Monday, 17th March 2008
In the Classroom
by Gianluca Di Santo
April 2004. After decades of war, children are back to school in Kabul. Classrooms have been created in a section of a bombed building.
Equipment: Canon 300v - Kodak Portra 400NC
Gianluca Di Santo
Reportage documentary filmmaker and photographer for the White Tara Productions, an independent non-profit organization producing documentaries about social issues.
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In the Classroom by Gianluca Di Santo was photo of the day on Monday, 17th March 2008. It is tagged Children, People. You can leave a comment below.
19 Comments
a.
Inspiring. I applaud you on what you are doing, Di. This is an amazing shot.
IonBuck
Very strong and inspirational image. Any idea how the education system is since 2004?
Cheri
Thank you for sharing this wonderful photograph of these beautiful children! I am going to show this to my high school students in the morning! I would love to hear more about the educational experience these precious young students are having because this setting looks quite desperate!
Anurag
That is how resielent life is. Literally rising from the ashes.
Andreea Teodorescu
Impressive photo…
Reuben Chircop
Very simple and straight to the point image. I really like the natural colors of the clothing and the way it has been brought out.
Pauline Jones
When they grow up these kids won’t worry about where they got their education, they’ll just be glad they have one.
Gianluca
Hi everybody… thank you for your comments.
We were back in Afghanistan in 2005 and the situation was exactly the same in Kabul and even worse in rural areas.
Anyway things are changing recently, it’s getting very unsafe for the children to go to school, so the situation is deteriorating rapidly.
Renee
well said!
Eileen
I LOVE children. They are each a prayer. And I mean a prayer to the creator. Resilient is an unstatment. I hate the things we do to children. And We expect them to keep going on. GREAT SHOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! EZ
Tommy
Are those bullet pockmarks on the wall? If so, I think that’s worth mentioning.
Gianluca
Yes Tommy… the holes on the wall are from the bullets..
Tex
Yes its so sweet. I see a story in each face. Great Job
Ann
And these are among the luckier ones.
Marie
Faces of Terror & Innocence.
A sad reminder to all of us of the fearful lives these children have.
and WE complain about our Education System!
Rama Raju
Such innocent faces looking forward to learn their lessons.
Pieter -sAner- van der Horst
For some reason I don’t really like group shots like this one, but I guess it’s technically well taken.
Su
Stunning shot you have captured a very earnest look on the childrens faces.
Rajib Singha
A passionate endeavor.