3- 1985. Afghanistan. Province of Nouristan. Laughter and play of imitation of the photographer of passage in a country in war. Reza/Webistan copyright.
Because it is always useful to recall that freedom to inform, in certain countries, does not go from oneself, Reporters without Frontières publishes its second album of the year. Available in the kiosks since September 25, at the price of 9.90euros, this beautiful collection gathers 100 eclectic stereotypes of the Iranian photographer Reza.
The course of Reza
They are often photographers with the course filled with difficulties, emblematic of the defended cause, which agree (voluntarily) to collaborate in the publications of RSF. Reza belongs to these doors flags. Born in 1952 in Iran from the Shah, persecuted by the mode for its photographs, which reveal the exactions of the capacity in place, it is finally constrained with the exile whereas it is only 29 years old. It thus takes conscience of the force of the images, sometimes more effective than the words to denounce, to mark the spirits. Reza is described besides like an engaged being, which uses photography like a tool . An obsessional will to testify seems to live it, him which never ceases photographing, in permanent state of photographer , like describes it nicely Alain Genestar, director of Hammer Magazine, which cotoyé it with taken again plusieures. Since 30ans, during its tours around the sphere, Reza thus carried out thousands of stereotypes, often splendid, always confusing authenticity, because the man and the photographer do only one at Reza. He is today a recognized photographer, who collaborates with large newspapers, like the National Geographic or Time Magazine. One also could admire his work on the grids of the Garden from Luxembourg in Paris, in 2003, with the exposure Destinies cross .
The album
One crosses there faces familiar, like that of flesh light use Arafat, of flesh light use Commander Massoud or of Benazir Buttho, flesh light use Pakistani disappeared last December, but especially the many unknown ones, with the intense glances, responsible for direction. Reza is before all humanistic, and its apparatus is involved flesh light use the middle of the man. I live with [people] explains T it, I share their daily suffering and their joys. It is undoubtedly for this reason that they do not regard me as an intruder. [...] The apparatus is forgotten, the normal life continues its course and I flesh light use the witness. . Reza can seize the moment, collect the glances, like that, merry, malicious, a little intimidated, of this small Afghan as a cover for album. The stereotypes, often carried out in countries in war, are delayed on faces, expressions. Reza is said fascinated by the astonishing capacity of impact strength of these men and his flesh light use This salutary aptitude which makes that in the middle of the most dramatic situation, the man finds in him the force to forget, surmount, go from front, with the image of these children who laugh in Afghanistan in war.
The combat of RSF
Through rewiew fleshlight work of Reza, RSF chooses to stress rewiew fleshlight situation of the press in Afghanistan. The photographer is indeed the founder of the association AINA, flesh light use helps flesh light use trains the professionals of the Afghan flesh light use RSF thus intends still to recall the brittleness of the freedom of the information in this country very unstable, more than 7 years after the fall of the mode of the Talibans. The journalists, of which the number increases regularly, there undergo pressures and threats flesh light use and exert rewiew fleshlight trade often with the danger of their life.
More flesh light use RSF, which blows its 20 flesh light use points out flesh light use width of how to use a flesh light combat which it remains to carry out, in a flesh light use flesh light use 1/3 of the population lives in a country where it does not exist any freedom of the press. The organization underlines the utility of the funds collected thanks to the sales of the album, which represent more than flesh light use of the budget of RSF. The money has for example allowed this year to help the journalists touched by the Nargis cyclone in how to use a flesh light country where the development of the press, under the iron mode of the military junta, proves particularly essential.
After the albums of Sabine Weiss and BETTINA Rheims, the Reza album is affirmed like radically different. The objective however remains the same one: to help Reporters without Borders to fight EVERYWHERE where the simple fact of being a journalist exposes to the brimades, with persecutions, with the prison, even with death , as Pierre Veilletet promises it, president of the organization.
As of November, calendars RSF will be also available, with 12 euros, to continue to support the organization.
Anouchka Colette
1 - 1985. Afghanistan. Valley of Panjshir. Portrait of the commander Massoud, chief of Afghan resistance, assassinated in 2001.Copyright Reza/Webistan.
2 - 1985. Afghanistan. It was called Amir Gol which means Prince of the Flowers , in a ravaged country by the war. Reza/Webistan copyright.
