Social Documentary Network

Join us for an exhibition and panel discussion Window Into Solitary Portraits and testimony of 17 men and women who have experienced long-term solitary confinement Spencer Lofts Gallery 60 Dudley St, Chelsea, Mass. Exhibition on display: June 3-30, 2026 Opening Reception, Panel, & Music: Saturday, June 13, 6:00-8:30 pm Gallery Hours: Saturdays, June 20 & 27, noon - 4:00 pm. Photographers Lori Waselchuk, Philadelphia @fototornado Brian Branch-Price, New York @brianbranchprice Deborah Espinosa, Seattle @sameskyphoto Brian Frank, San Francisco @brianlfrank Musicians The OG's (Original Gentlemen) Boston-based R&B vocal group whose sound is rooted in the timeless harmonies of classic soul. Featuring Albert “Shorty Mac” Brown, Jabir Pope, and Josh Fernandes. Each member brings a powerful personal journey, having spent years incarcerated before returning home and channeling their experiences into music. Panelists Christopher Blackwell Serving a 45-year prison sentence in Washington State, Chris is the Executive Director of Look2Justice, an organization that provides civic education to system-impacted communities and actively works to pass sentence and policy reform legislation. Bonnie Tenneriello Senior Staff Attorney and Solitary Confinement Project Director at Prisoners' Legal Services of Massachusetts where she focuses on litigating solitary confinement practices, prison conditions, and advocating for an end to inhumane prison conditions and reducing the footprint of incarceration. Albert Brown Wrongfully convicted, alongside Jabir Pope, of a Boston murder and spent 38 years in prison in Massachusetts before he was freed in 2022. Albert has spoken at many forums and symposiums on incarceration. He is also a talented musician and a member of the OG's. Exhibit produced by: Social Documentary Network Look2Justice @look2justice Sponsor: Digital Silver Imaging @digitalsilverimaging Co-sponsors: Prisoners' Legal Services of Massachusetts @prisoners_legal_services New England Innocences Project @newenglandinnocence UUMassAction @ UUMassAction Roca @roca_inc Community Church of Boston WILPF US @wilpfus Unlock the Box @unlocktheboxnow

New on SDN No Kings in NYC or USA By Kevin McKeon @kevmckeonphotography On March 28, 2026, an estimated 8 million people participated in protests across America, under the banner of “No Kings.” Perhaps no city in the world is as diverse and interconnected as New York City, and on this day, tens of thousands of New Yorkers representing every age, ethnic and religious group, and every socio-economic background, joined hands and raised loud voices to express their outrage over the ongoing threats against democracy. View the full gallery on the SDN website. Link in bio.

For the first time, SDN attended the annual ICP Photobook Fest to share and promote ZEKE Magazine. It was an exciting weekend in New York, reconnecting with friends and colleagues while meeting new photographers, publishers, and other members of the community. Thank you to everyone who stopped by, supported us, and spent time with the magazine. For those who weren’t able to attend, ZEKE issues and subscriptions are available through the ZEKE website. We look forward to sharing more upcoming events and appearances from SDN soon. 1. Glenn Ruga and Barbara Ayotte at the ZEKE table. 2. David Campany, Tanya Marcuse, Glenn Ruga, and Michael O. Snyder at an SDN/ICP sponsored-panel featuring new books by Tanya and Michael. 3. Janet Jarman, Glenn Ruga, and Barbara Ayotte in front of a copy of Janet new book, “Birth Wars” published by FotoEvidence. 4. Barbara Ayotte and Donna Ferrato with “Holy” published by powerHouse Books. 5. Glenn Ruga with Ara Oshagan with Ara’s “A Poor Imitation of Death” published by Daylight books. 6. Alice Elizabeth Currey and Barbara Ayotte at the ZEKE table.

SDN is proud to share that the winners of the 2026 ZEKE Award have been featured by The Guardian. Congratulations to this year’s recipients for their powerful and necessary work. Ebrahim Alipoor @ebrahim_alipoor wins the 2026 ZEKE award for documentary photography with his project “Bullets Have No Borders” Ginevra Bonina @ginevra_bonina wins the 2026 ZEKE award for systemic change with her project “Out For Blood” Check out the feature in The Guardian @guardian at the link in our bio.

