Thursday, June 5, 2008

The Big Picture

A cool new (or new-ish) blog at the Boston Globe website is "The Big Picture" -- each day, a single dramatic photo that tells a story. Below are a couple that stood out to me. Be sure to click on the pictures to see them full size (for maximum effect).


"Brazilian Indians ride a bus in Altamira, Brazil, Wednesday, May 21, 2008. Amazon Indians and activists continue to protest a proposed hydroelectric dam on the nearby Xingu River. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)"


"A couple reacts immediately after an earthquake struck during their wedding photo shoot at a deserted catholic seminary in Pengzhou in southwest China's Sichuan province Monday May 12, 2008. Five couples were having wedding photos taken when the earthquake struck, and all escaped without injury. The century-old seminary was destroyed in the quake, which left tens of thousands dead in Sichuan. (AP Photo)"


"An Afghan Special Forces policeman walks through a poppy field as he searches for Taliban fighters in the village of Sanjaray in Zhari district early April 26, 2008. (REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic)"

1 comment:

Shannon said...

Ok... so I have to admit that I got all excited when I saw the first picture of the tribe people on the bus... I was like "how cool...up close pictures of the uncontacted tribe people... now wait, how did they get them on a bus!" (mom moment) and then... I read your caption. still cool, but not as cool as having uncontact (but now contacted) tribe people on a bus. how weird would that be for them...