”Baghdad Today”
On the news and in the media, Baghdad is reduced to a morass of inhuman misery. It’s unreal and far away from us. Ever since 9/11 the politicians emphasizes our differences. The gap between here and there grew: it has become us against them.
But .. what do we know from each other’s life?
Together with journalist Paulien Bakker I went to Baghdad in aug/sept 2011. We had a simple question; how are you?
This stories has been published on Lens Blog from New York Times (US), Daily Beast from Andrew Sullivan (UK), Life Force Magazine (US), Guernica Magazine (US) and Il Post (Italy)
February 2012; Nomination PANL
March 2012; Nomination long list Dutch Doc Awards
_The stories will be published in a book in 2012.
See our blog: www.dailylifeinbaghdad.tumblr.com
On the news and in the media, Baghdad is reduced to a morass of inhuman misery. It’s unreal and far away from us. Ever since 9/11 the politicians emphasizes our differences. The gap between here and there grew: it has become us against them.
But .. what do we know from each other’s life?
Together with journalist Paulien Bakker I went to Baghdad in aug/sept 2011. We had a simple question; how are you?
This stories has been published on Lens Blog from New York Times (US), Daily Beast from Andrew Sullivan (UK), Life Force Magazine (US), Guernica Magazine (US) and Il Post (Italy)
February 2012; Nomination PANL
March 2012; Nomination long list Dutch Doc Awards
_The stories will be published in a book in 2012.
See our blog: www.dailylifeinbaghdad.tumblr.com