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Presa Allende
Somos / Pueblo Ancestral Viviente
Biblioteca Comunitaria El Rosario
Je Suis la Rue
Visit Awra Amba
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This is where Ayzoh!’s work unfolds in real time: from remote expeditions to exhibitions, field stories to visual experiments, partnerships to quiet reflections. No agenda. No polish. Just a living archive of how — and why — we do what we do. Whether you’re a supporter, a future workshop participant, a collector, or someone stumbling in with curiosity, welcome. This space is open, raw, and always grounded. And like all good fieldwork — it’s in progress.

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Real Minero: because only the authentic endures
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The Tianguis de Domingo de Ramos
Teff: what the flour carries
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Niñas Sabias, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
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Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
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The Ayzoh! team is made up of twelve professionals and a network of collaborators that spans across four continents and includes photojournalists, filmmakers, writers, artists, designers, printers, programmers, educators, aid workers, social researchers, and explorers of all kinds.

Board

Claudio Maria Lerario
Photographer + Editorial Director / Founder / President (full story)

Ombretta Moschella Koné
Community events / Vice-president

Dorin Mihai
Photography / Counselor

Ayzoh! Italy

Irene Aragona / Partnerships + marketing

Alessandro Carli / Journalistic services

Concetta Ferrario / Graphic design + illustrations + calligraphy

Massimo Modesti / Anthropology + community pedagogy

Maria Pacelli / Science + technology

Ubaldo Samuelli / Design

Giulia Zhang / Photography + social research

Davide Zin / Fine art printing

Ayzoh! Ethiopia

Amlaku Yaregal Teshome / Travels + community projects

Lorenzo Fontana / Architecture + design

Ayzoh! Mexico

Guadalupe Alvarez / Events + PR

Yacciry Ahuja Jiménez / Biologist, cultural anthropologist

Luis Enrique Ramos / Writing

Ricardo Vidargas / Social photography

Ayzoh! Burkina Faso

Ombretta Moschella Koné / Community events

Warren Sare / Community photography

Institutional patronage

Ayzoh! is sponsored by the Municipality of Rimini, which has recognized our commitment to the community projects in which we are involved: initiatives that transcend individuality, connect us to one another and celebrate the sacredness of every human being.

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Stories from the magazine

Real Minero: because only the authentic endures

In Santa Catarina Minas, Real Minero keeps a family practice of agave distillation alive and helps sustain Biblioteca El Rosario, a community space where knowledge returns to the town. In Santa Catarina Minas, Oaxaca, mezcal begins before the bottle....

The Tianguis de Domingo de Ramos

Every Holy Week, Uruapan becomes a meeting place for the artisans of Michoacán: clay, copper, lacquer, textiles, wood, fiber, food, music, and memory gathered in the streets. The Tianguis Artesanal de Domingo de Ramos takes place every year in Uruapan,...

Teff: what the flour carries

Originally published in A Bag of Stories, the magazine produced and curated by Ayzoh! for Afar Textiles / African Cottons, this story begins in Arba Minch, where teff moves through hands, wooden sieves, plastic trays, shade, dust, and morning light. In...

Niñas Sabias, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

Niñas Sabias, also known as Wise Girls, is a nonprofit organization working with girls, women teachers, schools, and local communities in Mexico and Costa Rica. Its work begins with a simple fact that still shapes the lives of many girls: menstruation...

Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

In San Miguel de Allende, the Biblioteca Pública brings books, scholarships, performances, workshops, and daily encounters into one shared civic space. The Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende is one of the city’s most active cultural institutions....

This is colonization by invitation

Text by Fikre Tolossa / In the un-glorious past, European colonizers grabbed by force any African lands they had their eyes set on and did whatever they desired to do with the lands. Not only did they exploit the lands, but also the natives by paying...

Latest Publications

Presa Allende

Presa Allende is a reservoir, a landscape and a community under pressure. You see contamination, invasive plants, lost jobs and migration. You also see dignity, responsibility and a long tradition of people who act when institutions fail. This book shows...

Somos / Pueblo Ancestral Viviente

"Somos" is a call to listen, to witness, and to act. Created in deep collaboration with Maya communities across Guatemala, this project amplifies ancestral voices that have long been silenced, distorted, or ignored. At its heart lies the Popol Wuj, the...

Biblioteca Comunitaria El Rosario

El Rosario is a photo book and a tribute to a grassroots library in Oaxaca, Mexico. Created with the community of Santa Catarina Minas, it celebrates literacy, biodiversity, and collective imagination. All proceeds support the library and its partner...

Je Suis la Rue

Discover the vibrant streets of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, through the eyes of talented youth who transform urban spaces into creative playgrounds. Ayzoh! established the Centre Photographique de Ouagadougou (CPO), an inclusive photography center empowering...

Visit Awra Amba

Awra Amba, a visionary community in Ethiopia, challenges conventional norms by promoting equality, peace, and sustainability. As global ambassadors, Ayzoh! shares their inspiring story through an illuminating photographic book and dedicated website, highlighting...

Isegran

An intimate homage to the maritime community of Isegran, Norway, this book celebrates the profound connection between humans and the sea. Explore themes of love, tradition, craftsmanship, and passion, reflecting on the sea’s timeless ability to unite...