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Its such a cliche but the Washington Post’s latest set of photos from Congo tells more of a story then all the words written about the conflict. Perhaps this is because the photographer often gets closer to the truth then a print journalist ever can, closer to the moment, reveals a greater sense of place. [...]
For the Fallen by Laurence Binyon With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children, England mourns for her dead across the sea. Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit, Fallen in the cause of the free. Solemn the drums thrill; Death august and royal Sings sorrow [...] From the Huffington Post What next?¬† Obama pauses to tie up his shoelace? Purpose is probably my favorite presentation of photography on the web … its all just so beautifully and simply presented and the latest edition, focusing on children, is saturated with love, its a gift … a perfect antidote to the misery and mayhem that blogs like duckrabbit focus on so much! It seems a bit [...] will be lost on anyone but the Brits who will LOVE this clip (I can hear the facebook group breaking out as I write!) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/7713242.stm And if you’ve never heard Dizzee, this is not a bad place to start: Someone just commented that you don’t need to be a Brit to appreciate this!¬† [...] how much confidence do you think this quote gives the Congolese: Just don’t ask anyone from Bosnia, or Sudan, or Rwanda, or Lebanon or five year old Furhaha who has lost his parents in the outbreak of fighting. [...] you’re not close enough.’ So the saying goes … The same can be said of the microphone. Get in as close as you can.¬† Hold the microphone under the chin of your guest where they cannot see it but where it can feel your guests breath. Record low so your don’t get distortion and you [...] (c) Yasuyoshi Chiba, AFP ‘While we are voting, there is mayhem elsewhere. This is one of image in a large set depicting the especially dire circumstances in the Democratic Republic of [...] Boston.com has an overpowering page of images (31) covering the current humanitarian crisis in the Congo.¬† Some of the photos are taken by my fearless friend Yasuyoshi Chiba.¬† A lot of Africans think Yasuyoshi is a marshal arts expert, so despite the fact that he’s quite a small chap he never seems to get any [...] So says 68 year old Bop. Poor sod he developed leprosy at the age of six and since then has been condemned to life in a leper colony. His world captured remarkably by the talented Ehrin Macksey. Ehrin allows Bop to tell his own story. The photographers ego nowhere on show. Phew! I hope Ehrin [...] |
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