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  Still Training http://www.reportage.org/2001/SierraLeoneM/PagesSLM/slmstrip.html
Seamus Murphy's award-winning story on war torn Sierra Leone's Olympic hopefuls.
  Shattered 9/12/2001 http://www.time.com/time/photoessays/shattered/index.html
Photographs of the WTC attack aftermath by award-winning photojournalist James Nachtwey.
  The Lost Border, Photographs of the Iron Curtain http://www.brianrose.com/lostborder.htm
By Brian Rose, documenting the landscape of the Iron Curtain and the Berlin Wall in 1985; the dismantling of the Wall at the end of 1989; and the subsequent changes in the border zone, particularly at Potsdamer Platz.
  Samuel's Spina Bifida Surgery In Utero http://www.michaelclancy.com
Miraculous photograph of a twenty-one week old fetus reaching out of his mother's womb to grasp the hand of his surgeon.
  American Pictures http://www.american-pictures.com/
By Jacob Holdt, who hitchhiked more than 100,000 miles throughout the USA in 5 years. A multi-media show since 1976, it has been a focus for the international media as well as human rights and anti-apartheid groups.
  Monks, Fran http://www.franmonks.com
Photos of 'Miscellaneous Heroes'.
  Ashfactories http://webexhibits.org/ashfactories/
Fire as a cleansing agent and as society's post-industrial solution to the problem of death. By Juraj Lipscher.
  FotoFestival Naarden http://www.efn.org/~hkrieger/fotofest.htm
Photo essay about a photo festival in Holland.
  Terra: Brazil's Landless Movement http://www.nytimes.com/specials/salgado/home/
Sebastiao Salgado's essay on the life, times and political mobilization of Brazil's landless peasants. [Free registration at New York Times]
  Berlin Mitte: Explorations of an Urban Conversion http://uinic.de/berlin-mitte/en/index.html
Photography by Ulrich Wuest looking at the transformation of East Berlin after the fall of communism
  Photo Aid Project http://www.photo-aid-project.com
Promotional photography to humanitarian aid organizations.
  Schifanoia http://colophon.com/gallery/schifanoia/
By K.N. Chaudhuri, historian, writer, and artist who specialises in historical sites and presents through photo-texts and images a distinctive interpretation of landscape.
  Friends Of Vast Industrial Concrete Kafkaesque Structures http://seriss.com/people/erco/fovicks/
Photo journal of industrial structures in the Los Angeles area with commentary and observations. By Greg Ercolano.
  Behind The Stonewall http://www.jatruck.com/stonewall/
5 essays on US Civil War battlefields Harpers Ferry, Antietam, Manassas, Gettysburg and Chickamauga.
  AfghanPix.com http://www.afghanpix.com/
Detailed photo essay covering the civil war and the daily life of Afghans, by Alexander Merkushev.
  New York Changing http://www.newyorkchanging.com/
Berenice Abbott's Changing New York project with the identical camera, at the same time of day and year, showing the city's evolution over 65 years.
  Looking for the Light http://www.musarium.com/aidsdecade/menu.html
The last decade of the AIDS crisis photographed by well-known New York photographer Scott Thode. Co-published with the New York Times.
  Holding Ground under Water http://www.holdingground.com
On China's Three Gorges Dam and its effects on the environment and people of the Yangtze River Basin. By Ben Sandler.
  East Side Stories http://zonezero.com/exposiciones/fotografos/rodriguez/default.html
Black and white photographs of Latino gang members in East Los Angeles by Joseph Rodriguez.
  As Long As We Both Shall Live http://www.longmarriedcouples.com
An ongoing essay depicting long-married couples in America. By Robert Fass.
  Modern Ruins http://oboylephoto.com/ruins/index.htm
Discover the roots of our place in history, through an archaeology of our culture. By Shaun O'Boyle.
  Spotfire Images: Wildfire Photojournal http://www.spotfireimages.com/
Photo-essays of wildland firefighting, including smokejumping and hot shot crews. By Alaska Smokejumper and photographer Mike McMillan.
  Navajo Art http://artsales.com/ARTists/earl_waggoner/
Navajo indian culture and history in pictures. Earl Waggoner lived on the Navajo Indian Reservations in the 1950s and recordered the culture of the Nation among dramatic panoramic views of the Southwest.
  In Transit http://www.geocities.com/~intransit1/
Interviews and photographs of people on buses in San Francisco. By Clarke Robinson.
  American Families: Beyond the White Picket Fence http://www.10families.com
By Courteney Coolidge, exploring the lives of ten families across the United States at the dawn of the new millennium.
  http://home-l2.tiscali.nl/~kosc/ http://home-l2.tiscali.nl/~kosc/
Photography by Zbigniew Kosc of monasteries and monks of Mount Athos, Greece.
