William Martin III
New York, NY, USA
William Martin grew up on the West Coast in Southern Oregon.
2015 - Ian Parry Scholarship Exhibition, 2015 - Published in GroundTruth, 2014 - Gold Winner, Global College Photographer of 2015, 2014 - Thomas Drysdale Production Fund Recipient, 2014 - Sony Focus Student Nominee
- Conflict
- Crisis
- Editorial
- Landscape
- Portrait
- Reporting
- Still life
- Underwater
- Video capture
- Video editing
Abu Dhabi Fishermen
William Martin III
Many expatriate fishermen from Mumbai, India come to work in Mina Port in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Most fishermen find expatriate work in Abu Dhabi to send money back to other family members in Mumbai. Five fishermen at a time are assigned to work on a wooden fishing boat – often going out to sea for four days at a time. Rough weather during the winter can pose hazardous conditions to the expatriates. And rising operational and equipment costs, declining fish stocks, and the risk of small catches strain each family of fishermen.
Agbogbloshie
William Martin III
Ghana is home to the largest informal recycling industry in Africa. Unskilled workers from Northern Ghana migrate to Ghana’s largest city, Accra, to find work. Most migrants settle illegally in Agbogbloshie, the country's largest slum with over 100,000 residents.
In June, the Accra Metropolitan Assembly demolished the homes of over 20,000 people in Agbogbloshie in order to access and dredge a waterway that had caused flooding in Accra. Awal Mohammed consequently lost his home and his job, forcing him to migrate back to his hometown. These photos document Mohammed’s struggle to work and protect his family.