Brendan Hoffman: Eyes on Haiti's Rapes
They were willing to identify themselves to a foreign journalist and tell their stories: "They felt that, at least someone is asking and concerned," but Brendan felt, "I wanted to preserve their anonymity as much as possible. So I shot really tight and cropped in on the eyes." Because this...
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Money Shot at the DMZ
I was interested in these almost cinematic shots of Hillary at the Korean DMZ with the North Korean soldier peering through the window. The steely anger in Hillary's face is completely intentional, of course, as she's aware (in contrast to the smiling Gates) of the money shot.
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Brendan Hoffman: About Those Haitian Smiles
The second reason I wanted to return to Brendan Hoffman's recent images from Haiti is to reinforce the picture of the Haitian character. What we don't see in these two photographs, in the smiles, are a people either in denial of their circumstances or consumed to the core by...
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Brendan Hoffman: Haiti, Six Months Later
Photographer Brendan Hoffman returns to Haiti, six months after the earthquake.
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Your Turn: Iranian Revolution Coming to a Head
There are only a few images in circulation showing the new guidelines for male hairstyles approved by the Iranian Ministry and Culture set to be unveiled (so to speak) at the “Modesty and Veil Festival” later this summer. I'm interested in how you read these cuts -- and...
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Waiting Your Turn in the Machinery of Death
This photograph from Kabul, Afghanistan could have been captioned “Return of the Body Snatchers.” Gallows humor is pretty cheap, but it may be as sane a response as any other to another suicide bombing. The attack last week killed 18 people, wounded at least 47 others, and generally made...
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Peter Van Agtmael: The Ground War
FOCUS ON THE WAR: Peter Van Agtmael covering ground combat in Afghanistan.
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Tear Down That Wall?
As the 2010 World Cup unfolds imagistically, many photos remind us of the potential of sport to serve as a uniting cultural force—especially since this tournament is unfolding in a post-apartheid South Africa. That makes this shot of Palestinian World Cup fans all the more ironic.
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The Gaza Windfall
Does the title refer to the harvest of food and goods about to be showered on Gaza with the partial easing of Israel's blockade? Well, not exactly.
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South Africa: A Study in Contrasts
With so many eyes on the soccer matches in South Africa, it's easy to either stereotype or simply ignore the World Cup host beyond the pitch. What James Nachtwey and the editors at National Geographic seek to convey is the diversity of the county in a single slideshow.
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Photographer Chien-Min Chung's images and report from the bloody crackdown in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Stephen Ferry: Election In Colombia
Photographer Stephen Ferry on the Presidential Election in Colombia.
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Netanyahu's Sea Legs
Considering how badly the Israeli military botched the raid on the Turkish ship Mavi Marmara was, it seems parallels abound.
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Alan Chin: Dover Air Force Base
Focus on the War: Photographer Alan Chin at Dover Air Force Base
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Nicole Tung: Detained
Photographer Nicole Tung detained by the Pakistani authorities in the Northwest Frontier.
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Nicole Tung: Gilgit Election
Photographer Nicole Tung coverage of a local election in Pakistan.
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