Archives de avril, 2008
Agent Orange victims v.s chemical companies.
Thirty-two years after the end of the war, the wounds of the Vietnam War have not all healed. The sadly famous dioxin-loaded « agent orange » which was sprayed by the million gallons over the south of the country continues to cause damage in humans down to the third generation. As they cannot sue the United States for war crime, the Vietnamese victims are suing the US chemical companies for damages. Manufacturers of the product include such companies as Monsanto and Dow Chemical. The lawsuit was rejected by a Brooklyn judge. June 2007, the appeal trial opens. Four months later, the court rejects their appeal. In March 2008 , the Vietnamese victims file their – last – appeal with the Supreme Court of the United States
Photos ©Dung Vo Trung/Orizon/Lightmediation
Contact – Thierry Tinacci Lightmediation Photo Agency thierry[AT]lightmediation.com +33 (0)6 61 80 57 21
The Nihangs, last warring monks of the Sikh faith.
Last guardians of the warrior Sikh traditions, thousands of Nihang monks roam across Punjab: a life of wandering dedicated to prayer, the practice of Martial Arts, and to the protection of the Sikhs, their front forward mission. To that end, they are excellent Gatka masters, a Martial Art practiced since the 17th century with sabers, daggers, maces and edge bracelets. Each year in March, the Hola Mohalla military parade in Anandpur Sahib is the opportunity for them to demonstrate their mastery of the Martial Arts; thus proving to the 3 millions of followers gathered from all over India their power and heroism.
Photos ©Virginie Vican/Picturetank/Lightmediation Text ®Guillaume Pitron
Contact – Thierry Tinacci Lightmediation Photo Agency +33 (0)6 61 80 57 21 thierry[AT]lightmediation.com
Parution Belgique -LE VIF L’EXPRESS- Viva Tequila! par Eilon Paz
Le Pays de l’agave bleue d’Eilon Paz est dans le Vif l’Express.
Paris : protests cut short Olympic relay
The Paris leg of the Olympic torch relay has been cut short following anti-Chinese protests along the route. Security officials extinguished the torch at least three times due to the protests before it was carried on a bus to the relay’s end point.
Photos ©Agence Aperçu/LightMediation
Contact – Thierry Tinacci Lightmediation Photo Agency +33 (0)6 61 80 57 21 thierry[AT]lightmediation.com
The Sambatra : the collective circumcision rite of the Antambahaoka.
Every seven years, the year of the Friday, the Antambahoaka who make up one of the eighteen ethnic groups on the island of Madagascar have been celebrating for centuries the biggest event that defines them: the Sambatra. This major moment in their lives is not just the ritual of the collective circumcision of the boys born in the seven years preceding it. It is also an initiation and integration rite practiced by the Antambahoaka boy that will permit him to make the passage from an asexual state to the statute of male. From this moment on, he will be integrated into the paternal clan and initiated into the life of the true Antambahoaka man. He, himself, will thus become a Zafiraminia, a son of Raminia, the founding ancestor of this ethnic group. But for this to happen, he has to symbolically relive the history of his ancestors, which was the exodus that brought them to Madagascar. During one month, the Sambatra lets the Antambahoaka remember their origins and so honour Raminia.
Photos and text ©Jacques Bock/LightMediation
Contact – Thierry Tinacci Lightmediation Photo Agency +33 (0)6 61 80 57 21 thierry[AT]lightmediation.com
Parution Italie – L’ESPRESSO – The Forbidden Egypt par Cyril le Tourneur
Après VG7 en Norvège, c’est l’Espresso Italien qui publie sur 8 pages, le sujet Egypte Interdite de Cyril Le Tourneur d’Ison
The reverse exploration : Papuans are in town…
For over eight months, two Papuans – Polobi and Mundeya – invited by photographer Marc Dozier, traveled through France. Akin to The Persian Letters, they look upon our world and its contradictions with humor and philosophy.
Photos and text ©Marc Dozier/Lightmediation
Contact – Thierry Tinacci Lightmediation Photo Agency +33 (0)6 61 80 57 21 thierry[AT]lightmediation.com
Parution France- LIBERATION – Guevara comme Che lui.
Une belle parution dans le quotidien français LIBERATION pour le reportage sur le Che.
La veuve cubaine d’Ernesto « Che » Guevara vient de publier à La Havane, un recueil de Mémoires et de photos inédites, dans lequel elle raconte pour la première fois, les 6 années passées avec le héros révolutionnaire avant qu’il ne la quitte pour aller propager la guérilla en Afrique et en Bolivie.
