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Archive - March 22nd 2026, World Water Day 

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March 22nd is World Water Day. 

Chris Steele-Perkins 1989

BANGLADESH. Water pump. 1989. 

Ian Berry 1990

HONG KONG. A child attempts to drink fom a tap in a refugee camp... 

Ian Berry 2003

Africa. Rwanda. Kibangiro. Draining the last drops of water... 

Patrick Zachmann 2001

FRANCE 

Mikhael Subotzky 2018

SOUTH AFRICA. Cape Town. February 1st, 2018. The future site... 
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Mark Power 2006

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. Fujairah. Water desalination plant. Control... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

Gaza 2011.
Desalination plant from the Gaza aquifer in Khan Yunnis.... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

Gaza 2011.
Desalination plant from the Gaza aquifer in Khan Yunnis.... 

Chris Steele-Perkins 1992

BANGLADESH. A young boy taking a wash in a refugee camp. 1992.... 

Herbert List 1939

GREECE. Peloponnese. Phaleron. 1939. "Thirst". 

Ferdinando Scianna 1961

BAGHERIA: Girl drinking at the fountain. 
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David Seymour 1938

SPAIN. Barcelona. 1938. Man drinking from open fountain among... 

Werner Bischof Estate 1946

ITALY. Liguria region. Genoa. 1983. 

Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson 1948

BURMA. Yangon (Rangoon). 1948. The rebels cut the city's water... 

David Seymour 1948

HUNGARY. The Children's Town at Hajduhadhaza. A large orphanage... 

George Rodger 1949

SUDAN. Kordofan. The Nubas. In the Korongo jebels (hills) the... 

Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson 1949

INDONESIA. Bali. 1949. Near a village, a child carries cooking... 

David Seymour 1950

ITALY. Venice. 1950. 

David Seymour 1951

ISRAEL. 1951. Water is scarce and has to be carried from a neighboring... 

Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson 1952

ITALY. Rome. 1952. 

Inge Morath 1955

ITALY. 1955. 

Marilyn Silverstone 1960

Women collecting water at a well. 

Raymond Depardon 1960

ALGERIA. SOS Sahara (Survival expedition). 1960. 

Ferdinando Scianna 1960

Bagheria: Clorinda LICARI. 

Ian Berry 1965

Ghana. A worker on the Akasombo Dam takes a break for a drink... 

Constantine Manos 1965

USA. South Carolina. 1965. Sharecroppers.

Ferdinando Scianna 1966

ITALY, Sicily, S. Marco Alunzio. 

David Hurn 1966

GB. Wales. Aberfan, The Aberfan disaster was a catastrophic collapse... 

Eve Arnold 1971

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. Dubai. Drawing water in a Barbadti (Bomboo... 

Jean Gaumy 1978

Refugee camp. People from the Arakans ethnic minority, repressed... 

George Rodger 1979

KENYA. Masai Mara. In such arid country water is precious. It... 

Steve McCurry 1983

00119_17, Rajasthan, India, Monsoons, 1983, INDIA-11416 

Bruno Barbey 1984

Florence.A couple gets drinking water from the Via Maggio fountain.... 

Bruno Barbey 1985

MOROCCO. Fez. Morish architecture. A fountain. 1985. 

Chris Steele-Perkins 1985

CHAD. Famine. A displaced people's camp. 1985. 

Bruno Barbey 1987

Fez. Getting water from a local fountaine. 

Patrick Zachmann 1987

Chine. Province du Guangdong. 

Bruno Barbey 1995

1995. 

Ian Berry 1997

Asia. Japan. Honshu. Tokyo. Family take clear drinking water... 

Raymond Depardon 1999

March. Hodh. 

UME 2000

ROMANIA. Transylvania. 2000. Village of Netus, a former German... 
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Ian Berry 2003

Africa. Rwanda. Ishwa. MSF workers constructing a well to... 

Ferdinando Scianna 1965

ITALY, Sicily, Casteltermini, Taratatà. 
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Cristina De Middel 2019

CHILE. 2019. Detail of the fresh running water that comes directly... 

Matt Black 2019

USA. Gray Mountain, Arizona. 2019. Water tanks. 

Ferdinando Scianna 1988

ITALY, Sicily, Segesta goasts dring at a ountain 
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Olivia Arthur 2019

INDIA. Delhi. 2019. Water delivery from a truck in Kusumpur Pahar... 

Matt Black 2019

USA. Martin County, Kentucky. 2019. Water from a mountain spring.... 

Thomas Dworzak 2020

FRANCE, Paris, 2020/3. Coronavirus crisis. Lockdown. Franprix.... 

Enri Canaj 2020

GREECE. Lesbos. July 2020. Carrying water to his shelter. "With... 

Cristina De Middel 2019

Gallons of water are placed by the border limit of Pima county... 

Matt Black 2020

USA. Newark, New Jersey. 2019. Water Bottles. 

Rafal Milach 2020

POLAND. Warsaw. April 4, 2020. I had a long chat with my neighbour... 

Yael Martinez 2017

MEXICO. Zitlala, Guerrero. 2017. A river in the montain of Guerrero.In... 

Thomas Dworzak 2020

SUDAN, Gedaref Region, Eastern border with Ethiopia/Tigray Region.... 

Thomas Dworzak 2020

SUDAN, Gedaref Region, Eastern border with Ethiopia/Tigray Region.... 

Thomas Dworzak 2020

SUDAN, Gedaref Region, Eastern border with Ethiopia/Tigray Region.... 

Enri Canaj 2020

GREECE. Lesbos. March 2020. Moria refugee camp. 

Jerome Sessini 2020

FRANCE. Moussey. April 10, 2020.
Neighbors in Moussey during... 
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Trent Parke 2020

India. Mumbai. Azad Maidan cricket games drinks trolley. 2020.... 
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