Syria from both sides Twice, I have received visas to photograph pro-Assad districts in Damascus. Many journalists are denied entry; no reason is given. I didn’t have government minders while working in Damascus and the rural towns of Ma’loula and Douma, but there were checkpoints that prevented me from entering rebel-held areas (I snuck past […]
Fancy Pigeons
“pigeons are rats with wings” is a common sentiment in the US but they are an art form for the pigeon fanciers of Cairo. I talked my way up to one of the ubiquitous wood slat roosts that are visible across the city and have learned that their obsession reaches across the region, lasts for […]
Portraits
Uighur Identity in Xinjiang
Before the camps The Uighurs of Xinjiang are one of 55 minorities in China, but they are ethnically and historically closer to the Muslim Turkic groups of Central Asia. In 2008 the Chinese government was starting to cement its hold on the resource rich Xinjiang by suppressing cultural and religious differences in schools and workplaces […]
Military and Police Deployed During Protests
Military & Police Show of Force During the Black Lives Matter protests in Boston I used an infrared camera for two reasons: First, it highlights the presence of military apparatus in a civilian environment. Infrared film was originally pioneered to identify enemy positions in wartime (while vegetation appears pink, camouflage does not). In response, modern military […]
Sustainable Lobster Fishing ?
Sustainable Lobster Fishing in Maine Fifth generation Mainer lobsterman Kelly Wallace, 28, is scared. Not only is the sustainability of Maine’s lobster fishery endangered, so too is that of those iconic fishing villages dotting coastal and island harbors. Ask marine research scientists about the sustainability of Maine’s fisheries, especially that of the state’s iconic American […]