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I spent a week in Tunisia working for the Finnish Foreign Ministry's Kehitys magazine. We covered a lot of ground in search of the origin of the Arab Spring and getting a fuller picture of where Tunisia was at the time.
![Conservative imam in front of the Grand Mosque of Kairouan](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4aedcb55-e1aa-4f54-a896-4c21776feb48/1be64d23-79b8-4f9a-8a67-eed6e604a73d_rw_1200.png?h=f5912beffef50aa29af925da2d349805)
Conservative imam in front of the Grand Mosque of Kairouan
![Self-described islamist](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4aedcb55-e1aa-4f54-a896-4c21776feb48/8fa5bdd8-2ca7-4803-9beb-b722f0305277_rw_1200.png?h=d322247534c0efe3053892ee7e57c5f4)
Self-described islamist
![Security at the office of the leftist party alliance Popular Front](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4aedcb55-e1aa-4f54-a896-4c21776feb48/677dacf4-2b8e-435e-8223-28e7fdec2b32_rw_1920.png?h=c2ff8b7391b2560732cfff678d5d8b9c)
Security at the office of the leftist party alliance Popular Front
![Two of Essadik's colleagues at the Popular Front have been assassinated within one year](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4aedcb55-e1aa-4f54-a896-4c21776feb48/022b1672-df11-44a1-aafb-cb5048b9335e_rw_1920.png?h=87ef2cc3cf0cea2a4b4bdd7f12df79c7)
Two of Essadik's colleagues at the Popular Front have been assassinated within one year
![A restaurant entrepeneur describing the current climate](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4aedcb55-e1aa-4f54-a896-4c21776feb48/bdeb45fe-4c05-4cc7-803b-41de6db6da9d_rw_1920.png?h=ae0e1c9767bdb4a8180447e10b54a27d)
A restaurant entrepeneur describing the current climate
![Conservative Ennahda politician](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4aedcb55-e1aa-4f54-a896-4c21776feb48/a6400e97-3ab5-42f2-b79a-77fc7fbe0875_rw_1920.png?h=cf34ab0d3af7d30c598a0816a2da7055)
Conservative Ennahda politician
![Kairouan residents weighing in](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4aedcb55-e1aa-4f54-a896-4c21776feb48/8c15ccb3-ec0d-4eb3-bb6d-27d18b00c66c_rw_1920.png?h=c3c5c7d73767d06957e1a54d8583d888)
Kairouan residents weighing in
![Kairouan residents weighing in](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4aedcb55-e1aa-4f54-a896-4c21776feb48/3c7dacfc-2562-46e9-aa65-94dc2a3dcb4e_rw_1920.png?h=9cd70994728f52c8aca1888d71b60a92)
Kairouan residents weighing in
![Al-Rhadyyief is a small mining town on the Algerian border which was one of the first to rise up](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4aedcb55-e1aa-4f54-a896-4c21776feb48/55d7a156-b5dd-4780-b312-b285b0dd1636_rw_1920.png?h=3f5cf9bc92c0a4cb5d8ef6ac7868b359)
Al-Rhadyyief is a small mining town on the Algerian border which was one of the first to rise up
![Pollution from the mine has severely impacted the health of locals](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4aedcb55-e1aa-4f54-a896-4c21776feb48/99bc4bf2-4f13-4a9a-9417-b66a1e604650_rw_1920.png?h=15d4062181f9b10eca8c697923538e17)
Pollution from the mine has severely impacted the health of locals
![Labor activist in Al-Rhadyyief](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4aedcb55-e1aa-4f54-a896-4c21776feb48/818c8a05-fb1f-4ee4-b267-b9c226011b3a_rw_1920.png?h=2d2ac56b328763cfddb4ec4fb760b13a)
Labor activist in Al-Rhadyyief
![Local cafe](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4aedcb55-e1aa-4f54-a896-4c21776feb48/da4d469b-2a4b-4b56-86fd-f8987565614b_rw_1920.png?h=3837f8bf35c93f6c650e92bc5fb11f61)
Local cafe
![The local karate club is one of the few organized activities for children. Their determination and enthusiasm was impressive.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4aedcb55-e1aa-4f54-a896-4c21776feb48/219e0216-d85d-4277-904b-bc6722a525d4_rw_1920.png?h=ff48833a3f5a5a18d761caf85e02b8ba)
The local karate club is one of the few organized activities for children. Their determination and enthusiasm was impressive.
