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fotojournalismus: Tiwanaku, Bolivia. Bolivian indigenous women...

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:30:05 -0500

Tiwanaku, Bolivia.

Bolivian indigenous women joke during commemorations for the second year of President Evo Morales’s government, January 21, 2012.

[Credit : David Mercado/Reuters]

farhaaan: Nigerians with hyenas and baboons for pets.

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:30:06 -0500

farhaaan:

Nigerians with hyenas and baboons for pets.

reuters: A Syrian boy stands in front of a damaged armored...

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:30:05 -0500

reuters:

A Syrian boy stands in front of a damaged armored vehicle belonging to the Syrian army in a street in Homs January 23, 2012. [REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah]

PHOTOS: More rare images from inside Homs, Syria

farhaaan: dictat0rship: Kabuli Kids by O.Blaise on...

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:30:06 -0500

farhaaan:

dictat0rship:

Kabuli Kids by O.Blaise on Flickr.

Headline: Newt Gingrich Wins South Carolina Primary

*look of disbelief*

“And they criticise us? Americans.”

fotojournalismus: People buy flowers at the Flower Market to...

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:55:23 -0500

fotojournalismus:

People buy flowers at the Flower Market to decorate their homes on the eve of the Lunar New Year of the Dragon in Hong Kong on Jan. 22. The Chinese New Year is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. Flowers are said to give good luck and are given when visiting family for the traditional New Years Eve feast.

[Credit : Pedro Ugarte / AFP / Getty Images]

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Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:30:05 -0500

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Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:30:05 -0500

ghazalaa: Brother and sister herding sheep in Afghanistan

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:30:06 -0500

ghazalaa:

Brother and sister herding sheep in Afghanistan

fotojournalismus: Taizhou, China. Workers carry red lanterns...

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:30:05 -0500

fotojournalismus:

Taizhou, China.

Workers carry red lanterns from a workshop.

[Credit : AFP/Getty Images]

fotojournalismus: Siberian tigers approach a keeper’s car as...

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 09:30:05 -0500

fotojournalismus:

Siberian tigers approach a keeper’s car as they wait to be fed at the Siberian Tiger Forest Park in Harbin, China on Dec. 27. More than 800 Siberian tigers are currently living in the park, which is also a breeding center for this endangered species, local media reported.

[Credit : Sheng Li/Reuters]

ghazalaa: Haitian boy taking care of his sister

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 09:30:06 -0500

ghazalaa:

Haitian boy taking care of his sister

9gag: ..and the world would be much better place

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:30:06 -0500

9gag:

..and the world would be much better place

fotojournalismus: Iraq’s Youngest Photographer (via...

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:31:06 -0500

Qamar Hashim

Photo courtesy of Qamar Hashim

Photo courtesy of Qamar Hashim

Qamar Hashim

fotojournalismus:

Iraq’s Youngest Photographer

(via Reuters)

Qamar Hashim is an 8-year-old Iraqi photographer. He tours famous streets to picture Baghdadis with his single camera and is the youngest Iraqi photographer to win several local awards, according to the Iraqi Society Photographic (ISP).

Below, Qamar responds to a series of questions.

When did you take your first photograph and what did it show?

I do not remember exactly the first picture but I had been mimicking my father since I was 4 or 5 years-old and started to take pictures of the Tigris river, the gulls, birds, old houses and heritage places.

Why do you think photography is important?

Photography is very important. It documents life and pauses time. We can show the city, life and the people.

What do you want to show people about Iraq?

I want to say through my pictures that Iraq is precious and Iraqis are very kind. Iraq is peaceful and has a great history.

How do you feel about the U.S. troops leaving Iraq?

I am afraid of the U.S. soldiers, they destroyed the house my family rented in 2003, when I was a fetus. Thank God my family survived and I am happy now for their departure. I am free and not afraid of their tanks.

What do you want to be when you finish school?

I like to act and I would like to be a child-activist.

Which is your favorite photo you have taken and why?

My favorite picture is of a man sleeping who sells books at al-Mutanabi street. Also a picture of a bee on a rose, I ran a lot to follow the bee until I got this picture.

Are there any photographers you look up to?

There a lot of good photographers and I learned from them (Adel Qassim, Fouad Shakir, Kareem al-Ba’aj, and Hameed Majeed).

Are there any photos you wish to take but haven’t been able to yet?

The dangerous pictures like fire, blasts, other incidents but I have been sent off the site. They say I am a child. Also I wish to get a picture of the triangle of migrant birds.

What does the future of Iraq look like?

I see a flourishing future for Iraq especially when my family owns a house. I love Iraq, my home, and it is more precious than anything else.

ghazalaa: Afghan refugee miners in Pakistan

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:30:05 -0500

ghazalaa:

Afghan refugee miners in Pakistan

Mana Group - Christmas Celebration

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:22:37 -0500

Mana Group - Christmas Celebration

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Tue, 03 Jan 2012 10:30:05 -0500

fotojournalismus: A boy’s height is measured to monitor the...

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 09:30:05 -0500

fotojournalismus:

A boy’s height is measured to monitor the effects of supplemental feeding at a camp in Bulengo, Congo.

[Credit : James Nachtwey]

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Sun, 01 Jan 2012 09:30:05 -0500

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educationisliberation: the-rawiyah: farhaaan: whenbutterflyes:...

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:14:29 -0500

educationisliberation:

the-rawiyah:

farhaaan:

whenbutterflyes:

When I was six-years-old, I used to play ‘tag’ in the playground and pretend I was flying on the swings. These girls don’t get to play on the swings, in fact, they don’t get to play at all. What they do is get married to 60-year-old men. Soon they won’t be playing mommy… They’ll be mommies.

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And the real news: Palestinian grooms hold hands with their nieces and cousins as their brides wait elsewhere (segregated) in a mass wedding for 450 couples in Gaza.

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Wow, I just choked on air. Too funny.

At first I was like This HAS to be fake, and then I was like YUP it is.