Monday, June 15, 2009

Glimpses of Paradise – and Paradox

I love this collection of photos by filmmaker and photographer Chuck Moss. They capture some of the heartbreaking contradictions of Sierra Leone: beauty and devastation, joy and melancholy, vibrant motion and frustrating stagnation.

From afar, great beauty…

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… and also beauty up close…

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…but then a touch of devastation: what a million new inhabitants do to a mountainous, coastal city.

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A few shots of what it takes to make a living…

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… and a few more on how to live it up with style.

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A sense of the color of commerce…

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… of the looks of joy….

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… and then, in the quieter moments, of a touch of sadness.

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For more of Chuck’s stunning photos, see the full collection here.

1 comment:

Gatto999 said...

Great shots !...

Ciao from Italy
:)