Malin Fezehai

25/03/2026

18/03/2026

About a year ago, I was on assignment in South Sudan when I received a call asking if I could come to London the following week to photograph for the cover of her upcoming memoir.

At the time, I was in a UN compound in the Upper Nile region — a world away from a studio in London. Excited, nervous, and determined to make it work, somehow everything fell into place.

Since the release of Finding My Way, I’ve watched the book take on a life of its own, traveling across countries and into the hands of readers around the world.

It’s always an honor to play a small part in the work Malala continue to do and advocate for.

A special thank you to a wonderful team:
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22/10/2025

A couple of weeks ago I traveled with and to Dadaab, Kenya. Ramla, a British Somali boxer and Olympian, fled Somalia as a child. Returning as a UNICEF Ambassador, she met girls, mothers and teachers who continue to build their futures despite immense challenges.

Throughout the trip, the effects of recent aid cuts were impossible to ignore: classrooms without enough supplies, health clinics stretched thin, and youth programs uncertain about their future.

Many of the students already knew who Ramla was. They had seen her on TikTok and couldn’t believe she was standing there with them. I’ll never forget the look on their faces when they realized she was real — joy, disbelief, and admiration all at once.

02/01/2025

Haylemaryam and Askalemaryam have chosen Lalibela, a place of profound spiritual and historical significance, as the setting for their wedding. To Haylemaryam, Lalibela is more than a location; it is “the promised land”—a place that embodies faith, love, and the promise of a shared future. Photographed for NYT Magazine.

29/12/2024

14-year-old Steve Otieno has found solace and strength in music through Ghetto Classics, a program introducing classical music to children in Kenya’s underserved neighborhoods.

I watched as Steve practiced tirelessly as he prepared for his performance alongside his mentor, Polish violinist Michal Buczkowski, at a Christmas concert hosted by the Polish Embassy.

“Music makes me feel calm when I’m stressed,” Steve shared. For him, music isn’t just an escape—it’s a path forward.

Read the full story by Katharine Houreld on The Washington Post homepage, beautifully edited by

17/12/2024

After a rough summer, October was a breath of fresh air. Bangkok, Bali, and Kyoto – I feel so lucky to have found a sense of home with people in so many places.

You might not get to keep everyone in your life forever, but some people are meant to be a sunrise, a light that pulls you out of the darkness. They remind you that even the longest tunnels have an end, and the light you find there often stays with you, even after they’re gone.

06/12/2024

Earlier this year, I traveled with to Ethiopia for The New York Times Magazine to document the lingering effects of a civil war that, in many ways, never truly ended.

Revisiting the three regions we covered felt both familiar and surreal. These were places I had been to before, but they now bore the weight of recent conflict. At moments, life seemed almost unchanged, offering a sense of normalcy. Yet, the grief and echoes of what had transpired were ever-present—a reminder of both the resilience and the pain deeply etched into these landscapes and their people.
Read Alexis’s detailed piece now on the NYT homepage.

Captions
1. A view of Amhara, Ethiopia, a region in conflict between government forces and the Fano militia.
2. Members of Fano, fighting against Ethiopia’s central government.
3. Visitors at the Church of Saint George in Lalibela, where celebrations resumed after Ethiopian forces reclaimed the town from Fano militia.
4. Pilgrims and worshippers gather at Bete Mariam church in Lalibela.
5. A displaced Tigrayan woman and her family now live in the toilet area of a camp near Mekelle after fleeing Ab’ala.
6. An elderly displaced Tigrayan living in an IDP camp on the outskirts of Mekelle City.
7. One of the homes of Ali, an ethnic Afar father of nine, who says Tigrayan forces burned Afar homes.
8. Cooking oil distributed at a site in Bure village, Berhale, Afar, Ethiopia.
9. The Meskel Cross overlooking Choma’a Hill in Mekelle, Tigray, a region devastated by the 2020 conflict and shrouded in a communication blackout.

26/11/2024

Finally handed a copy of our cover to , who let me drag her to Dadaab. 💙

For World Refugee Day, I worked with the amazing to highlight young people in Dadaab, one of the world’s largest and oldest camps. Many teens born there have never experienced life beyond its borders.