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9781942084020 English 1942084021 Afghan-born photographer Zalmai (born 1965) was forced to flee to Switzerland after the 1980 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. His work as a freelance photographer eventually brought him back, to document the war and humanitarian crisis again unfolding there. Fourteen years after the world promised to rebuild Afghanistan, the Afghan people are losing faith in their government and the international community. Focusing on civilians and their lived experience of war, insecurity, chronic governmental mismanagement and international negligence, Zalmai encounters misery but also real hope on the ground. In this volume, which brings together photographs shot between 2008 and 2013, Zalmai's gritty black-and-white photographs present the stark reality of the situation in Afghanistan while his sun-tinged color Instagram photographs suggest the aspirations of the Afghan people. Empathetic, indignant and still hopeful, Zalmai's photographs draw attention to an ongoing struggle that has largely left the headlines., Afghan-born photographer Zalmai was forced to flee to Switzerland at the age of 15 after the 1980 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. As a freelance photographer, Zalmai has spent years capturing the human cost of war around the world and in his home country, Afghanistan, where he also sees signs of hope. "Dread and Dreams" brings together photographs Zalmai made between 2008 and 2013 against the backdrop of the 14-year US-led invasion of Afghanistan that culminated in 2014 with the withdrawal of American troops.The book presents two contrasting bodies of work. Zalmai's epic duotone photographs reveal the stark reality of life in Afghanistan for the millions of Afghan refugees who have returned to their country since 2002, only to find they cannot go back to their homes. They are instead forced to live in squalid conditions in makeshift refugee camps and urban slums where most live on the brink of survival, and many take refuge in drugs. In counterpoint to this series, Zalmai presents sun-tinged color photographs that reflect the hopes and dreams of the Afghan people. Here, Zalmai takes us away from the monumental humanitarian crisis wrought by war to reveal signs of positive life force permeating his country.Empathetic, indignant but still optimistic, Zalmai's photographs draw attention to Afghanistan's ongoing struggle, that has largely left the headlines, by focusing on the Afghan people and their lived experience of war, insecurity, chronic governmental mismanagement, corruption in a huge scale and international negligence., Afghan-born photographer Zalmaï was forced to flee to Switzerland at the age of 15 after the 1980 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. As a freelance photographer, Zalmaï has spent years capturing the human cost of war around the world and in his home country, Afghanistan, where he also sees signs of hope. "Dread and Dreams" brings together photographs Zalmaï made between 2008 and 2013 against the backdrop of the 14-year US-led invasion of Afghanistan that culminated in 2014 with the withdrawal of American troops.The book presents two contrasting bodies of work. Zalmaï's epic duotone photographs reveal the stark reality of life in Afghanistan for the millions of Afghan refugees who have returned to their country since 2002, only to find they cannot go back to their homes. They are instead forced to live in squalid conditions in makeshift refugee camps and urban slums where most live on the brink of survival, and many take refuge in drugs. In counterpoint to this series, Zalmaï presents sun-tinged color photographs that reflect the hopes and dreams of the Afghan people. Here, Zalmaï takes us away from the monumental humanitarian crisis wrought by war to reveal signs of positive life force permeating his country.Empathetic, indignant but still optimistic, Zalmaï's photographs draw attention to Afghanistan's ongoing struggle, that has largely left the headlines, by focusing on the Afghan people and their lived experience of war, insecurity, chronic governmental mismanagement, corruption in a huge scale and international negligence., Dread and Dreams brings together photographs Zalmai made between 2008 and 2013 against the backdrop of the fourteen-year US-led invasion of Afghanistan that culminated with the withdrawal of American troops. Through Zalmai's eyes, in black-and-white images, spare as a bone but thick with texture, we see an underrepresented Afghanistan" ( Photo District News ).Born in Kabul, Afghanistan, Zalmai left the country after the Soviet invasion in 1980. He traveled to Lausanne, Switzerland, where he became a Swiss citizen. Following his passion for Photography, which he discovered very early in life, Zalmai pursued combined studies at both the School of Photography of Lausanne and at the