Transgender activist Penny Gold, shot for Longreads (New York, USA)

Transgender activist Penny Gold, shot for Longreads (New York, USA)

Bua and her neice Namfon, part of a community affected by unexploded ordnance, shot for UNDP (Kasi, Laos)

Bua and her neice Namfon, part of a community affected by unexploded ordnance, shot for UNDP (Kasi, Laos)

Thai and American fiction writer Mai Nardone, shot for Penguin Random House (Bangkok, Thailand)

Thai and American fiction writer Mai Nardone, shot for Penguin Random House (Bangkok, Thailand)

Somni Das, a survivor of iatrogenic fistula, poses for a portrait in her home, shot for The Telegraph (Janakpur, Nepal)

Somni Das, a survivor of iatrogenic fistula, poses for a portrait in her home, shot for The Telegraph (Janakpur, Nepal)

Ela Lamasituju, an activist and peacebuilder poses for a portrait in a dilapidated building which was burned during the Poso Conflict and never rebuilt, shot for UN Women (Central Sulawesi, Indonesia)

Ela Lamasituju, an activist and peacebuilder poses for a portrait in a dilapidated building which was burned during the Poso Conflict and never rebuilt, shot for UN Women (Central Sulawesi, Indonesia)

Rukmini Paata Toheke, an indigenous Kulawi leader or "Tina Ngata", fixes her decorative headband in a mirror, shot for UN Women (Central Sulawesi, Indonesia)

Rukmini Paata Toheke, an indigenous Kulawi leader or "Tina Ngata", fixes her decorative headband in a mirror, shot for UN Women (Central Sulawesi, Indonesia)

Tattoo artist Sam Boucher in their studio, shot for the Salt Institute (Maine, USA)

Tattoo artist Sam Boucher in their studio, shot for the Salt Institute (Maine, USA)

Paricha Duangtaweesub, innovator and social entrepreneur, private commission. (Bangkok, Thailand)

Paricha Duangtaweesub, innovator and social entrepreneur, private commission. (Bangkok, Thailand)

Suhaimah, a stateless teenager, gazes out of the window of her floating home, shot for UNDP. (Sabah, Malaysia)

Suhaimah, a stateless teenager, gazes out of the window of her floating home, shot for UNDP. (Sabah, Malaysia)

Cha takes a break in the boxing ring at her local Muay Thai gym, shot for VICE World News (Bangkok, Thailand)

Cha takes a break in the boxing ring at her local Muay Thai gym, shot for VICE World News (Bangkok, Thailand)

Bruze Kawisara, a contestant in the 2024 Miss Tiffany Universe trans beauty pageant, gets ready for the auditions, shot for Getty Images (Bangkok, Thailand)

Bruze Kawisara, a contestant in the 2024 Miss Tiffany Universe trans beauty pageant, gets ready for the auditions, shot for Getty Images (Bangkok, Thailand)

Thai horror and fantasy fiction writer Champ Wongsatayanont, private commission (Khao Lak, Thailand)

Thai horror and fantasy fiction writer Champ Wongsatayanont, private commission (Khao Lak, Thailand)

Associate Professor Kimberly Fornace who leads a monkey malaria research project poses for a portrait at dusk at the jetty house of the Danau Girange Research Centre, shot for The Telegraph (Sabah, Malaysian Borneo)

Associate Professor Kimberly Fornace who leads a monkey malaria research project poses for a portrait at dusk at the jetty house of the Danau Girange Research Centre, shot for The Telegraph (Sabah, Malaysian Borneo)

Lily Odekirk, Visual and Performance Artist, private commission (Portland, Maine)

Lily Odekirk, Visual and Performance Artist, private commission (Portland, Maine)

Lilarag Kumal, 61, shows the facial scar sustained from a tiger attack, shot for The Telegraph (Chitwan, Nepal)

Lilarag Kumal, 61, shows the facial scar sustained from a tiger attack, shot for The Telegraph (Chitwan, Nepal)

Leading fistula surgeon Dr Mohan Chandra Regmi poses for a portrait in his home, shot for UNFPA (Kathmandu, Nepal)

Leading fistula surgeon Dr Mohan Chandra Regmi poses for a portrait in his home, shot for UNFPA (Kathmandu, Nepal)

Punticha Nuanyai gazes out at the sunset on Khao Lak Beach which was badly by the 2004 Tsunami. The receptionist says that she used to work at a hotel directly on the beachfront, but now rarely ventures close to the ocean. Shot for The Telegraph (Kha

Punticha Nuanyai gazes out at the sunset on Khao Lak Beach which was badly by the 2004 Tsunami. The receptionist says that she used to work at a hotel directly on the beachfront, but now rarely ventures close to the ocean. Shot for The Telegraph (Khao Lak, Thailand)

Joe (right) and Mate (left) pose for a portrait in Benchakitti Park, Bangkok, January 2025. The couple will be amongst the first in Thailand to get married under the new equal marriage law.

Joe (right) and Mate (left) pose for a portrait in Benchakitti Park, Bangkok, January 2025. The couple will be amongst the first in Thailand to get married under the new equal marriage law.