Saturday, December 17th, 2011
Took some while to get a grip on things and what should be where, but from now inspirations will mainly be posted on my twitter feed. I’ve killed all automatic feeds to facebook and the like – you either check it or you don’t.
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Sunday, September 11th, 2011
The sale of bear paws, crocodile hearts, and other rare animal parts form the world’s third-largest illegal market.
Black Market explores the human passions and ancient beliefs that drive the trade and threaten its most endangered species. See the project at
http://mediastorm.com/publication/black-market
Tags: black market, inspiring, Misha Somerville, multimedia, soundslide, south sudan
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Thursday, August 25th, 2011
These pictures were taken about 5 weeks ago, but their current posting is timely none-the-less. Recent reports have been emanating from the region indicating that as many as 600 people have been killed in tribal clashes and cattle raids around this region in this week just gone by. These pictures are actually from Bor district which lies adjacent and to the West of Jongeli District, the area where recent reports have come from. None-the-less these pictures may build a picture of the lives of the cattle people. The tribe shown here are known as the Bor Dinka:
Tags: bor dinka, cattle people, cattle raids, lou luer, merle, Misha Somerville, nomads, photography, photos, south sudan, tribe
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