Friday, May 20, 2011

BEAUTIFUL SHOTS ILLUSTRATE PHOTOGRAPHY AS A FINE ART FORM



(TOP) A Guatemalan woman walks by in Antigua Guatemala, on May 19, 2011 near the place where the presidents of Guatemala, Honduras and Salvador meet to discuss the readmission of Honduras to the Organization of American States (OAS) and the fight against crime, especially drug-trafficking, following the recent massacre of 27 peasants --allegedly carried out by Mexican "Los Zetas" drug cartel. Honduras was suspended from the OAS after the coup that ousted President Manuel Zelaya in June 2009.
(BOTTOM) Women and children run away with their belongings from a fire in Kuma Garadayat, a village located in North Darfur controlled by members of SLA-Free Will faction, a signatory of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) May 19, 2011. Some shelters caught on fire accidentally while UN agencies, OCHA, UNHCR and FAO, were participating in an operation conducted by UNAMID to secure access to remote, conflict-affected areas. -- Pictures by AFP/ Johan Ordonez (TOP) and REUTERS/ Albert Gonzalez Farran/ UNAMID (BOTTOM)
May 20, 2011 10:49 am

Read more: New Straits Times Online http://www.nst.com.my/#ixzz1MsMU6ajf

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