Stories about Photography from August, 2010
Japan: Boat racing on Edogawa river
Lee at Tokyo Times documented through photos [en] the annual boat race (kyotei) [en] on Edogawa river, in Tokyo.
Russia: Violence, Drinks and Love on Airborne Forces Day
LJ user zyalt decided to take a walk with a photo camera around Gorky Park in Moscow on the Airborne Forces Day (August 3). Here is his photo report.
Russia: Pictures of Village Destroyed by Wild Fires
LJ user photomans posts [RUS] compelling pictures of Verkhnyaya Vereya, one of the villages destroyed by fires in Russia.
Lebanon: Colorful garbabe bins
“For 2 weeks, we had beautiful colorful bins with the new logo… But now, we are back to the green garbage bins, only using the new logo. Does this mean that the colorful bins were just a tactic communication practice to get the new logo noticed?” Celine asks in this...
Bahrain: Shooting Bats
Bahraini Mahmood Al Yousif shot bats in his garden. Bats are not commonly seen in Bahrain.