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Larry Towell: Faces of the Taliban


Larry Towell hat Taliban in Afghanistan porträtiert und was die Fotos von anderen unterscheidet ist, dass sich die Fundis unvermummt vor seine Kamera gestellt haben.  
Magnum photographer Larry Towell planned to embed with the Taliban last year when the Afghan contact he was using was forced to flee the country ... While Towell still wanted to embed, it was too dangerous for several reasons. First, Western journalists are often seen as propagandists for the U.S. military. Also, the Taliban self-funds their war, and kidnapping for ransom has become more common, he said. Many of Towell’s friends and colleagues, along with local journalists, encouraged him to find a well-tied local to take his place. The journalist he used “talks to both sides,” providing rapport with the insurgents ... The images are “just portraits of insurgents, just to give a glimpse of the other side,” he said ... The images give the rebels a “voice and a place.” Taliban members usually have covered faces. This set of photos is unique because of the confidence shown by these men, Towell said. “They’re not ominous; they’re not all wrapped up looking sinister,” he said. “(Some) just look like kids.” This glimpse into their camp humanizes the insurgents when the “media dehumanizes (the) enemy during war.” As Towell spent time “driving through history” on his visits to Afghanistan, he wished for a glimpse into the past when locals might easily welcome him into their homes. “I wish I knew Afghanistan before the wars,” he said, “when you could go anywhere. … There was a time. I wish I was there.” 
(via Glaserei)

The Gun Store: gehäkelte Waffen von Monte A. Smith


Monte A. Smith alias Senor Mysterioso hat sich für seinen Bachelor of Fine Arts quer durch die Produktpalette eines Waffenladens gehäkelt. Auf seinem Flickr gibts ein 22-teiliges Fotoset, dessen Subtilität sich vor allem in den Nahaufnahmen erschließt.

(via Neatorama)

Surreales Bio-Maschinengewehr von Morten Traavik


Die Knarre könnte aus David Cronenbergs SciFi-Thriller eXistenZ stammen. Tatsächlich handelt es sich aber um eine Auftragsarbeit des norwegischen Künstlers Morten Traavik – einigen vielleicht durch sein Miss Landmine-Projekt ein Begriff – für das Militärgeschichtliche Museum in Oslo.

(via Boing Boing)