"'Power to the People' was the oft-heard clarion call of the 1960's. Now, at last, thanks to PhotoVoice, the disenfranchised and marginalised, the voiceless Other, have the tools to speak in the universal language that is photography. Long may their eloquence enlighten and delight us."
Philip Jones Griffiths,
President of Magnum Photos 1980-1985
Patron of PhotoVoice
It's about that place that you love, the way it makes you feel, maybe it's where you live maybe it's where you escape to. What makes it so different, the light, hardship, romance, atmosphere or people, the things that make it so special.
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Photographer Steve Scholfield Land of the Free series capture the eccentricity of these enthusiasts, mainly Star Wars and Star Trek, relaxing at home with family and pets. Gold.
This work of David Shrigley seems particularly topical given the response of the US administration and their evangelical christian buddies to the current Gaza crisis.
Feliz Ano Novo!!
The Cariocas know how to party and NYE gives them their second best annual excuse. Many people come to participate in an African ritual ceremony to honor deity Lemanja, the Goddess of Sea. White flowers are thrown into the sea and gifts are arranged on the sand along with candles. Gifts ranging from cosmetics, food items to Champagne. I preserved a few moments on this slideshow.
During the 1994 genocide, Rwandan women were subjected to massive sexual violence, perpetrated by members of the infamous Hutu militia groups known as the Interahamwe. Among the survivors, those who are most isolated are the women who have borne children as a result of being raped. Their families have rejected both them and their children, compounding their already unimaginable emotional distress.
An estimated 20,000 children were conceived during the genocide in Rwanda, and many of their mothers contracted HIV during the same encounters that left them pregnant. They feel they have lost their dignity, are alone and utterly powerless.
Intended Consequences chronicles the lives of these women. Their narratives are embodied in portrait photographs, interviews and oral reflections.
A series of portraits of American soldiers set to adorn roadside billboards in Minneapolis, site of next week's Republican convention, was abruptly cancelled by the billboards' owners, which feared they would be deemed disrespectful to the US military reports the Guardian.
