Joel Schalit / 18 Aug 2026
Learning New Things About London
A Book-in-Progress
It was a first for London. That is, the London I grew up in.(...)
Photo Essays
Joel Schalit / 22 Dec 2025
In the Line of Fire: A Photo Essay
Aperture Priorities #34
There’s nothing like getting shot. In terms of surprises, it tops them all.(...)
Joel Schalit / 26 Sep 2025
The War Over Gaza
Aperture Priorities #33
Milano, 50,000. Roma, 20,000. Torino, 10,000. Bologna, 10,000. Mestre, 10,000.(...)
Joel Schalit / 16 Sep 2025
Street Photography and News Journalism
Aperture Priorities #32
Not every photo essay needs to tell a story. Unlike other forms of reportage, they can also serve as exercises in information gathering.(...)
Joel Schalit / 19 May 2025
Nakba Day in Torino
Aperture Priorities Contact Sheet #30
The journalist looked at me in shock.(...)
Joel Schalit / 08 May 2025
May Day in Milano
Aperture Priorities Contact Sheet #29
It might as well have been an art installation.(...)
Joel Schalit / 30 Apr 2025
Liberation Day in Torino
Aperture Priorities Contact Sheet #28
In my neighbourhood, the ritual is always the same. Two weeks before 25 April, advertisements go up on municipal billboards commemorating Liberation Day.(...)
Joel Schalit / 03 Mar 2025
On the Border
Aperture Priorities Contact Sheet #27
It must have something to do with Israel.(...)
Joel Schalit / 11 Feb 2025
Don’t Believe the Hype
Aperture Priorities Contact Sheet #27
Geert Wilders is always on message. Even when he loses an election, he’s the first to declare victory.(...)
Joel Schalit / 13 Jan 2025
Don’t Shoot
Aperture Priorities Contact Sheet #26
"Don't shoot! I'm a cop!" the man yelled in Italian as he blocked my shot of a demonstration.(...)