Designed to bring light to social and humanitarian issues by combining images of celebrities and fashion with images of conflict, crisis and disaster, this "negative sandwich" features Mark Knopfler (of Dire Straights and now commonly regarded as one of the greatest guitar players of all time) fused with an image of a dried and cracked mud hut in the Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya. Kenya has been suffering from a severe famine for a number of years due primarily to drought. Kenya is also home to refugees from unstable areas around the region, many of whom end up in camps and not only suffer from the drought but put strain on the already limited resources. More about the famine in Kenya here.













These photos are nice and intriguing, but I am much more in love with the amazing photos you take around the world. Please don't give up on posting your photos from the places I hear about on the news but never see any real images from.
Posted by: Jo-Anna | March 11, 2010 at 14:36
I absolutely love your photography, but honestly, I don't find these images particularly interesting (though they are beautiful). I'm sick and tired of seeing photos of celebrities, and bored of the whole concept of using celebrities to bring issues to light. I find photos of "real people" (for want of a better term), to be so much more fascinating, more touching, more arresting.
However, I really admire your work and respect the fact that you are obviously open to new ideas and concepts. Thank you for sharing your new work, and allowing it to be scrutinized. I hope you take my comments as constructive criticism from someone who represents your audience. From what I can gather from your blog, you are someone who genuinely cares and who wants to make an impact with your work, so I'm guessing you appreciate some criticism from time to time.
All the best Zoriah :)
Posted by: Amy | March 14, 2010 at 10:07
Thanks for the comments. Please remember that this new project is an extension of my photojournalism work, not a replacement of it. I just returned from a month shooting in Bangladesh and head out on another project next week, so no need to worry about my usual work vanishing...it will not :)
Thanks again for the thoughts...hopefully this series will win you over as it progresses.
Posted by: Zoriah | March 15, 2010 at 07:04
Hello,
This is a very interesting picture - not sure what to say about it. It reminds me of both the joy and sadness/yin/yang in the world. It feels like the influence of nature on humanity and the influence of music on the human spirit.
Pete
Posted by: PeteRyter | June 05, 2010 at 18:50
Whatever we do, we should think twice, then things will be better than past. As the proverb says: all things are difficult before they are easy.
Posted by: Jordan Retro 10 | July 15, 2010 at 10:47
dude in a past time I commented something about your work, in this case I don't change my mind in any aspect, last time and this time is the same, simply awesome.
Posted by: Generic Viagra | August 04, 2010 at 18:43
I think it's a great idea to combine two "conflicting" images like this. The image of a guitar playing celebrity, merged with the results of severe African famine, might help us reflect on the closeness to these severe issues as well as the distance we may be tempted to have to it. This is a great image!
Posted by: Thor | August 09, 2010 at 16:45