Comments on: Heaven or Hell

By: jeff ball

jeff ball — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 22:31:12 +0000

Wow this was a powerful piece. Thank you.

By: S.V.Ramanan

S.V.Ramanan — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 04:30:49 +0000

Primarily InterServices Intelligence.This composes of personnel who belong to one party or other.Depending on who comes to power, particular group becomes active and powerful.Also there are moderate Muslims and hard liners.This is another mix.There is another group which wants the Army to control the country.
Hardline fundamentalists have a field day by projecting themselves as Martyrs of Islam.They command the loyalty of a section of Politicians.
Politicians have time only to be corrupt and wheeling and dealing; they will take any line to bring them to power.
To this medley is Pakistan’s strategic location and its proximity to China. West and US play a part in stirring the cauldron.Any or all the elements combine with any or all of the other groups.Depending on expediency and their writ runs.
The calyst and eventually the controlling force is terrorists.They are not a separate class. Any of the groups or a combiantion of the groups, control Pakistan,aided and abetted by the terrorists.
In effect, no body, least of all Pakistanis, know who is controlling Pakistan.

By: S.V.Ramanan

S.V.Ramanan — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 02:55:46 +0000

Meeting dead line is fine.The scars the events leave( I am not talking about bulletes flying around you alone), the witnessing of human agony in the throes of death, the heartrending wails of those dear and near who have lost their lives, the destruction of homes, the haunted look children who can not understand what is happening around them, the despair of women, who have lost their husbands and children!You guys are not only doing a job,but are exposed Man’s irresponsibilty and the Truth that Death is stalking nearby.How must it must have scarred you and affected your personal lives!May God grant you fortitude to bear all this!Find detachment while performing your job to retain your sanity.

By: Nu'man

Nu'man — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:34:25 +0000

Great article. Love the photos

By: Yannis Behrakis

Yannis Behrakis — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:44:31 +0000

Thank you Ahikam. See you around my friend.

By: Ahikam Seri

Ahikam Seri — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 13:31:49 +0000

Yannis, thank you for posting this, well written and interesting. Thanks especially for reminding photographers that aspire to come here, that there are people living their life here, behind the ‘great’ images that the location produces. As a local, I appreciate your attitude a lot. Guess I’ll see you somewhere soon, all my best

By: Julian Rake

Julian Rake — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 12:03:33 +0000

Yes please, Glenys

By: Glenys Sugarman

Glenys Sugarman — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 09:07:47 +0000

GREAT STUFF GUYS. Want me to put a link onto our website ? regards,
glenys FPA

By: rina

rina — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 09:06:14 +0000

Thank you Yannis for forwarding this, agree with every word you write here. Most important; you raised the issue of the psychological scars we photographers here, all carry, ;this has been ignored long enough and am glad you brought it up!

on another but close issue, invite to read on latest round of fighting – war in Gaza

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By: Fadi Arouri

Fadi Arouri — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:29:35 +0000

I’ll Start From What Yannis finished, indeed we have a group of Creative, and Professional photographers such as Ronen And Mohammed, they just knew the way how to Put Us in the story from the moment the click to the one we take a closer look for there photograph .. they are just talented and we are honored to have them.

and with taking a quotation from Nickolas Muray ” Photography, fortunately, to me has not only been a profession but also a contact between people – to understand human nature and record, if possible, the best in each individual”, I’D LIKE TO ADD THAT being a Palestinian, Israeli, or even a foreign photographer working in the region, is really a tough Mission, its A Combination with a Feelings of fear, Caution and hope.

And with isolating your character from what goes around you, It will bring an extra psychological stress, mostly affecting of the “DREAM TO WORK IN THE REGION”.

I believe that being a part of a team working in this hot area, is really a good experience for life, but the wise photographers whom thinking of how to live more and get an extra experience that might be helpful in the near or far future

Finally, A Camera without a spirit of photography, such as a magician without a spirit of magic, and for being a true photographer here, first of all, you need to have a spirit of TEAM WORK, just because of this, we find a lot of talented mates just didn’t find the way to contact with people, so they FAIL, mohammed and ronen has this spirit, and because of that they are Passing the Experience forward