GAIA GUATRI and MASHAL BALOCH
BIO
Gaia Guatri (L) is an Italian activist, writer, and video maker who graduated from the University of Sussex with a degree in anthropology and international relations. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she found a camera on the ground and realized her passion for photojournalism, video making and storytelling. She has collaborated with high-ranking research programs worldwide, such as the Chicago College Summer Institute (2021) and the American Association for Feminist Anthropology (2023). In 2022, she studied journalism and politics at the University of Hong Kong, where she started working as a freelance journalist for both local and international media. After that experience, she has reported and produced independent documentaries across Southeast Asia and Europe, mostly focusing on social and gender inequality and migration. In 2023, she entered the competitive Erasmus Mundus program to pursue her master's in Journalism between Aarhus University (Denmark), Fudan University (China) and LMU University (Germany) to enrich her global understanding of journalistic practices while bringing the voices of local communities with international audiences.
Mashal Baloch (R) is a freelance photojournalist and documentary filmmaker from Balochistan, Pakistan. Her documentary photography has appeared in various reputable publications including The Guardian, LosAngeles Times, The Diplomat , SAAG Anthology, HomeNet South Asia and Baluch Hal. Currently, Mashal Baloch is pursuing a Master's Degree in Journalism at Aarhus University, Denmark, as a recipient of the prestigious Erasmus Mundus Masters Scholarship.
'We have two options now: dying or dying.'
This was a text message that Salahaldin (Salah) Eleyan received from his brother from Northern Gaza, Palestine.