TIME’s #TeamPhotogs World Cup Roundup

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June 24, 2014. A boy plays football at home in his small apartment, with Argentina's flag behind hanging from the balcony. Lots of flags were hung in houses and apartments in Buenos AiresAlejandro Kirchuck
By TIME Photo Department

Since the kickoff of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, TIME has partnered with the Photographic Museum of Humanity to curate #Teamphotogs, a team of 11 photographers from around the world using Instagram to document this year’s biggest sporting event.

TIME looks at a selection of work posted to Instagram over the past two weeks by #teamphotogs that captures the atmosphere from the streets to the stadiums in Brazil and beyond. As the competition enters the knockout stage, the collaboration continues.

Felipe Dana @felipedana – An Associated Press photographer based in Rio de Janerio, Dana began taking photographs at 15 years old as a photo assistant in commercial studios. Since then, his work has appeared in Newsweek, The Atlantic, The Guardian, and the Wall Street Journal, among many others.

Rodrigo Abd @abdrodrigo – Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Abd has been a staff photographer with the Associated Press since 2003, covering political unrest in Bolivia, Venezuala’s 2007 presidential elections and the 2010 Haiti earthquake. He was part of a team of AP photographers to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News in 2013 for work covering the Syrian civil war.

Damir Sagolj @damirsagolj – Currently based in Bangkok, Thailand, Sagolj began taking photographs while serving in the Bosnian army during the Balkan wars. In 1997, he became Reuters’ chief Bosnia photographer and was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of coalition forces in Iraq following Sept.11. His work has been published in TIME, The Washington Post, Newsweek, The New York Times and Le Monde, among others.

Oliver Weiken @oliverweiken – Born in Germany, Weiken joined the European Pressphoto Agency in 2005 after working for two years with Deutsche Presse-Agentur. He has covered the G8 summit, Pope Francis and international sports events. He is currently based in Tel Aviv covering the Israel/Palestine conflicts.

Joao Pina @joaopinaphoto – A freelance photographer from Lisbon, Portugal and based in Buenos Aires, Pina’s work covering gang violence, the Arab Spring and the war in Afghanistan has appeared in The New Yorker, Human Rights Watch, The New York Times and Visao.

Alejandro Kirchuk @akirchuk – Kirchuk produces long-term documentary projects in Latin America and is currently based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He won a 2012 World Press Award for his series ‘Never Let You Go,’ that explored Alzheimer’s disease. His photos have been published in the New York Times, The Guardian, The Wall Street Journal and ESPN Magazine.

Tommaso Protti @tomprotti – Born in Italy and based in Brazil, Protti is an award winning documentary photographer who’s work has been featured in Esquire, Le Monde, The New Yorker, National Geographic and The New York Times. He has recently exhibited photos at the Prix Bayeux-Calvados festival in France and Fotoleggendo in Italy.

Mario Tama @mario_tama – Tama joined Getty Images in 2003 and has won multiple awards for his coverage of Hurricane Katrina, Sept.11, the war in Afghanistan. His work has been exhibited at Visa Pour l’Image in France and he’s been featured in National Geographic and Newsweek.

Laura El-Tantawy @laura_eltantawy – A member of the VII Photo Mentor program, El-Tantawy is an Egyptian photographer who began her career in 2002 with the Milwaukee Journal and Sentinel and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. She is currently a freelance photographer based in Cairo, Egypt and London, U.K.

Alice Martins @martinsalicea – Based in the Middle East, Martins has been reporting on the Syrian civil war since 2012. A freelance photojournalist covering conflict and crises in Africa, the Gaza Strip, Brazil, her work has appeared in National Geographic, Al Jazeera, Vice, Newsweek, The Daily Beast, The Washington Post and The New Yorker.

Meeri Koutaniemi @meerimatildakouta – Covering human rights issues in over 20 countries, Koutaniemi is a freelance photojournalist and documentary film maker who is currently based in Helsinki. In 2012 she won Press Photographer of the Year in Finland and is now working on a long-term project on female mutilation.

The Photographic Museum of Humanity is an online museum dedicated to contemporary photography.

Krystal Grow is a contributor to TIME LightBox. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram @kgreyscale.

Phil Bicker is a senior photo editor at TIME.

 

