Update: 4.25.2010: See my follow-up post So Whose Judgment Lapse Is it?Update 4.22.2010: Jon Sawyer of the Pulitzer Center responds, and within the response is this: “Yet we also believe, and Vernaschi agrees, that it was wrong to ask that the body be exhumed. It showed disrespect for the dead, and forced a grieving family [...]
On Tuesday night, I watched the harrowing Frontline: The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan which exposed an ancient practice know as as “bacha bazi” which, literally translated, means ‘boys’ play’. This illegal practice exploits orphans and street boys, and has been revived by powerful warlords, businessmen and military commanders in Afghanistan. These men dress the boys [...]
Photo © Ralph Childs-All Rights ReservedPhoto © Ralph Childs-All Rights ReservedAlthough Ralph Childs participated in my photo~expedition to Bali in summer 2007, he’s once again joining Bali: Island of Odalan Photo-Expedition™ which I’m organizing and leading this coming August. Ralph is an active member of the Arlington Camera Club, and his photographs of a Balinese [...]
Most cell phones are not recycled, wasting precious reusable metals and leaking hazardous material into our landfills. I understand the consequences of not recycling gadgets, and lately I’ve been more concerned with their impact on our health. But to be honest, I mistakenly assumed that most people recycled their cell phones, given that it’s so [...]
The Foundry Photo~Journalism Workshop 2010 is in Istanbul, and if your dream is to be coached by some of the best photographers and photojournalists available, do it now! The roster of instructors reads like a Who’s Who in the world of photojournalism: Tyler Hicks, Lynsey Addario, Jared Moosy, David Bathgate, Jon Vidar, Anastasia Taylor-Lind, Rena [...]
