photojournalist Manoocher Deghati, with the goal of providing media training to the devastated country of Afghanistan. The first department born from the NGO was Aina Photojournalism Institute. A training centre focused on capacity building the...

With two thirds of the country's GDP coming from the opium industry, Afghanistan has a deeply ingrained history of drug culture. Since the U.S. led invasion, opium production has increased every year. Opium is used by a large proportion of the population, mainly for medicinal...

In the spring of 2007 Jeremy and Travis founded the first ever motorcycle club in Afghanistan: the Kabul Knights Motorcycle Club. Since then they have recruited over 10 members, both male and female, both international and local. They ride every friday and usually head outside...

In the past Iranian women were the target of the "fashion police". now men are being targetted too for their western style haristyles. most are told to go home and chage their hair, but the unlucky few are arrested, fined and even sometimes imprisoned...

With the US hot on their heals, the IAEA knocking on their door and a war on terror on both sides of it borders, Iran is sweating under the spotlight. Branded as the Axis of Evil, we look at this so called country of oppression towards women.