Reblogged from LightBox: They are a familiar sight to anyone who has been on the frontlines in the embattled Syrian city of Aleppo: striped sheets—formerly store awnings, curtains and drapes—that once blocked the harsh sunlight or a neighbor’s prying eyes,![]()
Video shot very recently for The Economist – OVER a quarter of Egypt’s 83m people live below the poverty line. President Morsi will have to build political consensus to implement a credible austerity plan and secure foreign aid![]()
I’m a big fan of Sydney electronic act Seekae… and it’s been a while since I was somewhere that it snowed. So this one is an obvious choice. I’d like to go to somewhere it’s snowing. Lots of sand, desert,![]()
Reblogged from The Dish: An alleged member of the Muslim Brotherhood is dragged through a crowd of protesters after being beaten on the head during clashes between opposition demonstrators and supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood on March 22, 2013 in![]()
“In the midst of the wreckage at ground zero, I had a realisation. I’d been photographing in the Islamic world since 1981. Not only in the Middle East, but in Africa, Asia and Europe. At the time I was photographing![]()
Reblogged from LightBox: Updated: March 24, 2013 Photographer Sara Naomi Lewkowicz has continued to document the story of Maggie and her life since November 2012, when she was the victim of a violent attack by her now ex-boyfriend Shane. In![]()
This is a graph I nabbed from http://www.xe.com on the exchange rate for the Egyptian Pound to the US Dollar over the last 12 months. The drops visible here began around December 15, the day Egyptians went to vote on![]()
Reblogged from Communiqué | Documentary Photography Workshops by Stephen Dupont And Jack Picone: Mourners wait for the cremation of a family member - who has passed - Kathmandu's holy Pashupatinath ghats. © Photograph by Jack Picone For all enquires about our![]()
Adam Freeland … and some memories. I used to live in Sheffield, England, about ten years ago. We went to a lot of great gigs in those days, but one guy whose music I’ve kept listening to is Adam Freeland,![]()
I have to say, I don’t buy the argument made by Allen Murabayashi in his recent articles criticising the level of toning being used by some photojournalists – at least not with the specific example he’s chosen. The kind of![]()