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FrstHand is a collaborative publishing platform that enables creation, promotion, and monetization of visually rich story collections.

FrstHand is something new in web publishing. It's part blogging platform, part online magazine, and all about visual storytelling. Seeing is believing, so check out a sample of the great stuff you'll find!

10/29/2026

Bremen, Germany
October 2026

Police units occupy a crowded intersection in Bremen’s nightlife district after an incident.

Photo by: Barbara Schneider
Published on FrstHand

10/28/2026

Mysuru, India
September 2026

During the Ganesha Visarjan procession, a performer breathes fire as part of a traditional Veerabhadra Kunitha dance. In the dark, the flame briefly lights the performer and the community gathered around.

Photo by: Pavan Prasad

10/23/2026

Baku, Azerbaijan
September 2026

After winning the Formula 2 Feature Race, Alex Dunne got out of his car and ran to embrace a friend waiting near the pit lane. The finish line marks the result; this moment shows who was there to share it.

Photo by: Nurlan Tahirli

10/22/2026

Nazirpur, Bangladesh
September 2026

In Bangladesh’s flood-prone southwest, farmers grow vegetables and raise seedlings on floating beds made from water hyacinth. The beds rise and fall with the water, supporting a way of farming adapted to monsoon conditions.

Photo by: Syed Mahabubul Kader

10/21/2026

Lisbon, Portugal
September 2026

A piano was left at São Sebastião station for anyone who wanted to play. A young man sat down, and a woman stopped to sing along. No stage or planned audience—just two people making music together in the middle of an ordinary day.

Photo by: Afonso Neves

10/16/2026

Jakarta, Indonesia
September 2026

Thousands of workers joined a demonstration calling for better wages, limits on contract employment, and stronger social security and severance protections. The photo records a collective demand for better working conditions.

Photo by: Iqro Rinaldi

10/15/2026

“Al-Marmah: Where Tradition Still Rides”
Qena, Egypt

Horsemen gather in Qena, Egypt, preparing to race. Older horsemen have an important part in this story, passing their experience and knowledge to younger riders. As rural life changes, that connection between generations helps keep Al-Marmah alive.

Photos: Ahmed Abdallah
Link to Story: https://www.frsthand.com/story/al-marmah-where-tradition-still-rides

10/14/2026

Jakarta, Indonesia
August 2026

Two visitors look at the view from the National Monument, or Monas, against a backdrop of air pollution, as seen from the balcony of a high-rise building. As the capital of the world's fourth-most populous country, Jakarta frequently ranks among the cities with the worst air quality, a situation that could pose a health risk to residents if allowed to persist.

Photo by Iqro Rinaldi.

10/09/2026

"The Last Xavéga-Art Fishermen"
Costa da Caparica, Portugal

Along Portugal’s Costa da Caparica, bringing in the catch takes a community. This photo story documents Arte-Xávega, a fishing tradition rooted in more than two centuries of shared labour and knowledge passed between generations.

Photos by Afonso Neves
Photographed in July 2016

10/08/2026

Semanu, Indonesia.
August 2026.

A moment from a Javanese spirit possession dance with the performer chewing burning incense in a state of trance.

Photo by Mark Levitin

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