VISUAL REPORTING
Communities, environment and change in DR Congo
Ruben Nyanguila’s photography is rooted in field reporting in DR Congo, following communities as they navigate climate pressure, environmental damage, education, culture and local solutions.
His visual practice is supported by training with VII Academy, The VII Foundation’s visual journalism program.
He has worked as a news photojournalist for Anadolu Agency, the Ankara-based Turkish international news agency, and is a member of Collectif DR, a France-based agency of photoreporters and video journalists working in France and internationally.
In 2025, he contributed to Mers et Océans, Collectif DR’s photobook devoted to seas and oceans. His visual work has also appeared in photo-focused publications including Defense DZ.
NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY
Editorial photography distributed through Anadolu Ajansı and Getty Images.
Featured assignment
Unofficial mine collapse in Democratic Republic of Congo: 5 dead
Photographs from Kanfuma mine in Tshikapa, Kasai, after heavy rains weakened the walls of an informal mine and a collapse killed five workers.
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Unofficial mine collapse in Democratic Republic of Congo: 5 dead
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DR Congo eyes US minerals deal tied to peace in rebel-hit east by end of June
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MAGAZINES
Photo-led magazine reporting and editorial assignments.
Featured magazine publication
Former des officiers au cœur du chaos congolais
Photographs for Défense Zone’s report from the military academy in Kananga, Kasaï-Central, on the training of Congolese officers as conflict continues in the east of the country.
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Book contributions and long-form documentary photography.
Featured book contribution
Plastic Invasion
A photo essay published in Mers et Océans, Collectif DR’s fifth annual photobook, documenting plastic pollution on Lake Kivu and the fragile local efforts emerging in Goma and Bukavu.
The work follows a lake caught between ecological pressure and political turmoil, where floating waste threatens daily life while a youth-led solar pirogue collects plastic from the water and raises awareness in nearby communities.
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