Reportage
“Restavecs”, slave children in Haïti.
On december 10, 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Sixty years later, a significant number of countries in the world seem to keep ignoring the statements of this text. In Haiti, about three hundred thousand children live in slavery. Given away,sold or abandoned by their families,they barely survive in the slums of the capital, Port-au-Prince.
Photos ©Marie Dorigny/LightMediation Text ®Nadjet Cherigui
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Toy Bomb.
Raed Mokaled, who lost his five year-old son Ahmad in a cluster bomb explosion while celebrating his birthday, said that the death season was approaching. Raed was referring to cluster bomb ammunition scattered in fields in southern Lebanon. He said soon families would start picnicking on the weekends to enjoy the spring weather where the shapes and small size of what Raed Calls “the sleeping enemy” are appealing to children, who mistake them for toys.According to Human Rights Watch, the lethal weapon was used in 24 countries for more than 40 years causing unacceptable harm to civilians.They were last deployed in Lebanon in the 2006 Hezbollah-Israeli war.
A Photo story by ©Laura Boushnak/LightMediation
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Voyage dans l’Amérique en crise.
A la veille de l’élection présidentielle américaine, ce reportage, mené conjointement par un photographe Français et une journaliste Américaine sous la forme d’un road-trip à travers les USA (16 états, de New York à la Nouvelle Orléans) dresse le portrait d’une Amérique plus fragile qu’elle n’y parait, où la fracture sociale est de plus en plus profonde et qui va devoir changer son mode de vie pour s’adapter au nouvel ordre mondial.
Ce reportage a par ailleurs été l’occasion de rencontrer des Américains de toutes conditions et de toutes origines dont 42 interviews et portraits sont disponibles.
Reportage ©Christine Buckley et Marc Roussel/Orizon/LightMediation
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Pyongyang : a flawless scenography ?
Massive buildings, spacious, spotlessavenues, little traffic, colorful posters,an unassuming but busy population,controlled silence, hardly disturbed bythe distant voices of kids rehearsing achoreography… The driver switched offthe engine to gather speed on a shortdownhill; eyes screwed to the window,one doesn’t notice this sort of detail, asattention is focused on the unfoldingsoulless landscape…The capital city of this “rogue state”doesn’t intrude upon the visitor’ssensibilities…
Photos and text ©PVince/LightMediation
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Hockey on Top of the World.
In the Himalayas, where the air is thinand distractions are few, Ladhakis people found a way to enjoy the harshwinters by practicing a sport comingfrom a distant foreign land. On icy ponds located at lofty elevations,thousands of meters above sea level,they skate and play the game of hockey, on top of the world.
Photos © Patrice Halley/LightMediation Text ®Andrew Findlay
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The International Butler Academy.
What is BUTLER Service? “SIR, Butler service is technical skills plus energy, passion, commitment, SIR! »
No, this is not the yelling ofshaved-head Marines but the rallying cry of the International Butler Academy summer class, located at the Castle of Zeist, seven miles east of Utrecht (Netherlands). 9 am: ten students of various nationalities (English, American,French Dutch, German, Italian) line up for the first morning review and clear their throat yelling the Butler’s motto.The troup will have to show impeccably dressed (each trainee has to wear a made to measure hand-made suit with frock coat) for the inspection during which the head-butler will even check the cleanliness of their hands. But that is only the start of a long and demanding day of learning.
Photos and text ©Gilles Bassignac/LightMediation
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The Great Depression by Dorothea Lange
Photos ©Dorothea Lange/Jazz Editions/LightMediation
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Ghosts of the Great Depression.
The Great Depression took place from 1929 to 1940. It was a dramatic, worldwide economic downturn associated with the stock market crash on October 29, 1929, known as Black Tuesday. By the end of October, the total value of stocks listed on the New York Exchange had declined by 37%. That, it turned out, was only the beginning. By the time the bottom was finally reached in March, 1933, stocks had declined in price by more than 80%. By 1932 commodity prices had fallen by 30 to 40%. World manufacuring production was down by 30 to 50%. World trade declined by two thirds. The International Labor Office in 1933 said that approximately 33 million persons were out of work. 9,000 banks went out of business and 9 million savings accounts were wiped out. 86,00 businesses failed, and wages were decreased by an average of 60%.
Photos ©Dorothea Lange/Russell Lee/Jack Delano/Jazz Editions/LightMediation
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Russia Rising…
From the ashes of the Soviet Union, Russia has again risen to world power status, flushed with money, oil and attitude. The country has embraced capitalism and flung its door wide open to all the luxuries money can buy. Yet dark forces remain. The country is dominated by one man, Vladimir Putin, and democracy is dead. This series looks at the winners and losers of Russia’s resurgence and asks why people are willing to support Putinism, and exchange freedom for wealth. From military brass to social elites, oligarchs to construction workers, this series looks at those participating in the modern Russia.
Photos by ©Justin Jin/LightMediation
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Doha booming.
Everyone is speaking of Dubai, but who knows Doha? The capital of Qatar is booming. Constantly under construction, Doha is flirting with the inordinate madness of Dubai… all while juggling with the conservatism of its neighbor, Saudi Arabia. A shopping paradise and financial stronghold, the future megalopolis is on its way to becoming an Eldorado of culture, sport and tourism, a Silicon Valley of the Gulf, still proudly attached to its traditions. It took centuries to build the megalopoles of today. It will have taken only a few years for Doha to become a leading player. It is here that tomorrow’s world is being built.
Photos ©Pascal Meunier/LightMediation Text ®Eve Gandossi
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