Previous Photo Essays
April 2010
- Poppy Season in Uruzgan
April 26th, 2010
TARINKOT, URUZGAN: A few days ago, about one kilometer away from Tarinkot, along the same river that passes through the city, I saw these poppy fields. My friends told me...
- Displaced in Baghdad
April 10th, 2010
BAGHDAD, IRAQ: We are a few blocks from the Green Zone, on a street that is walled off from the National Theater of Iraq. This is one of the many makeshift settlements where...
March 2010
- After the Taliban Bombings
March 29th, 2010
KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN: The string of bombings that rocked the city of Kandahar on March 14 left 35 people dead and injured 60 others. I went to the site of the blasts to...
February 2010
- Resurfacing of the Danish Cartoons
February 15th, 2010
KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN: In July 2009, long standing frustrations against the presence of foreign troops erupted into demonstration outside Kandahar University...
- The Poppy Round Tables
February 12th, 2010
KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN: Farmers, mullahs, and community leaders have opened up a dialogue on poppy cultivation in several provinces of Southern Afghanistan, including...
January 2010
- The Wedding that Became a Funeral
January 25th, 2010
KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN: This is Esmatullah. He was shot by U.S. troops in the Chonai area of Kandahar, as he drove off a side street and onto the main road...
October 2009
- Sicarios y Federales
October 9th, 2009
CIUDAD JUÁREZ, MEXICO: Capitán PL, a sicario (hitman) for the Juárez Cartel, brandishes a gun and poses for a photo along with four members of his gang...
September 2009
- Election Day in Kandahar
September 27th, 2009
KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN: On August 20, 2009, millions of Afghans voted in the presidential elections. This man cast his ballot in a polling booth in Zahir Shahi...
August 2009
- Night Football Game
August 14th, 2009
BAGHDAD, IRAQ: Young residents of Karrada, a neighborhood in central Baghdad, play football in front of a building that was destroyed by a car bomb.
July 2009
- Gathering Intelligence
July 15th, 2009
BAGHDAD, IRAQ: One of the most distinctive characteristics of the Awakening Councils is that its members operate in their own neighborhoods and communities. The gunmen...
June 2009
- Securing the Streets
June 1st, 2009
BAGHDAD, IRAQ: We are standing at a checkpoint in the Adhamiye district, with militias loyal to the Sahwat – the Sunni Awakening Councils. The streets are quiet and...