Africa
Namibia’s Sand Castle Kingdom
Enterprising Germans wanting their own slice of the good life flocked to Kolmanskop, and soon this far-flung desert outpost became one of the richest towns in the world.
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The Class of 2015 Has a Message
Large-scale demonstrations broke out at universities across South Africa this week, with students protesting en masse against planned fee increases.
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The Paleoglobalist: A Splendid Isolation
Despite the fist-pumping proclamations of this being "Africa's Century", the casual observer would be forgiven for mistaking the Africa of 2011 for the Africa of 1981.
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In Full View: The United States of Qaddafi
Qaddafi's formation of the African Union sheds some light on the source of his dangerous delusions of grandeur.
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In Full View: What of the Spectacle of Atrocity?
When a commissioned photographer's image is framed in the context of a blatantly political editorial agenda, to what extent can we credit the image as being an instrument of social advocacy?
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Hillbrow Modern
Three images from an incomplete photo essay examining the modernist architecture of Johannesburg’s inner city.
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Zimbabwe in Focus (5 of 5)
Part five of a five part photo essay on the rebuilding of Zimbabwe.
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