seven months after the taliban fell, afghans are still adapting to the newness of liberty. time magazine sent four photographers -- alexandra boulat, james nachtwey, john stanmeyer and christoper morris -- to document life in the nation and capture what's changed, and what changes lie ahead.

"i couldn't help but feel sorry for them, huddling together with their faces and hands pressed against the window to block the glare." this week's photo column comes from bryan bosch who writes about missed opportunities.

here's a massive project from the washington post.
the u.s.-led invasion of iraq was one of the most intensely photographed wars of our time.  hear from 24 photojournalists (david leeson, joe raedle, laura rauch, ron haviv, jerome delay, antonin kratochvil ... to name a few...) about what it took to capture the images presented here.
[link via joe weiss]

from an email i received. it's definitely worth your time... I'm happy to announce the publishing of the third issue at Blueeyes Magazine! In this issue there are two great projects from home and away. It features APAD list member Rich Glickstein's gritty and beautiful work in Iraq on the aftermath of the conflict, and an essay on raising a baby girl through adversity by Lissa Gotwals, a graduate of the CDS at Duke Univ. Please come check out the new issue, and let the contributors and me know what you think! ALSO -- please take notice of the 9/11 2nd-Anniversary Special Project Call for Submissions in the about section for Issue 04. I would love to have more from this list be published...and many of you have already either submitted or talked to me about the project! Best, John Loomis, Editor Blueeyes Magazine

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