Giulia Zhang
JoinedMay 23, 2025
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Photographer, linguist, co-founder of Ayzoh!

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La Notte sulle Spalle: Theater, Memory, and Civil Resistance
Regarding our work in the performing art sector, at Ayzoh!, we have made a clear choice: to stand alongside independent theater companies that tell meaningful stories—stories of resistance, human dignity, and the never-ending search for freedom. With...
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Where Is Home?
I originally wrote this text for the Camp Erech Box — the publication we created during our time in the Mauritanian desert. It was never meant to be public, but now that the project continues to travel and evolve, I feel ready to share it here.  — Giulia...
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Centro Educativo Pavarotti in San Lucas Tolimán
Known locally as Programa Utzilal Tijonikel — “Teaching Goodness” in the Kaqchikel language — the Centro Educativo Pavarotti offers more than education. It offers direction, dignity, and the tools for indigenous youth to shape their futures...
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Learning from Vulnerability
I wrote this during the long return from Camp Erech — to hold together fragments, emotions, and questions that still echo through my days. I wasn’t sure I would share it. But the desert has a way of continuing to speak, even after you leave it behind....
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Echoes of Ancestral Winds
Ayzoh!’s workshops are more than technical training or guided travel. They are invitations to experience the world from the inside out—to observe, listen, feel, and connect in ways that transcend photography, language, or even intention. Each journey...
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Hope Cathedral
Hope Cathedral is an interfaith and environmentally focused art project located in Fredrikstad. Built on a 120 m² wooden barge, the structure takes architectural inspiration from traditional Norwegian stave churches. Its 300 m² roof is made from recycled...
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Latest Publications

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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Dialogo Silenzioso: the Book
Dance meets Ethiopia’s ancestral rhythms in "Dialogo Silenzioso," a compelling visual narrative commissioned by the Ethiopian Embassy in Italy. Ayzoh! created this book and traveling multimedia exhibition, celebrating dance as a universal language and...
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