Frankfurt am Main, 30 March 2026 – EPA Images has inaugurated its '1/28: Migration Routes'exhibition at the Forum Anja Niedringhaus in Höxter, Germany. The showcase features powerful visual journalism on irregular migration, hosted in a center dedicated to the legacy of the internationally renowned photojournalist.
The exhibition, which opens to the public on Wednesday, April 1, and runs until October 31, documents the human impact of irregular migration through the lens of EPA Images, a Frankfurt-based global visual content provider. It features a curated selection of images capturing migrants’ journeys, focusing on major routes across the Mediterranean, through Central America, and within Southeast Asia.
One in 28 people worldwide is a migrant, as the title of the exhibition suggests. Through the lenses of 28 photographers, EPA Images illustrates this global phenomenon, documenting those fleeing conflict in countries such as Afghanistan and Syria, individuals from Sub-Saharan Africa seeking economic opportunities in the Global North, and communities forcibly displaced by violence, such as the Rohingya from Myanmar.
Through this exhibition, “EPA Images presents a visual record of irregular migration as one of the defining global issues of our time. The images document both the scale of displacement and its human dimension across different regions,” said Julia R. Arévalo, President & CEO of EPA Images, during the opening ceremony held on Saturday, March 28.
The ceremony was attended by Anja Niedringhaus’s mother, Ute Heide Niedringhaus, along with other family members, friends, members of the Forum and the local community, as well as the Mayor of Höxter, Michael Hartmann, who also delivered opening remarks.
“These photographs document the journeys, experiences, and challenges of people who have had to leave their homeland. These images move us, shake us, and open our eyes,” said Hartmann.
The legacy of Anja Niedringhaus
Established in 2017, the Forum Anja Niedringhaus commemorates the life and work of Anja Niedringhaus, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist. Niedringhaus was the first female photographer at EPA, where she later became Chief Photographer. She spent the first decade of her career covering the wars in the former Yugoslavia and Afghanistan before joining the Associated Press in 2002. In April 2014, she was killed while on assignment in Afghanistan at the age of 48.
“Anja’s work remains a cornerstone for photojournalists documenting conflict and displacement today,” said Arévalo. “Her legacy is the heartbeat of the modern EPA.” “The exhibition is closely linked to the work of photographer Anja Niedringhaus,” said Silja Polzin, a board member of the Forum Anja Niedringhaus. “Her guiding principle — If I don’t photograph it, it won’t be known — also shapes the work of her colleagues. Press photography does not only show what is happening; it also makes visible what might otherwise easily go unnoticed, ” she added.
"1/28: Migration Routes" was first presented in Frankfurt in September 2024 to mark the 40th anniversary of EPA Images.
About EPA Images:
The European Pressphoto Agency B.V. (rebranded as EPA Images) was founded in 1984 by seven European news agencies, who shared the goal of creating an independent, high-quality photo service for the European media market. Today, EPA Images delivers comprehensive photo and video coverage through a worldwide network of visual journalists and the daily production of its member agencies - ANA-MPA, ANP, ANSA, EFE, KEYSTONE, LUSA, MIT, and PAP - all market leaders in their respective countries. Its archive contains 13 million images, with more than 2,000 new photos and 80 videos added daily, covering decades of global events.