Stories, News, Articles and Galleries reflecting our collection
By Francesca Lungarotti Wadi is an Arabic term for a riverbed or valley, typical of arid and desert areas. These formations are the result of erosion caused by watercourses over many years. Many wadis are dry for most of the year and only fill after heavy rains, becoming impassable. Others, however, are home to permanent […]
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By Francesca Lungarotti Art has long supported themes of the macabre, supernatural, death, hell and fear. Many famous artists conceptualized and illustrated the various facets of the ‘terrifying’, the ‘disturbing’, the ‘fear’ and the ‘horror’. Francisco Goya and his black figures, Edward Munch and the fear of the inexplicable that is also in oneself, William Blake’s illustrations […]
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By Francesca Lungarotti There is a unique beauty that perhaps only photography can convey, transcending and overcoming religious social concepts and customs. This beauty is often feminine. Photography permits us to experience beauty through the eyes and faces of people immersed in their own customs and traditions. In many parts of the world, female figures often […]
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October 3, 2025, will mark 90 years since Italy invaded Ethiopia. The second Italo-Ethiopian War that followed lasted until May, 1936 and resulted in Ethiopia’s subjection to Italian rule. Benito Mussolini, Italy’s fascist dictator, sought vengeance from Italy’s humiliating defeat in Ethiopia forty years earlier. More importantly, Ethiopia provided Italy a critical link between its other East African territories – […]
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By Francesca Lungarotti The Pacific Island nation of Papua New Guinea is one of the world’s most culturally diverse destinations. The island is home to hundreds of indigenous tribes, each with its own language, beliefs, traditions, and customs. UIG is privileged to work with several contributors whose wonderful images provide a snapshot of some of […]
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By Francesca Lungarotti Imagine living inside of a rock, within an ancient city built inside or beneath rocks. Present-day and ancient inhabitants of Vardzia (Georgia), Petra (Jordan), Matmata (Tunisia), Mesa Verde (USA) Kandovan (Iran), Ajanta (India) and Cappadocia (Turkey) share this experience, living in cities built on rock, or even dug into it. These are some of […]
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UIG contributing photographer Jim West has for more than thirty years focused on important editorial subjects such as social issues, human rights, social movements and organizations, worker’s rights and labor unions, and industry. Based in Detroit, Michigan Jim has built an extensive collection covering the American automotive industry, especially from a labor and union perspective. His […]
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Images by UIG photographer Marco Scataglini, focuses on documenting the Tuscia territorial area, in the Lazio Region. Highlighting an interesting landscape phenomenon – The Lazio Ecological Transition. The Lazio Region, in central Italy, is engaged in what is called an ‘Ecological Transition’. Its aim is to transform the region towards a more sustainable development model, balancing […]
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Sorrento and the towns of the Amalfi Coast are like precious gems set amidst lush Mediterranean vegetation. One of the elements that makes these places unique and a coveted destination for visitors from around the world is undoubtedly their architectural mix. The architecture of Sorrento and the Amalfi Coast is a fascinating fusion of ancient […]
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On 12th August each year, you are encouraged to celebrate National Vinyl Record Day and play records on the turntable rather than hitting play on your regular online music streamer. It started with Emile Berliner, a German-born American inventor who in 1887, further developed the wax cylinder based phonograph which had earlier been created by Thomas […]
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