CONDOLENCE

March 19, 2008

“The ability to keep things in perspective is very important for a journalist. In a tense situation you need the ability to be there, yet somehow step aside; to keep a cool head and keep working without getting frustrated.” Philip Jones Griffith, 1936-2008

Philip Jones Griffiths

Stuart Franklin
President, Magnum Photos

The world that I grew up in will be, from today, a poorer place. It is with great sadness I have to write that Philip – a monumental, irrepressible force in photography and in life – and a courageous fighter against the cancer that finally defeated him – passed away early this morning.Philip’s passing is an enormous loss to us all at Magnum, and I am sure to everyone who knew him. It was a privilege to have brushed, even lightly, against his charm, his brilliance and his passion for photojournalism. Read the rest of this entry »

ELECTION CAMPAIGN

March 3, 2008

People listening to the speech of CPN-Maoist President Pushpa Kamal Dahal, aka Prachanda, while addressing during his election campaign at Kritipur,Nepal on Monday March 03,2008 . He is fighting Kritipur (close with Kathmandu valley) and Rolpa (Mid-west of Nepal) on up-comming CA poll election.

© SAILENDRA KHAREL