![A reminder of the Arab Spring on the main square](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4aedcb55-e1aa-4f54-a896-4c21776feb48/e03e7973-35bc-4aca-857b-3cc7be2f4057_rw_1920.png?h=0dce051f0cd5e41740b7db2c316200ee)
A reminder of the Arab Spring on the main square
![Unofficial petrol station – Algerian petrol is cheaper than official stations](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4aedcb55-e1aa-4f54-a896-4c21776feb48/b1967554-c73a-43b0-9db1-d67a88410bd3_rw_1920.png?h=e65ffe954d8ca26dc2f52ffc84953bde)
Unofficial petrol station – Algerian petrol is cheaper than official stations
![Unofficial petrol station – Algerian petrol is cheaper than official stations](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4aedcb55-e1aa-4f54-a896-4c21776feb48/5fd787ea-8394-4113-96c2-40099d9a0a52_rw_1920.png?h=d179264c142b8e6a3ecb67b2dd6526b2)
Unofficial petrol station – Algerian petrol is cheaper than official stations
![Tourist taking a photo of the sunset in Tunis. The hotel was like a separate reality and even sold alcohol.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4aedcb55-e1aa-4f54-a896-4c21776feb48/f186c77e-98f0-4ee6-a088-6b1fd008cc7d_rw_1920.png?h=c99922aa35b6c261c35d51dfe07a3626)
Tourist taking a photo of the sunset in Tunis. The hotel was like a separate reality and even sold alcohol.
![The sunset in Tunis, featuring the City of Culture cultural center](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4aedcb55-e1aa-4f54-a896-4c21776feb48/c792d031-e120-4e80-be6b-db7b9e1d0613_rw_1920.png?h=a098a42b6ad866d08e1bcdc5b886ade1)
The sunset in Tunis, featuring the City of Culture cultural center
![The boardwalk in Tunis – this man wanted to pose for a shot](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4aedcb55-e1aa-4f54-a896-4c21776feb48/5aafb10f-eeb9-4b43-9f1a-3e4abe1257ae_rw_1920.png?h=91b3d5a068c44bddf68536727aa48b00)
The boardwalk in Tunis – this man wanted to pose for a shot
![Hammamet's tourism industry has taken a hit after the revolution](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4aedcb55-e1aa-4f54-a896-4c21776feb48/c2398c58-a1e1-4958-bc5b-f112c2ffa0e1_rw_1920.png?h=ee4d6cb3ac69666a3d4ede5c1948f506)
Hammamet's tourism industry has taken a hit after the revolution
![Hotel owner in Hammamet](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4aedcb55-e1aa-4f54-a896-4c21776feb48/da8a8a26-a7be-4766-9a6d-f6ee0b00b77c_rw_1920.png?h=6153cb49b86407bf772144390cfc9699)
Hotel owner in Hammamet
![Kairouan's carpet sales are slow because less tourists and pilgrims come to the religious center of Tunisia](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4aedcb55-e1aa-4f54-a896-4c21776feb48/8f95ee36-6142-4877-9c78-925db47b929e_rw_1200.png?h=8fff4b2a8c69e21bc0cb13f748302bbb)
Kairouan's carpet sales are slow because less tourists and pilgrims come to the religious center of Tunisia
![Tourists in Hammamet are enjoying the weather](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4aedcb55-e1aa-4f54-a896-4c21776feb48/1a8a33fa-430d-4e96-ac73-96dd9c7b3fc4_rw_1920.jpg?h=34fabb43374d8a9c5205557f44739673)
Tourists in Hammamet are enjoying the weather
![A hotel in Hammamet and the moon](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4aedcb55-e1aa-4f54-a896-4c21776feb48/687162d1-a768-4bbf-bb49-e6fce31aac86_rw_1920.png?h=e175dfbe6466c8987ad73397739ba85d)
A hotel in Hammamet and the moon
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Tozeur
Twentyfour7 magazine: Habitation fair
Twentyfour7 was a magazine published by Wärtsilä for its stakeholders. I spent a couple days in Vaasa documenting the habitation fair and the new green energy solutions powering the fair area like wave power and landfill gas utilization.
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