Professional Photography Training Center of Yverdon. In 1989, he began to work as a freelance photographer, traveling around the world from Indonesia to Egypt, from Cuba to the Central African Republic,and eventually returned to Afghanistan, where he continues documenting the ongoing war and plight of the Afghan people. Zalmai's work has been published in several magazines and newspapers, [including the New York Times Magazine, Time Magazine, The New Yorker Magazine, Harper's Magazine , Newsweek, La Repubblica and more]. He has worked for a number of International Organizations and NGOs, [including Human Rights Watch, International Committee of the Red Cross, UN Office On Drug and Crime, and the UN Refugee Agency]. Zalmai's work has earned him several international awards, the latest being the Visa D'Or from the Visa Pour l'Image International Photojournalism Festival and a grant by Getty Images. ", Dread and Dreams brings together photographs Zalmaï made between 2008 and 2013 against the backdrop of the fourteen-year US-led invasion of Afghanistan that culminated with the withdrawal of American troops. Through Zalmaï's eyes, "in black-and-white images, spare as a bone but thick with texture, we see an underrepresented Afghanistan" ( Photo District News ). Born in Kabul, Afghanistan, Zalmaï left the country after the Soviet invasion in 1980. He traveled to Lausanne, Switzerland, where he became a Swiss citizen. Following his passion for Photography, which he discovered very early in life, Zalmaï pursued combined studies at both the School of Photography of Lausanne and at the Professional Photography Training Center of Yverdon. In 1989, he began to work as a freelance photographer, traveling around the world from Indonesia to Egypt, from Cuba to the Central African Republic, and eventually returned to Afghanistan, where he continues documenting the ongoing war and plight of the Afghan people. Zalmaï's work has been published in several magazines and newspapers, [including the New York Times Magazine, Time Magazine, The New Yorker Magazine, Harper's Magazine , Newsweek, La Repubblica and more]. He has worked for a number of International Organizations and NGOs, [including Human Rights Watch, International Committee of the Red Cross, UN Office On Drug and Crime, and the UN Refugee Agency]. Zalmaï's work has earned him several international awards, the latest being the Visa D'Or from the Visa Pour l'Image International Photojournalism Festival and a grant by Getty Images.
9781942084020 English 1942084021 Afghan-born photographer Zalmai (born 1965) was forced to flee to Switzerland after the 1980 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. His work as a freelance photographer eventually brought him back, to document the war and humanitarian crisis again unfolding there. Fourteen years after the world promised to rebuild Afghanistan, the Afghan people are losing faith in their government and the international community. Focusing on civilians and their lived experience of war, insecurity, chronic governmental mismanagement and international negligence, Zalmai encounters misery but also real hope on the ground. In this volume, which brings together photographs shot between 2008 and 2013, Zalmai's gritty black-and-white photographs present the stark reality of the situation in Afghanistan while his sun-tinged color Instagram photographs suggest the aspirations of the Afghan people. Empathetic, indignant and still hopeful, Zalmai's photographs draw attention to an ongoing struggle that has largely left the headlines., Afghan-born photographer Zalmai was forced to flee to Switzerland at the age of 15 after the 1980 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. As a freelance photographer, Zalmai has spent years capturing the human cost of war around the world and in his home country, Afghanistan, where he also sees signs of hope. "Dread and Dreams" brings together photographs Zalmai made between 2008 and 2013 against the backdrop of the 14-year US-led invasion of Afghanistan that culminated in 2014 with the withdrawal of American troops.The book presents two contrasting bodies of work. Zalmai's epic duotone photographs reveal the stark reality of life in Afghanistan for the millions of Afghan refugees who have returned to their country since 2002, only to find they cannot go back to their homes. They are instead forced to live in squalid conditions in makeshift refugee camps and urban slums where most live on the brink of survival, and many take refuge in drugs. In counterpoint to this series, Zalmai presents sun-tinged color photographs that reflect the hopes and dreams of the Afghan people. Here, Zalmai takes us away from the monumental humanitarian crisis wrought by war to reveal signs of positive life force permeating his country.Empathetic, indignant but still optimistic, Zalmai's photographs draw attention to Afghanistan's ongoing struggle, that has largely left