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Alexia Foundation

Ami — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:44:32 +0000

The Alexia Foundation annually provides a $15,000 grant for a professional photographer to produce a picture story. For guidelines and rules to apply, click “Professional Rules” link at the top of this page. Photographers from anywhere in the world are eligible. The Foundation also provides grants and scholarships for five students. Students must be enrolled full time in an accredited college or university anywhere in the world. http://www.alexiafoundation.org/

Budapest Baths

Ami — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:21:50 +0000

Budapest, Hungary has long been renowned for its health spas and thermal springs but recently it has been discovered that many of these springs are connected underground by a huge “thermal lake.” Divers are currently exploring the lake and the city is planning to ask for World Heritage status and may open the lake to the public. The ancient Roman settlement Aquincum, located on the outskirts of Budapest is the site of the very first hot mineral water bath complex.

Learning Lessons in Africa

Mike — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:24:00 +0000

This is the a project on The Guardian about Education in Africa. Here is the Link to the project: http://www.guardian.co.uk/educatingafrica

Guinea Bissau

Mike — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:17:22 +0000

Adema Balde washes near her family’s rice fields in the village of Dembel Jumpora located in the West African country of Guinea Bissau.

Gujarat

Mike — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:14:16 +0000

Muslim children sit inside Dariya Khan Ghhumnat Rahat refugee camp set up outside a school in the state of Gujarat in Ahmedabad, India May 10, 2002. The extent of the damage and displacement of more than 120,000 people has threatened the secular ideals of India and left the government under attack for its inadequate relief arrangements….

How do you prepare for an assignment?

Ami — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 19:10:24 +0000

It depends where I am going and what the climate and nature of the assignment is but one piece of advice I could give is the old adage…”less is more”. The more you bring, the more you must carry. The less you bring, the more lightly you tread and leave behind. It is much better to try to adapt and fit in and to contribute to local economies. For example, I buy local clothes and food (minus high altitude or specialized equipment). Very often I see people bringing bags and bags of powerbars and supplies and clothing which is completely unsuited to where they may be. In my opinion, you are the guest to this country and place and respecting and taking part in the life around you is an important component to getting the most out of your experience traveling. The more we try to create what is familiar to us, the less experiences we will have and after all, what is the point of traveling if you just want a repetition of what you have at home? It is all about adaptation and experiencing where you are.

The Aftermath Project

Ami — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 18:29:26 +0000

The Aftermath Project “Two grants will be given this year, one for $25,000 and one for $15,000. Applications must be received by November 3, at the address on the application form. The 2009 winners and finalists will be announced by mid-December. http://www.theaftermathproject.org

India: Kashmir 1

Ami — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 18:17:12 +0000

India

Mike — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 17:13:23 +0000

Camel fair-trading-Camel traders from India look at the vast offerings as sun falls at the largest camel fair in the world in Pushkar, India in the state of Rajasthan November 26, 2001. Thousands of camels and traders come to the annual event which some say have been going on for centuries.

Kashmir

Ami — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 17:13:16 +0000

In Western news accounts, Kashmir is invariably described as an important piece in a longstanding geopolitical puzzle. It is identified as the axis of relations between India and Pakistan, a “nuclear flashpoint” that could spark an unthinkable war in South Asia. While these characterizations are accurate, they overlook the intrinsic value of Kashmir as an entity in itself, as well as the human story of a long-ignored war that is slowly destroying one of the world’s most exquisite cultures.