Darmir Sagolj, Thailand, image 126, page 129
'April and May 2010 saw protests in Thailand escalating and becoming more violent than anybody had expected. Covering such terrible developments was a big challenge: we knew we needed our best shooters out in the city 24/7 to make sure we didn't miss a single piece of the complex bigger picture. Even the experience of a number of conflicts i was still shocked by the street battles i saw in Bangkok. Many businessmen, residents and people in flip-flops and T-shirts had decided it was totally safe to stand shoulder to shoulder on the streets, despite the bombs exploding and bullets flying. The reporters wearing flak jackets must have asked themselves-"are we taking it too seriously?" well, no-people were getting shot and killed.'
Brian Snyder, Gulf of Mexico, image 95, Page 99
'Much of the day was spent in a Black Hawk helicopter with members of the Alabama Army National Guard, flying over the coastline to access the barriers protecting the shore from the oil leak. I spent a lot of time while covering the spill trying to connect the gushing oil (miles offshore and out of sight) with the Alabama coast and the people who lived there-what was at stake for them and the environment, who would be affected and how? Looking down i could see the hay bales protecting the beach around the Audubon Bird Sanctuary and the Dauphin Island sea Lab. There was talk about various technologies used to protect beaches, and i was struck by the low-tech use of hay. What i could not have known when i got into the helicopter was that, despite the near-constant news coverage and the presence of tar on the beaches, these women would be sitting in the sun, protected by hay bales.' (11 May 2010. Dauphin Island, United States. Brain Snyder.)
Ronen Zvulun, Israel, Image 236, Page 238
'The picture shows the daughter of Israeli Lieutenant-Colonel Dov Harari, a reservist killed in a skirmish between the Israeli and lebanese armies, saluting beside her father's grave during his funeral in Netanya. Harai was killed after Lebanese Army troops fired warning shots at Israeli soldiers along the usually quiet but tense frontier. The weather was very hot and humid on the day of the funeral, and many people had come to pay their respects. After the crowded official ceremony was over i found myself pushed towards the graveside, a witness to this emotional and highly personal moment: a girl's gesture of admiration for her father'. (4 August 2010. Netanya, Israel. Ronen Zvulun.)
Shuafat, West Bank, Image 54, Page 60
A Palestinian girl walks past Israeli border police officers on her way home from school during clashes between Israeli troops and Palestinian stone-throwers in the Shuafat refugee camp in the West Bank near Jerusalem. (16 March 2010. Shuafat, West Bank. Ammar Awad.)
Vyksa, Russia, Image 194, Page 200.
A women reacts to the heavy smoke outside the town of Vyksa. Hundreds of people lost their homes as a wave of forest fires spread through central Russia, fuelled by strong winds and record temperatures, the country's Ministry of Emergency Situations said. (29 July 2010, Russia. Mikhail Voskresensky)
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