Mali's Invisible War- Jerome Delay Photographs

I found Delay's photographs to be not only powerful, but also sensitive- to the culture, the people or maybe just the moment. There is soft quality to his images that takes away any feeling of voyeurism; I see shared moments, not stolen moments. A touch of humanity changes a photograph like color does a B&W image

The French Military have severely limited access to all journalists, ushering them through "safe" areas and in effect telling them what to shoot and what not to shoot. Their early success in taking much of the country in the first couple weeks has been done without the public's eye, and this media blackout continues. On Time Lightbox Delay is quoted as saying
"Despite countless requests from all news organizations to have access to the conflict, French forces (read: Paris politicians at the Ministry of Defense) had a media plan: they want to control everything. During an organized visit to Konna a week after it was “liberated,” I felt I was being shown around by Libya’s former ministry of information handlers. “Shoot this, not that!”

Read more: http://lightbox.time.com/2013/02/19/jerome-delay-photographing-malis-invisible-war/#ixzz2M34277LA


Jerome Delay- AP

Jerome Delay- AP

Jerome Delay- AP

Jerome Delay- AP

Jerome Delay- AP

Jerome Delay

Jerome Delay- AP

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