Holding the line... is told through an interconnected series of stories, photographs, and reflections. Each offer a different way of seeing the people and places that make up the fight against HIV. From close portraits and organizational deep dives to fleeting moments and personal reflections, these collections invite readers to look closer, feel deeper, and discover how humanity endures in the details.
#close-up
Meet the people on the frontlines of care, advocacy, and community.
This series centers on individuals—the doctors, nurses, outreach workers, and advocates who share the human story of ending AIDS. Each piece captures one person’s story through portraiture, environment, and voice, pairing photographs with excerpts from intimate conversations. These are not case studies but portraits of humanity in motion—people whose work, courage, and quiet persistence sustain the fight against HIV, one patient, one moment, one choice at a time.
#depth
Dive inside the local organizations leading the response to HIV.
These stories go beneath the surface of local organizations leading change across Africa. Through candid interviews and photos, Depth explores how community groups innovate, adapt, and survive amid funding cuts and uncertainty. Learn about the work for featured local organizations featured.
#big picture
Panoramic views of the global AIDS‐response, linking people to science, systems, and politics.
Zooming out to connect stories across borders, Big Picture explores the global effort to end AIDS. Each article brings together people, science, and systems to examine where progress holds and where it falters. The view is wide, but the focus remains human—on the collective will and collaboration required to finish what decades of work began, and to imagine a future where no one is left behind.
#selfie
Behind-the-scenes and personal commentary available to subscribers contributing to the storytelling.
Step behind the lens and into the process. Written from his dual perspective as photographer and HIV program practitioner, these pieces disclose Ben's personal journey holding the line. (Available to subscribers contributing to the storytelling – check and upgrade your subscription here). Explore the selfie series.
#moments
Fleeting snapshots that linger — unfiltered, spontaneous, and out-of-context.
Every frame tells a fragment of a story—unplanned, fleeting, and unfiltered. These single-image posts capture the unscripted moments. Sometimes they speak to the work; sometimes they simply breathe life between frames.
#hands
Previews of the people and themes shaping the fight against HIV.
Each post offers a teaser into the human stories shaping the fight against HIV, with a visual focus on hands and gestures. These short previews connect people, themes, and places, laying the groundwork for deeper storytelling that will unfold in full across Holding the Line.