This blog is a bit drab. That's probably not going to change in the near future. While I'm a photographer, I've never been anywhere close to Afghanistan or Pakistan. So I have no photos to post here. What I will try to do over time is include links to photography and art made in the region. Photography, particularly photography of people, is a powerful reminder that the lives of actual human beings can be profoundly affected by any action the U.S. and the international community might take.
To start, here are links to some AfPak shots by photographer Thomas Nash, who I've known since I was a kid ...
Afghan girls, refugee camp, Peshawar, Pakistan, 1992.
Pulling your beard is a Pathan greeting. This man welcomed us as we stopped on the road at the top of a pass crossing into a valley north of Peshawar in Pakistan. 1992
Guards with AK-47 in front of Pathan family compound door, Khyber pass highway, Pakistan, 1992
Hashish dealer with his wares in front of store, Darra, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan, 1992
A tribesman, his beard dyed red with henna, and his friend, admire an M16 rifle at a gun shop in Darra, Pakistan, near the Afghan border. 1992.
Pathan tribal elders, Khyber Agency, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan, 1992
Lobby sign, main entrance, Intercontinental Hotel, Peshawar, Pakistan, 1992
Entry to Khyber Pass. North West Frontier Province, Pakistan, 1992
Gunshop signs, Darra bazaar, Pakistan, 1992
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