Joël Gugler

Global photography

Press

Russian Trenches at the mass-graves at Izyum in Ukraine

My work has been featured in many places—mainly nonprofits

My most recent assignment was investigating mass graves in eastern Ukraine with the OSINT Project Khthon, where I co-led an expedition to document Izyum and Bucha.

For Amnesty International I photographed the bombed-out children’s hospital Ohmatdyt and later published additional work with them.


My IAPP Press Page & Ukrainian Army Credentials

Uyghur Groups

Due to my illegal unauthorized exploration of Xinjiang, I subsequently worked with several small NGOs advocating for the rights of Uyghurs, including political lobbying.

TripZilla

Usually working with senior journalist Joser Ferreras as a writer. I contributed to multiple articles at TripZilla, including a first-hand account of the Hong Kong protests

Transnistrian NGO’s

I partnered with an NGO in the unrecognized, Soviet-style “state” of Transnistria, gathering promotional photo material—some of which appears in this article.

Women Leaders on the Trail

I provided photography and data for research and promotional materials about Himalayan porters and guides. We also collected data showing that Sherpas were underpaid and companies lied.

University of Twente

I worked with the University of Twente (my alma matter) on numerous projects, covering many events under strict deadlines and with a variety of people – including a full exhibition of my work.

UToday

 I served as a freelance photojournalist, contributing to a variety of UToday articles and worked with the newsroom.