  Mexican Community in New York City http://www.biddingtons.com/content/creativegiancoli.html
Photographer Mary Teresa Giancoli documents the rituals, festivals and foods of the Mexican community in New York City.
  The New Americans http://zonezero.com/exposiciones/road/road.html
Exploring Watsonville, (strawberry capital of the world, one of dozens of migrant Meccas in California) from the migrant perspective. Story by Ruben Martinez, photography by Joseph Rodriguez.
  Fast Forward http://zonezero.com/exposiciones/fotografos/lauren2/portada.html
By Lauren Greenfield. A photographer's penetrating look at youths growing up on both sides of the tracks in the shadow of Hollywood - also a book.
  The Refugee Project http://www.geocities.com/the_refugee_project/
A photography project undertaken by documentary photographer Bikem Ekberzade on the lives of refugees and IDPs. The project is currently open for grants and sponsorships.
  Havana Mia http://www.time.com/time/reports/cuba/index.html
Black and white photo essay presenting Alexis Rodriguez-Duarte's personal perspective on Havana, Cuba.
  Gary Walts: Photographs of my Father http://www.sightphoto.com/sightphoto/story/dad/frameset.html
A photo story documenting the years leading up to his father's suicide. [Requires Shockwave]
  Scott Carrier: From Afghanistan http://www.hearingvoices.com/webwork/carrier/afghan/
A photo-audio-essay, with excerpts from Harper's magazine article: "After the Fall, Letters from Afghanistan" (April 2002).
  Lake Street, USA http://lakestreetusa.walkerart.org
Six miles of photography by Wing Young Huie, shown on store fronts, bus-stops and as murals along Lake Street, Minneapolis.
  Vietnam Postcards http://www.angelfire.com/tx/ClaroCortes/
Vietnamese culture and lifestyle by Filipino photographer Claro Cortes.
  The Photo Documentary Press http://photodocumentarypress.com
Black and white photo essays and documentary work with passion. Specializing in editorial assignments, portraits, weddings, and fine art books.
  Sands Hotel http://www.socala.com/sands/
Pictures and photo essay of the last day the historic Las Vegas Sands Hotel and Casino.
  Jan Shim Photography http://www.janshim.com/
Collection of the people and places one Brunei Darussalam ambassador has been and met during his official business.
  Over the Roads http://www.towards-esfahan.com/
Photographs of Iran based on "Towards Ispahan" a Pierre Loti novel. Links to Loti's biography, articles and web-based books.
  The Call Centre http://www.ripserve.com/callcentre/
A documentary on the people and work at a particular call centre, by Jonh Perkins.
  Morning Light Photography http://morninglight.us/
Seasonal and scenic photographs from the Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado.
  World War II - The Photos Tell http://www.auschwitz.dk/story/
Images from World War II's Holocaust and the history behind several well-known images. By Louis Bülow.
  American Skin http://www.theamericanskin.com/
Nation united under a freak flag issue: American strippers, 19-year-olds' world of sex for sale, Alabama drag queens, motel life and a personal journal by Tyler Ondine Whitman.
  9-11 Images http://www.9-11images.com
Photographic journey through the aftermath of 9-11, the heroes, the missing and the mourning, in memory of those who died.
  Soviets - Shepard Sherbell http://www.sovietsbook.com/photos.html
Major project on the end of the Soviet era, from religion to work to punishment
  Soccer in Liberia by Tim Hetherington http://www.foto8.com/issue05/liberiasoc01.html
Tim Hetherington looks at soccer in a Liberia recovering from civil war.
  Tibetans http://members.ozemail.com.au/~scaryjohn/
An exhibition on Tibet by John Trewin.
  Streets of Osaka 1996-97 http://www.subjectivite.net
A personal view of the street life in this city.
  Last Call: Faces of Alcoholism http://www.time.com/time/alcoholism/index.html
A portrait of alcoholism by photographer Mark Peterson, featuring residents of the Queens nursing home in Minneapolis. [requires Shockwave]
  Children of Eastern Europe http://northstargallery.com/pages/RussiaIndex.htm
Of children living in orphanages and psychiatric hospitals in Russia and Moldova, and who have gone underground in Bucharest, Romania. By Northstar Gallery.
  Kurdistan photographs http://members.ams.chello.nl/zkosc/Kurdistan%20main%20page/kurdistan.html
Features photographs of Kurdistan (Turkey) people, landscape and history by Zbigniew Kosc.
