Ayzoh! is an independent nonprofit based in Italy. We are photographers, designers, writers, and researchers who work alongside marginalized communities worldwide. Since 2008, we have co-created dozens of editorial projects rooted in dignity, memory, resistance, and freedom.
We do more than document. We collaborate with the people at the center of each story, so their voices lead the narrative. Through photography and publishing, our work supports community libraries and schools, helps protect cultural heritage, and amplifies local efforts for justice.
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....
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,...
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, 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...
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....
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...
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" 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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