Synopses & Reviews
If the stories that come out of Afghanistan are ever to contain hope for the future, then the young people readers will meet in these pages are that hope. From street workers to female students in newly formed academies, children who work in family businesses, and pickpockets who steal from visiting photographers, these are the faces of young Afghanis who universally wish for peace in their neighborhoods, in their country, in their lifetimes.
Award-winning photojournalist Tony OBrien and filmmaker Mike Sullivan went to Afghanistan to interview and photograph children of a wide range of ages, from varied ethnic backgrounds, and with very different daily lives. As each one tells his or her story the reader is placed right in the middle of everyday life as it is lived by children in the midst of one of the worlds most enduringly conflict-ridden countries.
Synopsis
Tony O'Brien is a photo journalist who has been to Afghanistan many times in his work for major publications such as Time and Life. Here, he and his brother-in-law, Mike Sullivan, interview children of all ages about their lives, their fears and their dreams. The children's voices and their images are haunting, illuminating and make for compulsive and compulsory reading.
Synopsis
While in war-ravaged Afghanistan, photojournalist O'Brien and his brother-in-law Sullivan met and photographed several children. This work includes profiles 30 children, presented in their own words, plus a map and background about the country. Full color.
About the Author
Tony OBriens work has appeared in many national and international publications including Time, Life, Newsweek and many others. He is the head of the Documentary Studies program at the College of Santa Fe. When hes not traveling to the far corners of the world, he lives with his family in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Mike Sullivan is a bush pilot and filmmaker, spent years working with Jacques Cousteau, and has done humanitarian and environmental work all over the world including Central America, Africa, Irian Jaya, and Alaska. He studied film at the Anthropology Film Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he currently lives with his family.