Stories about Photography from February, 2009
Morocco: And The Winners Are…
The second annual edition of the Maroc Blog Awards were held in Casablanca on January 31. The awards honor the best Moroccan bloggers (as well as bloggers whose primary blog topic is Morocco) in 13 categories. Jillian York reports on the event.
Pakistan: Street Foods in Lahore
Chapati Mystery posts some mouth-watering pictures of street foods in Lahore.
Iran: Islamic Revolution in photos
In Iranian.com we can see several photos of Islamic Revolution in 1978-79.
Egypt: Bloggers for Terrorism
Egyptian bloggers are posting their own photographs, posing with fake guns and pistols, on their blogs and Facebook groups as part of a new gimmick to draw attention to the plight of detained blogger Mohamed Adel. Find out more about Operation General Mait in this article by Lasto Adri.
Kazakhstan: Railroad Sketches
Mikhail posts a new set of his roadtripping pictures, capturing the moments of life on the railways in Kazakhstan.
Syria: A Photojournalist
Syrian Yaser Sadeq explains why he deserves the title photojournalist.
Singapore: Pictures at a traffic junction
While waiting for the traffic lights to turn green, Frannxis from Singapore found the time to shoot pictures at the traffic junction.
China: A fair for Muslim in Guangzhou
Jacky Peng blogs a set of photos on a fair for Muslim in Gangzhou.
Taiwan: Hiking in the mountains
Taiwan is little known internationally as a hiking destination but there is no lack of mountain trails. Shan Ding Lu hikes to the 3,000 metre plus peak of North Dawu Mountain. Taiwan Teacher goes rockclimbing near Taichung. Chris hikes some different trails over the holidays.
Bangkok's sky trains
Fable posts a picture of Bangkok's sky train. The blogger writes: “I love the sky trains in Bangkok. Where the underground trains are boring, the sky trains are always covered in bright advertisements.”
Bangladesh: Blogging Chobi Mela V
Sabhanaz Rashid Diya at Meeting the Voices of Freedom blogs about Chobi Mela V, a revered international festival of photography currently taking place in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Thailand: Top photos of 2008
Richard Barrow of Thai-blogs identifies the top ten Thai news photos of the year 2008.
