- Hardcover: 248 pages
- Publisher: Saqi; First Edition edition (11 Oct 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0863566200
- ISBN-13: 978-0863566202
- Product Dimensions: 25.5 x 23.3 x 2.8 cm
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"Seamus Murphy sees Afghanistan's turbulent people and its magnificent landscapes with an eye that is sometimes shockingly clear. I find his images as disturbing as they are haunting and lovely. This is a beautiful and valuable book."John Simpson"Seamus Murphy is a poet with a camera who has captured the essence of life in one of the oldest countries in the world, today under attack from one of the newest. He has eloquently captured the stoicism of a people bombarded throughout history and yet still survive."Philip Jones Griffiths --Reviews
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This is a chronicle of the people of Afghanistan and their extraordinary ability to survive with grace. From 1994-2006, Seamus Murphy photographed the Taliban regime, the tumultuous years of civil war, and the historical elections following the fall of the Taliban. Alongside scenes of war and politics, his magnificent photographs capture intimate images of domesticity, work and play. This book includes a preface by "Times" war correspondent Anthony Loyd.
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Great Photos; Poor Book Design
17 Mar 2010
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The photos are brilliant and span the gamut between extremely visceral combat images to soft moments in the private lives of Afghans. Any fan of grainy, black & white photography with a solid sense of composition and timing should seriously consider this book. Murphy has the eye of a Cartier-Bresson style street photographer and the compassion of a man like James Nachtwey.
My only gripe is with the formatting of the book. Every photo looks to be your standard 2x3 crop shot horizontally. The book's dimensions, however, do no justice to the images and the result is that each and every one dips into the gutter. Why the publisher did not go with a horizontal aspect ratio to match that of the actual images is beyond me.
My only gripe is with the formatting of the book. Every photo looks to be your standard 2x3 crop shot horizontally. The book's dimensions, however, do no justice to the images and the result is that each and every one dips into the gutter. Why the publisher did not go with a horizontal aspect ratio to match that of the actual images is beyond me.
Bone Chilling
31 Oct 2011
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These pictures really encapsulated everything we haven't heard about Afghanistan. For the first time I felt as an American, I had some insight into the culture of a country that we have been entangled deeply with over the last decade.
Afghanistan: A Darkness Visible
28 July 2008
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Seamus Murphy has gone into this other world like a hidden spirit, then put his viewers right there with him. His viewpoint is stark, but not invasive, and the most beautiful study painted with dust I've ever beheld. His portraits startle; portray fear and well as joy. How Murphy did it we'll never know. Pure genius is how. Patsy Dickey, Atlanta
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