<![CDATA[The New Internationalist Blog - The Photo Blog]]> http://blog.newint.org/photo/ en-us Copyright 2009 The New Internationalist Blog tech@newint.org tech@newint.org <![CDATA[The television lies]]> http://blog.newint.org/photo/2009/10/25/tv-lies/ The television lies

On my last journey through Europe I walked many gritty streets in search of street art. This piece had been painted on a construction site in Italy. I loved the Pinocchio / television references.. I'm not sure if that's what the artist meant, but what I read from it is 'the television lies!'. Digital detox anyone?]]> Simon Loffler 2009-10-25T22:06:00Z <![CDATA[Consumerism and the kids]]> http://blog.newint.org/photo/2009/09/23/consumerism-children/ Consumerism and the kids

I came across Jonathan Darby's work today and wanted to share it with you. I like his comments on modern day consumer culture and its effects on kids of an increasingly young age. He's got an exhibition on in London at the moment you might want to check out.]]> Simon Loffler 2009-09-24T01:44:00Z <![CDATA[Khan Nyu paper umbrellas]]> http://blog.newint.org/photo/2009/08/04/khan-nyu/ Khan Nyu paper umbrellas

The production of handmade paper umbrellas, also known as “Khan Nyu”, is a craft that has been passed on from generation to generation in Xieng Khaung Province in the far north of Laos. Photo by Khan Nyu.]]> Simon Loffler 2009-08-05T05:49:00Z <![CDATA[Sometimes the best journeys...]]> http://blog.newint.org/photo/2009/05/18/africa/ Sometimes the best journeys...

Sometimes the best journeys are the ones you take on your own.

After working with street children in Kisumu, Kenya, I was blessed with the opportunity to travel through east Africa while making my way home. I had joined a tour group travelling from Nairobi to Johannesburg, which to my disgust, seemed more interested in drinking and complaining about the quality of accommodation than having any experience of the sights and sounds of Africa.

Photo and words by Jessica Stevens

]]> Simon Loffler 2009-05-19T06:43:00Z <![CDATA[Rising flood waters]]> http://blog.newint.org/photo/2009/04/19/flood-waters-hoi-an/ Rising flood waters

Rising flood waters in the streets near the river through Hoi An. Photo: Jeremy Pollard]]> 2009-04-20T02:14:00Z <![CDATA[Train blast]]> http://blog.newint.org/photo/2009/03/22/train-blast/ Train blast

Victim of the Mumbai train blasts cries in the intensive care unit of a hospital.

Photo by Adeel Halim, Mumbai, India.

]]> Simon Loffler 2009-03-23T02:59:00Z <![CDATA[Kite-flying day]]> http://blog.newint.org/photo/2009/02/17/kite-flying-day/ Kite-flying day

In many parts of India, Makar Sankranti is celebrated as the kite-flying day. The festival is a time of thanksgiving for the religious, since it marks the awakening of the gods from their long slumber.

Words, photos and video by Adeel Halim, Mumbai, India.

]]> Simon Loffler 2009-02-18T05:50:00Z <![CDATA[Non-conformist]]> http://blog.newint.org/photo/2008/12/04/non-conformist/ Non-conformist

Even after their defeat in 2001, the strict Islamic conventions regarding the wearing of Burqa's the Taliban enforced are still around in Afghanistan today. Photo by lakerae. Words by Alex Smale.
]]> Alex Smale and Simon Loffler 2008-12-05T05:05:00Z <![CDATA[Poverty with pride]]> http://blog.newint.org/photo/2008/11/12/orphans-mozambique/ Poverty with pride

Photo by: Jake LeBoeuf]]> Simon Loffler 2008-11-13T00:00:00Z <![CDATA[temporary living]]> http://blog.newint.org/photo/2008/10/13/temporary-living/ temporary living

Photo by: Wend Lear]]> Simon Loffler 2008-10-14T00:27:00Z