Between the Dimensions Photo

Photographer’s Note

Somalian boy in the ICRC Medical Point near the Somalian-Kenyan border, near Mandera Camp, on the somailian side, in 1993, after the time of "Black Hawk Down"

During the somalian civil war, the Cross Border Teams of the ICRC and the UNHCR tryed to help the refuegges who came from the other part of Somalia. This boy, and his family walked apx 2 weeks without any personal things,just with the hope of the Survive.

Scanned color film. Kodak Ektapress 400

This picture is part of the serie "Behind the African Sunset"

see also:

http://www.trekearth.com/viewphotos.php?l=5&p=909564

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Booz (13836) 2008-06-19 13:21

very good picture of tragedy.. good POV and W&B
Thank you..
Regards,
Tomek

Prisley (1249) 2008-06-19 14:27 [Comment]

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bantonbuju (48468) 2008-06-20 4:48

sign of those times - tired, probably hungry, thin boy...
what a story! what a pohoto! - registering the 20th century and its dark side...

most precious,
j.

kyzer (337) 2008-06-20 6:40

Tragedy of world ,....

Whats UN Doing what Developing Countries doing ... oh may be there is no oil ...Oh why do we bother...

In the name of humanity we should what ever we can do be selfless.. and try to help..

Cheers
Paddyrags

lamentforicarus (385) 2009-08-04 21:52

Horrifying image, but it certainly describes the desperate and declining situation in Somalia. The black and white effect contributes to this climate of desperation and dire need. Good composition and clarity.