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Javier Álvarez

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🗣 « S’il y avait des droits humains au Soudan du Sud, quelqu’un comme moi ne pourrait pas être forcé à rejoindre l’armée pour devenir soldat. »

👉 James* avait 17 ans lorsqu’il a fui le Soudan du Sud. Il nous partage son histoire, ses espoirs et sa volonté, un jour, de faire respecter les droits humains dans son pays.

« Il faut des personnes comme moi, qui ont vécu ce genre de situation, pour changer les choses. »

En 2026, les équipes de l’Ocean Viking ont secouru 19 personnes originaires du Soudan du Sud, qui continue de faire face à une grave crise humanitaire.
Leurs parcours, marqués par les conflits et les déplacements successifs, les ont conduites jusqu’en Méditerranée, en quête de sécurité.

Crédit vidéo : @javieralvarezm / SOS MEDITERRANEE

* Son prénom a été modifié

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It’s finally here. After three great and difficult years, Outside is officially a book. It’s 160 pgs, but could have easily been 300 if not for financial considerations. I’m very happy with it. I don’t mind saying that it’s a beautiful book because the people within it are beautiful, as are the people who showed me how to make it, as are the people who helped me stay alive long enough to complete it. So many people authored this book. I won’t try to thank you all here, you all know how grateful I am. Please come join us on November 7th from 5-8pm at Franklin Foto for the book release.

And hey. How many homeless people do you think local policy makers have killed by giving absolute power and impunity to agencies like Rapid Response and PPD to rob and displace people precisely because they have so few material possessions, not to mention human rights? Those deaths will go down as suicides and overdoses and exposure to the elements and natural causes, but if you’ve spent any time on the streets you know better. I don’t want to hear about choices, either. Citizens love to talk about the choices street people make/have made, but they always seem to forget about the mitigating circumstances informing those choices. Nobody ever asked me if I wanted to be an alcoholic, or a dope fiend, or abused, or abandoned, or mentally challenged, or disabled. They just gave me the number when I was young.

Ahem!

Many thanks and all love to Yvonne, Merlin, Christianna, Sony, Mo and everyone who made photos with me in these past three years.

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ADDENDUM: here are a few very important people who helped so much along the way and who my old ass will not fail to acknowledge in the second edition (😞): @fawngehweiler @casualjeffy @evenable @hibookspdx @neoarchaios @borisandnatasha @sheldonrenan @zinesandphotobooks

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BIG LOVE and thanks to @its.doloxoxo and @gabbylove_ibarra_t

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Three books that made me want to become a photographer: A Time Before Crack ( @jamelshabazz ), Homegirls ( @valeriej.bower ) and Predio ( @javieralvarezm ).

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“It’s about freedom. The freedom is first.”

For people forced to flee #SouthSudan, displacement does not always end with crossing a border. For some, it becomes a long journey from one place of uncertainty to another.

Many had already experienced years of displacement first fleeing conflict in South Sudan, then the war that broke out in #Sudan in 2023.

In 2026, #oceanviking teams rescued 19 South Sudanese people in the central #Mediterranean.

Among them were James*, Ayman* and Sudan*, who shared stories of war, repeated displacement, survival and their hopes for a safer future.

🎥 Watch their testimony and listen to their voices on our website.

Credits: @javieralvarezm

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🔄 This summer was all about the people 💚

📸 @m.appelman

📸 @bennyemmerich

📸 @markrammers

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Ieri la nostra nave ha raggiunto il porto assegnato di Ortona e le 55 persone soccorse sono finalmente sbarcate.

A bordo abbiamo ascoltato racconti di violenze e condizioni durissime vissute nei Paesi di origine e lungo il percorso migratorio, prima ancora di affrontare i pericoli del Mediterraneo centrale.

Scorri per leggere —>

Foto: Javier Alvarez per SOS MEDITERRANEE

Cercare protezione non dovrebbe dipendere dalla possibilità di sopravvivere a una traversata in mare.

Per questo continuiamo a chiedere vie sicure e legali per raggiungere l’Europa.

Scorri per leggere —>

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Estimadxs 🗣️ Este es el stock disponible que tendremos estos días en el marco de @stgofotoferia en el @ccplm.

Apareció una caja misteriosa con copias de Predio de @javieralvarezm para quienes se quedaron con las ganas.

Nos vemos 🙂‍↕️✌️

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Jueves 30 de julio al domingo 2 de agosto
Centro Cultural de la Moneda

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King of the Beach ™️

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Weekend Roundup 🗽 #whatisnewyork

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“In April 2019, Moroccan border police forcibly expelled almost 200 West and Central African refugees from Tangier and the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. They were abandoned in Casablanca, stripped of belongings, and stranded over 300 km from the Strait of Gibraltar.

While documenting this forced displacement, I met young people who asked a simple but powerful question: “Can you send a message to my family?” Many had not spoken to loved ones in months. These images come from a collaborative process in which they expressed their journey as messages to their families, most often their mothers. Some addresses were untraceable; others were sent without proof of delivery.”

📸 and words by Javier Álvarez @javieralvarezm

Javier Álvarez is a recipient of our micro-grant. These grants are open to community members - click the 🔗 in our bio to become a member.

#morethanphotographers #photographerswithoutborders #storytellingforchange

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"In 2019, almost 200 refugees were expelled from Morocco’s northern border and abandoned in Casablanca. While documenting this, young people asked me to help send messages home—mostly to their mothers.
These portraits and letters became “Salut Maman,” a quiet but urgent testament to youth on the move in North Africa, whose voices often go unheard as they carry messages across closed borders and uncertain paths."

📸 and words @javieralvarezm

@javieralvarezm was a recipient of one of our Micro-Grants.

If you’d like the chance to access opportunities like this, visit the link in our bio to become a member—or, if you’re already a member, log in and register your project.

#morethanphotographers #photographerswithoutborders #storytellingforchange

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Moments of Passage and Life After Rescue at Sea.

Paris-based photographer Javier Alvarez received his first POY Latam recognition in the “Photojournalists in the World” category for his series documenting the aftermath of rescues at sea aboard the Ocean Viking with SOS Méditerranée. The series portrays moments of fear, quiet reflection and resilience as people navigate a fragile journey between uncertainty and the promise of a new life in Italy.

Javier specializes in Breaking News, Portraiture, Social Documentary and Unit Stills photography.

📌 Paris, France⁣⁣⁣⁣
📸 @javieralvarezm⁣⁣

Poy Latam // @poy_latam
SOS Méditerranée // @sosmediterranee⁣⁣⁣⁣
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Congrats to ZUMA’s @javieralvarezm who has been recognized in the ‘Photojournalists in the World’ section by POY Latam for his documentary project covering refugee rescues in the Mediterranean sea. Alvarez covered the Ocean Viking, a humanitarian vessel operated by SOS Méditerranée, as they rescued people of all ages, including families with small children, who were fleeing violence, captivity, and forced labor in Libya with hopes of safety and stability in Italy.

https://poylatam.org/en/escaping-libya-begins-on-the-ocean-viking/

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