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· October, 2007

Stories about Photography from October, 2007

Cuba: The Power of Imagery

Child of the Revolution blogs about “a new exhibition…looking at the ‘use and abuse’ of that now-ubiquitous Alberto Korda photograph of Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara.”

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco
30 October 2007

Lebanon: Arts and Artists

The Lebanese blogosphere is not solely composed of political blogs you know, and thank God for that. Some artists are using blogs to display their paintings, music and other artistic creations. Moussa Bashir tours the blogosphere, opening up a whole new world of culture and arts.

Written by Moussa Bashir
29 October 2007

China: Tiger! Tiger?

Zhou Zhenglong, a villager in Shaanxi shot pictures of a wild South China tiger, but its veracity was soon put under questions by netizens. As the government and experts joined in, the incident reached its climax, especially when both sides of this debate （fake or not）bet their heads. It evolved from a scientific issue to a “bloody farce of gambling of heads”, so called.

Written by Bob Chen
27 October 2007

Armenia: Rally Against Poverty

Transitions Online's The Armenian Patchwork posts a photo story with accompanying text on a rally held in an outlying district of Yerevan to protest global poverty. The event was ironically...

Written by Onnik Krikorian
22 October 2007

Iran:Zoo in Photos

Nika has published several photos of a Zoo in Tehran.The blogger regrets that these animals are kept in small cages.

Written by Fred Petrossian
16 October 2007

Meet Maggid Mjengwa – Tanzania's Photoblogger

Today, we are introducing you to Maggid Mjengwa. Maggid is one of the leading photobloggers from Tanzania who has been trying to combine blogging, photography and political activism. Apart from being a very active blogger, Maggid is also a well-known columnist for a Swahili weekly in Tanzania, RAI. He shares his time with us to talk about his love for writing and how he got involved with electronic media.

Written by J. Nambiza Tungaraza
15 October 2007

Myanmar: A Journalist's Debrief

Karen Coates blogs about an event at the Foreign Correspondents club in Thailand where a photojournalist presented pictures of recent events in Myanmar.

Written by Preetam Rai
12 October 2007

Egypt: Fabricated Images

Egyptian blogger Malcolm X reviews newspaper images of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak and says (Ar) that they are fabricated – as they show the President in the same posture with...

Written by Amira Al Hussaini
10 October 2007

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