PHOTOGRAPHERS | Democratic Republic of Congo

In addition to the my previous post, Condition: Critical — Voices From the War in Eastern Congo, I wanted to include some other photographers apart from Cédric Gerbehaye/Agence Vu that have focused on the conflict in the DRC. The following is just a few:

Marcus Bleasdale/VII who has also published a book on his work, One Hundred Years of Darkness as well as a very powerful multimedia piece, Rape of a Nation.

Gary Knight/VII

Photographers from VII photo also collaborated on a project, Democratic Republic of Congo: Forgotten War, which resulted in a traveling exhibition as well as a multimedia piece.

Brent Stirton

In my search I also came across this blog that touched up on some very valid ethical issues.

I'll be adding more so check back...

CAMPAIGN | Condition: Critical — Voices From the War in Eastern Congo

MSF has put together this very powerful documentary - the personal voices of survivors fuse with the photographs of Cédric Gerbehaye/Agence Vu with such eloquence and dignity. I highly recommend watching this and passing it along...

"Hundreds of thousands of people are on the run, fleeing a war that rages in eastern Congo, in the provinces of North and South Kivu. They are frightened. Many are sick or wounded. Others have been harassed or raped, or have had everything they own stolen. The people of the Kivus are in a critical condition. The destiny of everyone in this region is shaped by the war. The story of their struggle to survive needs to be told.

Starting November 20, 2008, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) will help the people of the Kivus speak out through this web site."

Condition: Critical — Voices From the War in Eastern Congo

Photography: Cédric Gerbehaye/Agence Vu
Audio+Video: MSF
Producer: Eric Maierson of MediaStorm
Graphics: Tim Klimowicz
Executive Producer: Brian Storm of MediaStorm