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The Fish Behind the Festivities

The Fish Behind the Festivities

December 11, 2025 | Our Food Systems
Every autumn in Czechia, a seasonal ritual unfolds across the countryside. Large fish ponds are drained, nets are pulled tight, and thousands of fish are lifted from the water. These annual traditional pond harvests are part work, part public event. We Animals photojournalist, Lukas Vincour documented the spectacle.
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Brazil’s Meat Machine, Up Close

Brazil’s Meat Machine, Up Close

November 18, 2025 | Our Food Systems
On assignment with World Animal Protection Brazil, in 2024, We Animals photojournalist Vincenzo Ricci documented the hidden side of Brazil’s livestock industry. The focus on that imbalance is currently going global. With COP30 happening in Belém, agriculture is at the heart of the climate agenda, and Brazil’s meat lobby is front and centre.
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The Eco Guards Protecting Uganda’s Budongo Forest

The Eco Guards Protecting Uganda’s Budongo Forest

October 21, 2025 | Compassion and Change
In honour of Dr. Jane Goodall, and the animals and people she dedicated her life to protecting. Jo-Anne McArthur reflects on her time documenting the work of the Budongo Forest's Eco Guards, an initiative supported by the Jane Goodall Institute.
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Farmed Animals in Central Asia

We Animals Fellow, Bogna Wiltowska bore witness to the lives of farmed animals in a region where industrial agriculture is beginning to take hold. Explore visuals from Bogna's Fellowship project.

Freshwater Fishing & Hatcheries in Czechia

We Animals photojournalist Lukas Vincour documented Czechia's autumn pond harvests and Christmas carp tradition. Explore these visuals.

The Global Egg Industry

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2025 In Photos

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