Our Cotton Colonies

We follow a T-shirt’s supply chain from Burkina Faso to Bangladesh to your local mall—and back again.

Meta Krese, Photography by Jošt Franko

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Meta Krese is a Slovenian photojournalist who has reported on social justice issues in Slovenia, Albania, Gaza and elsewhere. Jošt Franko is a Slovenian photojournalist whose photo essays have been published by TIME, Newsweek, The New Yorker and others
Illustrated cover of Gaza issue. Illustration shows an illustrated representation of Gaza, sohwing crowded buildings surrounded by a wall on three sides. Above the buildings is the sun, with light shining down. Above the sun is a white bird. Text below the city says: All Eyes on Gaza
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