the headlines, by focusing on the Afghan people and their lived experience of war, insecurity, chronic governmental mismanagement, corruption in a huge scale and international negligence., Afghan-born photographer Zalmaï was forced to flee to Switzerland at the age of 15 after the 1980 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. As a freelance photographer, Zalmaï has spent years capturing the human cost of war around the world and in his home country, Afghanistan, where he also sees signs of hope. "Dread and Dreams" brings together photographs Zalmaï made between 2008 and 2013 against the backdrop of the 14-year US-led invasion of Afghanistan that culminated in 2014 with the withdrawal of American troops.The book presents two contrasting bodies of work. Zalmaï's epic duotone photographs reveal the stark reality of life in Afghanistan for the millions of Afghan refugees who have returned to their country since 2002, only to find they cannot go back to their homes. They are instead forced to live in squalid conditions in makeshift refugee camps and urban slums where most live on the brink of survival, and many take refuge in drugs. In counterpoint to this series, Zalmaï presents sun-tinged color photographs that reflect the hopes and dreams of the Afghan people. Here, Zalmaï takes us away from the monumental humanitarian crisis wrought by war to reveal signs of positive life force permeating his country.Empathetic, indignant but still optimistic, Zalmaï's photographs draw attention to Afghanistan's ongoing struggle, that has largely left the headlines, by focusing on the Afghan people and their lived experience of war, insecurity, chronic governmental mismanagement, corruption in a huge scale and international negligence., Dread and Dreams brings together photographs Zalmai made between 2008 and 2013 against the backdrop of the fourteen-year US-led invasion of Afghanistan that culminated with the withdrawal of American troops. Through Zalmai's eyes, in black-and-white images, spare as a bone but thick with texture, we see an underrepresented Afghanistan" ( Photo District News ).Born in Kabul, Afghanistan, Zalmai left the country after the Soviet invasion in 1980. He traveled to Lausanne, Switzerland, where he became a Swiss citizen. Following his passion for Photography, which he discovered very early in life, Zalmai pursued combined studies at both the School of Photography of Lausanne and at the Professional Photography Training Center of Yverdon. In 1989, he began to work as a freelance photographer, traveling around the world from Indonesia to Egypt, from Cuba to the Central African Republic,and eventually returned to Afghanistan, where he continues documenting the ongoing war and plight of the Afghan people. Zalmai's work has been published in several magazines and newspapers, [including the New York Times Magazine, Time Magazine, The New Yorker Magazine, Harper's Magazine , Newsweek, La Repubblica and more]. He has worked for a number of International Organizations and NGOs, [including Human Rights Watch, International Committee of the Red Cross, UN Office On Drug and Crime, and the UN Refugee Agency]. Zalmai's work has earned him several international awards, the latest being the Visa D'Or from the Visa Pour l'Image International Photojournalism Festival and a grant by Getty Images. ", Dread and Dreams brings together photographs Zalmaï made between 2008 and 2013 against the backdrop of the fourteen-year US-led invasion of Afghanistan that culminated with the withdrawal of American troops. Through Zalmaï's eyes, "in black-and-white images, spare as a bone but thick with texture, we see an underrepresented Afghanistan" ( Photo District News ). Born in Kabul, Afghanistan, Zalmaï left the country after the Soviet invasion in 1980. He traveled to Lausanne, Switzerland, where he became a Swiss citizen. Following his passion for Photography, which he discovered very early in life, Zalmaï pursued combined studies at both the School of Photography of Lausanne and at the Professional Photography Training Center of Yverdon. In 1989, he began to work as a freelance photographer, traveling around the world from Indonesia to Egypt, from Cuba to the Central African Republic, and eventually returned to Afghanistan, where he continues documenting the ongoing war and plight of the Afghan people. Zalmaï's work has been published in several magazines and newspapers, [including the New York Times Magazine, Time Magazine, The New Yorker Magazine, Harper's Magazine , Newsweek, La Repubblica and more]. He has worked for a number of International Organizations and NGOs, [including Human Rights Watch, International Committee of the Red Cross, UN Office On Drug and Crime, and the UN Refugee Agency]. Zalmaï's work has earned him several international awards, the latest being the Visa D'Or from the Visa Pour l'Image International Photojournalism Festival and a grant by Getty Images.