Sunday, 3 August 2008

Moises Saman: Displaced To Kabul

Moises Saman for The New York Times-All Rights Reserved

The New York Times has a multimedia feature of Moises Saman's reportage from Afghanistan, where a refugee camp is filled with families escaping the heavy bombardment in southern Afghanistan. The increasing amount of refugees coming here to the west of Kabul is a sign that the conflict against the Taliban in the south is worsening, and the population feel conditions in that area will not improve.

Displaced To Kabul is a slideshow of Saman's black & white photographs, and is narrated by him.

We'll be seeing more of such features which include the photographer's narration.

The Steam Plumes of NYC

  The corner of Canal Street and Sixth Avenue has a couple of large smokestacks (aka steam stacks) installed by Co-Edison to direct steam. T...