In this Storytelling for Change session, Sophia Nasif shares her journey creating “The Shape of the Sea” - a long-form documentary photography project that explores how coastal erosion, reclamation, and development are literally reshaping shorelines in the Maldives, and the impact on their communities.


“The most powerful stories came from the youth, who not live with the daily impacts of flooding, erosion, and ecological degradation, but fear their futures - questioning whether their homes will still exist in 50 years, whether their children would be able to know their islands, or whether they could even have families in the future at all, with the risk of potentially becoming climate refugees.” - Sophia Nasif


Sophia Nasif is a British-Maldivian photojournalist based in Malé, focusing on culture, environment, and visual anthropology in the Maldives, and the writer of the biweekly column Atoll Dispatch for Maldives Independent. 


You can follow Sophia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sophianasif/ 


Sophia created this project with support from our Revolutionary Storyteller Grant. A big thank you to Honor the Earth and Adobe for the support that made this grant possible. 


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