  Hutong Photography http://www.hutongphotography.com
A portfolio of photographs of Beijing's hutongs by the photographer Iain Masterton
  The Boys of Ramallah http://www.poyi.org/59/WUA/
Jean Garup follows a group of Palestinian kids from school to stone-throwing to home.
  Town Meeting: Democracy By The People http://www.photojournalistas.com/Sept_Oct_2003/Town_Meeting/Town_Meeting_Index.html
In-depth story, accompanied by over twenty photos, about the town meeting form of government.
  PhotogJoe's http://joemjoe.com
Non-fiction about urban life and international travel by a professional photographer cum community activist.
  Absent Reality http://www.jaimes-larrarte.com/art/p/g/wtc/wtc_preface.html
Alejandro Jaimes-Larrarte's experience with WTC before the tragedy and the events in NY after the tragedy (not photographs of the event itself).
  China's Yangtze http://www.billzorn.com/china/intro.shtml
A series of images shot below the submersion levels of China's future Yangtze reservoir. By Bill Zorn.
  Around the World in a Viewfinder http://www.jpsviewfinder.com/documentary/
A selection of photo essays by Jean-Philippe Soule to present various Native Cultures.
  Akbar Nazemi http://www.iranrevolution.com/
Purchasing information for photos and images of Iran Revolution.
  2 Nashville http://www.2nashville.com/
49 photos by Jerry Hall documenting Nashville's eccentric southern nature since 1997.
  Slices of America http://www.slicesofamerica.com
Taylor Lasseigne's album of photos from around the U.S. and Canada.
  St.Helier, Jersey http://www.fotolog.com/st_helier_jersey/
A photo guide to St.Helier,Jersey documenting its history and its relationship with New Jersey.
  The Pigeon Train http://members.tripod.com/leejinhong/
2 photo essays in Korean and English: the Pigeon Train, and soldiers on the northern frontier of South Korea (untitled). By Lee Jin Hong.
  Stories from the Old South http://www.geocities.com/bikem71/South
A collection of photographs from the three southern states, by documentary photographer Bikem Ekberzade.
  Trent Parke http://www.in-public.com/trentparke
Black and white images of Sydney's seafront by Trent Parke of Magnum.
  Afghanistan http://www.kiad.ac.uk/gallery/afghan-notes/htmlhome.html
Chris Steele Perkins's pictures from Afghanistan in the 1990s, also published as a book and touring exhibition.
  Carpet People of India http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Square/2400/carpet.htm
Sponsored by the STEP Foundation Switzerland, which works for fair conditions in carpet trade. By Adrian Moser.
  Soundings http://sightphoto.com/sightphoto/soundings/soundings.html
An exploration of the meaning of music through stories about musicians in the State of Missouri since 1997. By Ingrid Young.
  http://www.angelfire.com/ms2/iceledo/ http://www.angelfire.com/ms2/iceledo/
This site contains photos of a small area of the Arkansas Ozarks called Iceledo. These are seasonal photos of streams and woodlands taken during the late 1970's by Willie Weeks.
  Hope Revisited http://sightphoto.com/sightphoto/story/hope/
Ten years ago, Hope, a small Kansas country town was struggling to preserve its way of life. A look back since then. Story by Nancy Mays, photos by Keith Mays.
  Women They Left Behind http://www.handheldmagazine.com/issue%20two/newpage/Projects/projectPowell1.html
A photo essay on women survivors of the Vietnam War, these are mothers, wives, daughters and sister of those killed in the Vietnam War.
  SKL Photography http://wave.prohosting.com/jsklee/index_e.html
A web photo diary showing Hong Kong, China from the photographer's point of view.
  Evaporated Milk http://www.photojournalistas.com/Sept-Oct_2002/Evaporated_Milk/Evaported_Milk_Index.html
A photo essay and story with over thirty photos about the declining number of family dairy farmers in Northern New England.
  Indochine http://www.geocities.com/bikem71/indochine
Photographs from Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and thailand by the documentary photographer Bikem Ekberzade.
  Farwell to Bosnia http://www.pictureprojects.com/bosnia.html
By Gilles Peress, a member of Magnum Photos. Black and white images taken over a 4-month period in 1993, now a book as well as a traveling exhibition.
  Construction of the Gotthard tunnel, Switzerland http://www.raumzeitfilter.de/tunnel_e.htm
Panoramic reportage of the Gotthard tunnel building sites in Zurich and Sedrun (Switzerland). By Mark-Steffen Göwecke.
  Faces of Iran http://www.geocities.com/bikem71/ExIran
"Faces of Iran: from the kingdom of Persepolis to a state of Islam" is a photo essay on today's Iran by the Documentary photographer Bikem Ekberzade.

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