While protesters exited mosques and moved towards Tahrir they often had discussions with the police about peacefully passing.

Egypt Uprising

A protest on January 25th snowballed into the removal of Hosni Mubarak from the presidency of Egypt. This edit of photos shows my interpretation of the events as I worked for The Guardian and The Wall Street Journal during the revolution. I also published articles analyzing of the uprising on BagNews Notes: The End of the [...]

While a defecting minister and leaders spoke inside a lively anti-ghadafi protest was held outside.

Revolution in Libya

Fighting occurred in the oil producing town of Brega between pro-Ghadafi forces and rebel fighters. Loyal planes bombed formations of rebel fighters in and around Braiga as reinforcements came from the nearby town of Ajdabiya. At least 14 wounded and 4 dead came to the Brega hospital

Away from the Mosque of Seyyid Badawi a large fairgrounds displays the tents of many Sufi orders. In the middle is a field covered with the remains of sugar cane as families and groups of friends rest and drink tea.

Tanta Mawlid, The Festival of Seyyid Badawi

The festival of Seyyid Badawi (Ahmad al-Badawi) is one of the largest annual gatherings in Egypt, drawing pilgrims from throughout the Middle East and doubling the size of the town, located in the Nile delta. The week-long celebration encompasses the birthday of Sufi Saint Seyyid Badawi, the celebration of the harvest, and a carnival atmosphere. [...]

Night Politics of Egypt

Night Politics of Egypt

Lately I also photographed the Egyptian parliamentary elections. Egypt is a country that comes alive after the sun sets and heat dissipates. So, much of the political action happens at night and drags on till the sun rises. These are a set of images from a couple of long nights starting with the political wrangling [...]

Growth of Parkour in Egypt

Growth of Parkour in Egypt

A group of about 50 youth are organizing around parkour in the suburbs of Cairo. Parkour migrated to Egypt without direct contact but through iconic movies such as District 13 and homemade YouTube video. Inside Cairo the traceurs must negotiate permision with bowabs and dodge constant traffic so their best location is an abandoned government [...]

Gregory - "This town used to have a good smell, it smelled like meat cooking in the summer and at Christmas it smelled like fruit." His friend is named Cole. Mookies grandfather and Michael's friend.

Mississippi Delta

Clarksdale Mississippi wants to be known as the birthplace of the blues but the ghost of legal segregation are still visible in a complex defacto segregation. The public and private school are split along racial lines. The country club is all white and the neighborhoods are resegregating as rich white residents move into tax haven [...]

A Uighur skips school and gets drunk at Qiemo's dry levee. Many young Uighurs can't get jobs because of racism and language requirements, and their traditional jobs as traders and farmers have become unprofitable.

Uighur Identity in Xinjiang

The Uighurs of Xinjiang are one of 55 minorities in China, but they are ethnically and historically closer to the Muslim Turkic groups of Central Asia. The Chinese government is trying to cement its hold on the resource rich Xinjiang by suppressing cultural and religious differences in schools and workplaces and by resettling millions of [...]

The trip through the desert of northern Sudan is slow and dusty with a few stops at small villages.

Exploring Sudan

Most of the news from Sudan is about the outlying provinces, Darfur, and the south, but the new Sudan can be seen in Khartoum. I traveled to Sudan for two months, making connections and exploring the story of Chinese money and influence in the country. In the end I felt those photos weren’t strong enough [...]

Barrios of Sonora, TX

Barrios of Sonora, TX

My assignment was a scene setting essay on two Hispanic barrios, relics of a segregated past.  In 2006 14 WKU students created a week long workshop to document life in a unique part of our country.  For the first year we worked with the people of Sonora Texas to show the life of a border [...]