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Ariella Azoulay’s appropriated photograph of the Palestinian town of Kufr Bir’im, loaned to her by second generation refugeee Nahida Zahra

Watching over Palestine

February 18, 2013  by Clarke, Chris

Chris Clarke uses Ariella Azoulay to explain how aerial photography in the Middle East distances combatants from the effects of military action.

Hungry, thirsty children hunt for precious water supplies on the edge of Aleppo, 2012 © Don McCullin

In The Dark

January 15, 2013  by Clarke, Chris

Chris Clarke reviews a Sky Arts Masterclass interview with Don McCullin, where he discusses the ethical intent of images and the era of citizen journalism.

Untitled, from the series 'No Man's Land', 2000-2004 © Larry Towell

From the Archive - No Man's Land

November 23, 2012  by Crawford, Jonathan

Hamas and Israel have been battering each other once again over Gaza.

They Watch the Moon, 2010, C-print © Trevor Paglen, Courtesy of Galerie Thomas Zander, Cologne and Altman Siegel Gallery, San Francisco

They Watch The Moon

October 23, 2012  by McMurdo, Wendy

Wendy McMurdo visits Trevor Paglen's exhibition, 'Geographies of Seeing', currently showing as part of the UK's 2012 Brighton Photo Biennial.

‘Belief’ all images courtesy Jon Thomson and Alison Craighead, 2012

Belief

June 22, 2012  by McMurdo, Wendy

British duo Jon Thomson and Alison Craighead come back to Scotland to premier the last work in their trilogy, 'Belief'.

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Tbilisi Photo Festival 2012

May 30, 2012  by Crawford, Jonathan

Stanley Greene, who recently exhibited in Foam with 'Black Passport' is now guest of honour at the Tbilisi Photo Festival 2012.

A mine detection team in Kabul with the German police officer who is training them, 2010 © Simon Norfolk

Simon Norfolk on John Burke

May 23, 2012  by Crawford, Jonathan

In this extract from his talk at Foam yesterday, Simon Norfolk introduces us to nineteenth century photographer of Afghanistan, John Burke.

Marines recruitment brochure, 2012 © Michael Christopher Brown

War of Images

May 03, 2012  by Brown Michael Christopher

Michael Christopher Brown gives his views on the politics surrounding recent imagery of conflict.

Tarana Akbari, 12, screams in fear moments after a suicide bomber detonated a bomb in a crowd at the Abul Fazel Shrine in Kabul on December 06, 2011 © Massoud Hossaini

Massoud Hossaini’s Pulitzer prize-winning photo

April 18, 2012  by Crawford, Jonathan

It's best to talk about an image like Massoud Hossaini's Pulitzer prize-winning photo in purely formal terms.

Stanley Green evening © Foam

Profession: Conflict Photographer

February 06, 2012  by Crawford, Jonathan

Stanley Greene is tired. Maybe from the flight, which had been delayed because of the snow and led to his late arrival at Foam.

Black Passport

An Interview with Teun van der Heijden

January 31, 2012  by Knoppers, Kim

This is the final extract from an interview with Teun van der Heijden, the designer of Stanley Greene's book, Black Passport.

Black Passport

An Interview with Teun van der Heijden

January 30, 2012  by Knoppers, Kim

This is the third extract from an interview with Teun van der Heijden, the designer of Stanley Greene's book, Black Passport.

Black Passport

An Interview with Teun van der Heijden

January 27, 2012  by Knoppers, Kim

This is the second extract from an interview with Teun van der Heijden, the designer of Stanley Greene's book, Black Passport.

Black Passport

An Interview with Teun van der Heijden

January 26, 2012  by Knoppers, Kim

This is the first extract from an interview with Teun van der Heijden,  the designer of Stanley Greene's book, Black Passport.

Broomberg & Chanarin workshop © Foam

Photography's Double Act

January 16, 2012  by Bareman, Karin

I have always wondered how artistic duos could possibly function, especially when they are photographers. How on earth do they work together? How do they find subjects that interest both of them?

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Shaped By War

January 13, 2012  by Bareman, Karin

It was the similarity between the derelict buildings that made me think of the analogy first.

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