New on SDN Mezcal: Ancestral Fire By Roland Hartley @rolandhu In Santa Catarina Minas, Mexico, mezcal is still made by hand using ancestral methods and honored each year with a local ritual blending labor, faith, and tradition. The annual blessing, marked by candles, offerings, and prayer, ties the work to the land and to a shared spiritual life. View the full gallery on the SDN website. Link in bio.

New on SDN The Kings Daughter is All Glorious Within By Tamar Shemesh @tamarshemesh_photography The sheitel—the wig worn by ultra-Orthodox married women—is a ritual rooted in both religious devotion and personal style. Through close access to women from the Crown Heights community in Brooklyn, this project traces the relationships women cultivate with their sheitels as an extension of the self; from the transitional moments of wedding ceremonies to everyday practices in wig salons and private spaces. View the full gallery on the SDN website. Link in bio.

SDN congratulates Saher Alghorra for winning this year’s Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography for documenting the toll of Israel’s attacks in Gaza. Saher spoke at an SDN panel last week with Ukrainian photographer Vlada Liberova in a panel titled “Life Under Siege: Gaza and Ukraine” To view the video of Saher and Vlada’s presentation, visit SDN’s YouTube Channel at: /SocialDocumentaryNetwork @lwalsh242 @saher_alghorra #pulitzerprize

As part of the SDN Speaker Series, SDN hosted a panel discussion with this year’s ZEKE Award winners: Ginevra Bonina @ginevra_bonina Out for Blood Menstruation is a physiological process, but despite being universal– influencing psycho-physical well-being, reproductive health, education, work, and spiritual life– it remains surrounded by taboos and stigma rooted in mythology, religion, medicine, and culture. Ebrahim Alipoor @ebrahim_alipoor Bullets Have No Borders Bullets Have No Borders is a long-term documentary project about Kurdish Kolbars– border porters who carry goods across the Iran-Iraq mountains to support their families. To view the full panel discussion, check out the SDN YouTube channel. Link in bio. #documentaryphotography #india #iran

Join ZEKE Magazine and SDN at the ICP Photobook Fest Friday, May 8 – Sunday, May 10 84 Ludlow Street, New York, NY Tickets available at at /pbf Special Program New Photobook Release: Saturday May 9, 5:30 pm ICP Library, Floor 2 Michael Synder: "Alleghania: A Central Appalachian Folklore” and Tanya Marcuse: “VOL. MCCCXXI—MMXXVI 'Deer' ” With David Campany from ICP and Glenn Ruga from SDN Presented by ICP and Social Documentary Network @icp @michaelosnyder

New on SDN Solitude and Then Some By Keith Dannemiller @keithdannemiller After their camp beside La Soledad Church in Mexico was demolished, deported Venezuelan and Colombian migrants were stranded without documents or resources, forcing them to rebuild makeshift shelters nearby. They remember well what they suffered on the journey to get here to Mexico or to the U.S. There is a real fear of undertaking the odyssey again in reverse. The number of marooned migrants grows by the day. View the full gallery on the SDN website. Link in bio.

New on SDN Punks and Skinheads of New York By Liliana Caruana @liliana.caruana.photography The East Village punk community in the mid-1980s— a highly visible subculture often misunderstood by outsiders. The images offer intimate portraits of young musicians, runaways, and outsiders who created identity and belonging in abandoned buildings through style, performance, and mutual support. The work examines how resistance, improvisation, and survival shaped a self-defined world. View the full gallery on the SDN website. Link in bio.

SDN is honored to congratulate Carol Guzy on winning World Press Photo of the Year 2026. In this photo, distraught young girls cling to their father, Luis, a migrant from Ecuador, as he is detained by ICE after his immigration court hearing at the Jacob Javits Federal Building in New York on August 26, 2025. His wife Cocha and their three children were inconsolable with despair. “It was very traumatic for me and my children,’ she said. ‘They took their father away.’ In a system meant to uphold justice, Guzy’s presence with her camera serves as an act of witness, revealing how that same system fractures and separate families in the most destructive and indifferent way. Her work stands as a powerful reminder of the necessity of independent photojournalism in a time where the foundations of democracy feel increasingly uncertain. This work, alongside many other remarkable photographs, will be featured in our Spring 2026 issue of ZEKE Magazine which will be available for purchase on the SDN website by April 30. Congratulations, Carol! Thank you for bringing urgent realities into view, and for inspiring photographers everywhere to bear witness with the same clarity and conviction. @carolguzy @worldpressphoto @zeke_magazine #documentaryphotography #worldpressphoto