Stories about Photography from April, 2008
Poland: Krakow; Warsaw
Polandian compares Krakow‘s past with its present; the beatroot writes about a survey that found Warsaw the third most boring city of Europe.
Russia: Grozny Photos
Six photos from Grozny, Chechnya, by LJ user remetalk (award-winning photographer Sergei Maximishin, www.maximishin.com.
Japan: Architect bloggers stand against redevelopment plan
One of the most prominent modern architectural works in Japan is facing possible demolition. Japan Post, privatized last October, announced last year its plan to build a 200m building in place of the current structure, and part of the plan is scheduled to be carried out as early as May....
Iran: Photos from bomb explosion
Erfan from Shiraz has published several photos from bomb explosion at a mosque in southern Iranian city Shiraz where at least 8 people were killed. The blogger said he was afraid of showing his camera and he took all photos by his mobile.Iranian government announced that explosion was not caused...
Indonesia: Fried fish cracker
Yohana's Culinary Journey relates how Indonesians love to eat any kind of crunchy fried fish cracker. The food item is called krupuk.
Saudi Arabia: A Day at Ogair Beach
Saudi Jeans spent the day at Ogair beach with his family and shares some pictures here.
Morocco: Shopping Addict
Moroccan Maryam talks about her addiction to shopping and shares with us her latest haul in lovely pictures.
Armenia: Presidential Photo Opportunity
The Armenian Patchwork reports that it is now possible for residents of Yerevan to have their photographs taken alongside life size images of various presidents such as George W. Bush and the newly inaugurated president, Serge Sargsyan.
Thailand: Green Bangkok
The Bangkok bugle observes that “for a city that's hot and supposedly polluted Bangkok is pretty green.”
Laos: Wattay Temple
Lao Voices uploads several pictures of Wattay, located in Vientiane, Laos. The temple underwent a renovation last year.
Yemen: The Highlands of Hadhramout
Omar Barsawad, from Yemen, introduces us to the highlands of Hadhramout in a series of breath-taking pictures.
Iran:Poor city and nuclear city
Mehriran has published several photos of Hamidieh, a city without running water in Khuzestan province.This city is near to Bushehr where Iran has constructed its nuclear reactor.
Brunei: Hornbill photos
Blogger Shimworld is delighted to share the hornbill photos which he captured in Brunei.
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe in photos final edition
The story of Zimbabwe in pictures has come to an end: “Many thanks for your overwelming response to our photo-newsletter. This is our final edition. As you read this Zimbabweans and the world –at-large are sitting on the edge – anxious to know the full results. We hope that the...
Cape Verde: Gilberto Freyre at my greatgranny's
Jorge Sousa Brito [pt] posts photos and writes about an incredible and wonderful story: the day that the Brazilian sociologist, cultural anthropologist Gilberto Freyre dropped at this great grandmother's house when he visited Cape Verde in 1951.
Japan in full bloom
Spring has come to Japan with the first cherry blossoms of the year. People anxiously wait for the blossom forecast announced by the Meteorological Agency, while marking their calendar for the best day for blossom viewing (hanami). As the cherry blossoms front (sakurazensen) moved northwards, the cherry trees started blooming...
Jordan: The Queen's Video, New Media Battles & Spring
As spring begins to take its course throughout the Kingdom, Jordanian bloggers have had a lot to talk about these past two weeks. Naseem Tarwanah takes us on the tour of the Jordanian blogosphere, with stops at the Queen Rania YouTube message to the world; online free speech; spring and local politics.
Iran:Prostitues’ Photos
Sibiltala remembers Kaveh Golestan, a leading Iranian photographer, who was killed at the age of 51 as a result of stepping on a landmine in Iraq in 2003. The blogger likes[Fa] Kaveh's photos from Iranian prostitues before Islamic Revolution.
Nepal: Pro-Tibet protest
Feringhee has photographs of the Pro-Tibet protest outside the Embassy of China in Nepal.
Zimbabwe: Elections 2008 in pictures
My Zimbabwe Today posts photos of Zimbabwe Elections 2008.
Kuwait: Bloggers to Play Leading Role in Elections
It's already Summer in Kuwait, where temperatures peaked 42 degrees Celsius. But what's also heating up in the race to the Parliamentary elections, scheduled for May 17, writes Abdullatif AlOmar, who reviews Kuwaiti blogs.
