The current conflict in Burma is just the latest symptom of a political and social disorder that has plagued the country for decades. Writer Brendan I. Koerner, comments on the background of its current troubles.

From her geometric studies to expressive landscapes and vibrant portraits, photographer Martine Franck uses black-and-white photography as "a release from the distraction of color."

Griffiths comments on a selection of images from his book Viet Nam at Peace, a monumental chronicle of the conditions in post-war Viet Nam with over 500 black and white images.

On April 3, 2002, the Israeli Defense Forces had launched an assault on Jenin refugee camp, home to some 14,000 Palestinians. At least fifty-two Palestinians were killed and more than a quarter of the camp's population were left homeless. Larry Towell photographed the aftermath.

During this historic time in United States history, Paolo Pellegrin photographed Washington, D.C. as the symbolic center of the Nation.

"To persevere as a photographer, you have to keep moving. Exchanging locations, one for the other, the newness of the subject and your arrogance to believe that you can see it differently are the driving forces...My subjects, the hippies, are simply people who have sought a less conforming way to explore this conforming life that we all lead." - Dennis Stock