500 Photographers: Photographer #170: Jehad Nga

Friday, November 26, 2010

Photographer #170: Jehad Nga

Jehad Nga, 1976, USA, is a photojournalist that travels to some of the most dangerous places on this planet. He is one of the few that have covered Somalia extensively. He has been there many times in the last 5 years. Jehad covered stories in Iraq, Darfur and Kenya. In the village Turkana, he photographed the people inside a hut thus removing the harsh environment. He wanted to document the faces of the people that are at risk of dying due to water shortage and starvation. The following images come from the series Turkana, Iraq 2003-2008 - The Wait and In Memoria Del Futuro: Mogadishu 2010.

Website: www.jehadnga.com

1 comment:

Anonymous said...: The world can only be thankful for his work.

Please have you all a good weekend.

daily athens; November 27, 2010 at 1:10 AM

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