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30 Years for a Trial

adrian — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:48:12 +0000

More than 30 years after the fall of the Khmer Rouge regime, Cambodia will finally publicly face its brutal past during an international judiciary process and hopefully be allowed to put the souls of 1,7 million victims at rest. Even if only less than ten people will be prosecuted, the importance of having a tribunal which is understood by everyone is vitally important for its credibility.

2nd Tour Hope I Don't Die

adrian — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:20:42 +0000

This is how I saw America's wars from January of 2006 until December of 2008. I tried to make pictures that reflected my complex and often contradictory experiences, where the line was continuously blurred between perpetrator and victim, between hero and villain. In time, the labels that had heretofore defined my perceptions of the world became meaningless.

Time of Change

olivia — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:59:16 +0000

The period from 1961 - 1965 was the defining era of the American civil rights movement. As a participant and observer of this struggle for racial equality, Bruce Davidson chronicled the demonstrations, the protests, the aftermath of the bombings, and the social and political tumult that arose out of the conflict.

Caribbean Passages

olivia — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:31:07 +0000

Alex Majoli explored the lives of West Indies immigrants in Great Britain. Using photographs blended with video and audio, he tells the story of the daily lives and struggles shared by each. The following is an excerpt from a 23 minute documentary shot by Majoli for La Villette Musueum.

Gangster Types And Tough Guys

adrian — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:02:26 +0000

Bruce Gilden's black and white imagery is reminiscent of the film noir he used to watch on TV when he was a child. Ever since, he has had an attraction for tough looking characters, bad guys and their acolytes and the underworld where they operate.

The Shipping Forecast

adrian — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:25:53 +0000

Intangible and mysterious, familiar yet obscure, the Shipping Forecast is broadcast four times a day on BBC Radio 4. Power's photographs are a response to the clash between the pictures built up in his imagination since childhood and the reality of the places he found.

Haiti

olivia — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:01:40 +0000

On January 12, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti just outside the capital city of Port-au-Prince. The devastation – in lives lost, property destroyed, and families displaced – is immense. Magnum In Motion takes a look back at Haiti before the earthquake.

Between Heaven And Earth

adrian — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:56:14 +0000

I want to speak about the human being, the dualities and contradictions of life; The old traditions and the new rituals, the natural and the supernatural, religious and pagan, pain and pleasure, humans and gods, spirit and body, water and earth, life and death.

- Cristina Garcia Rodero

The East Was Tugging At My Soul

adrian — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:17:35 +0000

"I went to India in 1959 for what was meant to be four months and I stayed for 14 years," Marilyn Silverstone once said. Then, in 1977, Silverstone took another life-changing step: she gave up her career as photographer and became a Buddhist nun.

Georgian Spring

adrian — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:30:09 +0000

I didn't go to witness the effects of the war.

However, my theme, "Industry and the Economy", covers most bases.