June 24, 2014. A boy plays football at home in his small apartment, with Argentina's flag behind hanging from the balcony. Lots of flags were hung in houses and apartments in Buenos AiresAlejandro Kirchuck
Brazilian fans are watching the game of Brazil - Mexico on 17th of June from the big screen in Copacabana beach where people are gathering to watch the matches. The match ended 0 - 0. Photo taken by Meeri Koutaniemi in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.
June 17, 2014. Brazilian fans watch the Brazil versus Mexico game on the big screen at Copacabana beach where people are gathering to watch the matches. The match ended 0 - 0. Meeri Koutaniemi
June 14, 2014 - Photograph by Alejandro Kirchuk, shot in Rio de Janeiro. Geronimo, an Argentinean fan, at Copacabana beach, the place where thousands of people from many different nationalities gather to watch the games during the World Cup.
June 14, 2014. Geronimo, an Argentinean fan, at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, where thousands of people from many different nationalities gather to watch the games during the World Cup.Alejandro Kirchuk
In Vila Madalena, Sao Paulo, thousands of football fans took over the streets and filled bars to watch the Brazil versus Mexico. The general mood was of disappointment as the game ended in a 0-0 draw. Sao Paulo, Brazil, 17 June 2014.
June 17, 2014. Thousands of football fans took over the streets and filled bars In Vila Madalena, Sao Paulo, to watch the Brazil versus Mexico. The general mood was of disappointment as the game ended in a 0-0 draw. Alice Martins
June 23, 2014. While the game Brazil vs Cameroon happened, a protest against the World Cup took place in the center of Sao Paulo. In the photograph a young demonstrator straighten his punk hair while he was in custody of the police after he was arrested during the protest.Tommaso Protti
June 15, 2014. An Egyptian boy kicks a soccer ball while playing alone in a neighborhood on the outskirts of the Egyptian capital as the sun begins to set over the Arab world's most populated city. Omar, 12, dressed in his red and yellow Neymar T-shirt, says he avidly watches this year's FIFA World Cup matches: "I'd like Spain to win. I love the Spanish team," he said. "I generally like all Barcelona players," he added. His favorite players are Messi, Ronaldo and Neymar.Laura El-Tantaway
While the WorldCup England-Uruguay game happened in Sao Paulo, members of the Passe Livre Movement organized a protest on the anniversary of the 2013 demonstrations that called for cheaper public transportation fares. While the protest was largely peaceful, a few masked demonstrators known as the Black Blocs broke glass doors of several banks, set barricades on fire and confronted the military police that was deployed to disperse the crowd. As police began firing tear gas outside a church while the evening mass was being held, a masked protester rushed to close the doors to keep the people inside from being affected.
June 19, 2014. While the WorldCup England-Uruguay game happened in Sao Paulo, members of the Passe Livre Movement organized a protest on the anniversary of the 2013 demonstrations that called for cheaper public transportation fares. While the protest was largely peaceful, a few masked demonstrators known as the Black Blocs broke glass doors of several banks, set barricades on fire and confronted the military police that was deployed to disperse the crowd. As police began firing tear gas outside a church while the evening mass was being held, a masked protester rushed to close the doors to keep the people inside from being affected.Alice Martins
A boy who lives in the Moinho slum plays while residents watch the opening game of the FIFA World Cup. Sao Paulo, 12 June 2014
June 12, 2014. A boy who lives in the Moinho slum plays while residents watch the opening game of the FIFA World Cup. Sao Paulo.Alice Martins
June 11. 2014. Living statue outside the stadium the day before the opening game of the 2014 World Cup. Rodrigo Abd—AP
June 13, 2014. Praia de Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Fans from many different countries gathering to watch the match between Spain and Netherlands. Alejandro Kirchuk
June 18, 2014. Balotelli, Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar hanging around Copacabana.Felipe Dana—AP
June 18, 2014. Brazilian people watch the match between Netherlands and Australia during in Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro, during World Cup Brazil 2014.Alejandro Kirchuk
JUNE 16, 2014, photograph by Laura El-Tantawy - Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo is reflected off a TV screen in a Cairo cafe at the end of his team's somber 4-0 defeat against Germany in Portugal's first appearance in the 2014 FIFA World Cup being hosted in Brazil.
June 16, 2014. Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo is reflected off a TV screen in a Cairo cafe at the end of his team's somber 4-0 defeat against Germany in Portugal's first appearance in the 2014 FIFA World Cup being hosted in Brazil.Laura El-Tantawy
June 19, 2014. English people cry after their loss against Uruguay, at FIFA Fan Fest, under a heavy rain in Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro. Alejandro Kirchuk
World Cup Fans Gather To Watch Matches In Salvador, Brazil
June 17, 2014. A young Brazil fan stands playing Brazil colored horns on the street prior to the Brazil-Mexico match in the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Salvador, Brazil.Mario Tama—Getty Images
June 13, 2014. Photograph taken in the occupied building Pamplona 935 in the center of Sao Paulo. The building was occupied yesterday by the collective Androides Androginos during the opening game of the FIFA World Cup as a protest against the event. The collective is now providing an home to more than 60 families enable to rent an apartment in SP. In the picture the activist Talitha Bewlay is seen inside Pamplona 935.Tommaso Protti
World Cup Fans Gather To Watch Matches In Salvador, Brazil
June 17, 2014. Fans gather on a hill at Farol da Barra during halftime at a Fan Fest for the Brazil-Mexico match in the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 17, 2014 in Salvador, Brazil. Today is the sixth day of the World Cup and the second match for home team Brazil. Mario Tama—Getty Images
June 17, 2014. Nana Nispo, 26, is cheering for Brazil in her own designed fan dress in Copacabana beach during the Brazil versus Mexico match, which ended 0 - 0. Meeri Koutaniemi

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