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…development journalism means getting behind the cliches of starving children and getting people to tell their own stories.
— Sue George
2013/02/11
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Meet the Kukeri. XXll International Festival of the Masquerade Games Сурва 2013, Pernik, Bulgaria.
This is an old Bulgarian tradition, based on a pagan ritual, performed to scare and chase the devils away. That’s why the masks are the main components and usually represent animals like rams, goats or bulls (it probably has something to do with the idea of reincarnation). Everything is replete with symbols: white stands for water and light; red for fire and sun, etc. Also, the creation of one’s costume/mask is as much a part of the ritual as the performance. The masked men don’t speak, but rather walk and dance in a special step. So the impact gets even bigger by the sound of the bronze bells that hang on them.
2013/02/10
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Kyrgyz herders with their smartphones. They are acquired by bartering and are charged using solar panels. Though useless for communication - cellular service does not reach the isolated plateau - the phones are used to play music and take photos. Photograph by Matthieu Paley.
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There is no set career path to becoming an explorer. No degree or apprenticeship. Exploration is a realisation of a dream.
— Education through expeditions
— Education through expeditions
2013/02/04
“The artist is a receptacle for the emotions that come from all over the place: from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape, from a spider’s web.” - Picasso
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The concept of underdevelopment is outdated. Countries are developed differently; they’re not developed and undeveloped.
— Carlo Petrini, cited in “Feeding future generations: Young rural people today - prosperous, productive farmers tomorrow”
— Carlo Petrini, cited in “Feeding future generations: Young rural people today - prosperous, productive farmers tomorrow”
