Roger Kemp's Net » Photography http://www.rogerkemp.net on and offline catch of the day Tue, 01 Jun 2010 16:40:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Afghanistan, January, 2010 http://www.rogerkemp.net/2010/01/31/photography/afghanistan-january-2010/ http://www.rogerkemp.net/2010/01/31/photography/afghanistan-january-2010/#comments Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:03:54 +0000 Roger http://www.rogerkemp.net/?p=233

An Afghan man buys plastic jugs in a market in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Monday, Jan. 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Farzana Wahidy)

Another collection of photographs posted by the Big Picture, depicting the complex issue of Afghanistan.  My hope is that we’ll find a way other than violence to deal with the problems facing this nation.  To help them help themselves without resorting to try and kill the problem away.  I don’t think we can just pull out and leave them fend for themselves.  We bare a historical responsibility to provide aid, but not through the barrel of a gun.

Afghanistan, January, 2010 (The Big Picture)

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Fireworks illuminate the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin November 9, 2009, during celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. (REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay)

More amazing images collected for a photographic retrospective of 2009 by The Big Picture.  The contrast between all the photos, shot all over the world and depicting such a wide range of situations, is striking.

The Big Picture – 2009 in Photos (Part 2 of 3)
The Big Picture – 2009 in Photos (Part 3 of 3)

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A Dog belonging to Rhonda O'Hearn of Sandown, New Hampshire waits before the start of a 60-mile race at the Can-Am Crown sled dog races in Fort Kent, Maine on Saturday, February 28, 2009. (Yoon S. Byun/Globe Staff)

The  Big Picture is showing the past year in photos.

The Big Picture

Share/Bookmark]]> http://www.rogerkemp.net/2009/12/15/photography/2009-in-photos-part-1-of-3/feed/ 0 Tire graveyard in Westley, California http://www.rogerkemp.net/2009/12/02/photography/tire-graveyard-in-westley-california/ http://www.rogerkemp.net/2009/12/02/photography/tire-graveyard-in-westley-california/#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:12:26 +0000 Roger http://www.rogerkemp.net/?p=121 079-OTP_04_99_OilWho knew old tires could look so good.  A different perspective from photographer Edward Butynsky on recycling rubber in California

Pic of the Day: The Retirement Home (Flavorwire)

Share/Bookmark]]> http://www.rogerkemp.net/2009/12/02/photography/tire-graveyard-in-westley-california/feed/ 0 Eid al-Adha and the Hajj, 2009 http://www.rogerkemp.net/2009/11/29/photography/eid-al-adha-and-the-hajj-2009/ http://www.rogerkemp.net/2009/11/29/photography/eid-al-adha-and-the-hajj-2009/#comments Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:35:29 +0000 Roger http://www.rogerkemp.net/?p=63 h05_21216261

Muslim pilgrims pray inside the Grand mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Some great photography of the yearly pilgrimage.

Via Eid al-Adha and the Hajj, 2009 – The Big Picture – Boston.com.

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