[slidepress gallery=’brentfoster-hellhole’] Hover over the image for navigation and full screen controls Brent Foster Hell Hole: Living On Jharia’s Fiery Mines play this essay I consider it hell on earth, literally. The smell, the smoke, the heat, the conditions. No human should have to live here, work here, grow up here, exist here, yet …
[slidepress gallery=’davidplummer-maisondelachance’] Hover over the image for navigation and full screen controls David Plummer Maison De La Chance play this essay In the village churchyard there grows an old yew, Every spring it blossoms anew: Old passports can’t do that, my dear, old passports can’t do that. The consul banged the table and said, …
all i can say is that you rocked my boat……venues for young photographers may be changing drastically and unpredictably, but this new work i have seen over the last few weeks is shaking the ground of possibility for the future…..the clear authorship of these photographers who submitted EPF portfolios to BURN will become apparent to …
[kml_flashembed fversion=”8.0.0″ movie=”https://www.burnmagazine.org/ss_essays/rodrigocruz-thepromisedland/soundslider.swf?size=2&format=xml” targetclass=”flashmovie” bgcolor=”#262626″ publishmethod=”dynamic” width=”800″ height=”551″] [/kml_flashembed] Rodrigo Cruz The Promised Land Every year, thousands of Central Americans from Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras illegally enter Mexico via the southern border with the goal of reaching the United States in search of a better life. The journey is long and full of …
My Daughter’s Question by Marc Davidson We buried the remains of a family dog today. It must have reminded our four year old daughter Laurence of last summer when we buried my father’s remains. Laurence has a vague understanding of death, or “going back to nature” as we have explained it to her; she …
In Protest by Yalda Pashai-F I am a 20 year old photography student currently studying at Ryerson University in Toronto where I learn to express my opinions and inner feelings through image-making. Born in Iran, I always believed in freedom and equality. In this spirit, I participated with the protest to close down the …
[slidepress gallery=’lorivrba-safekeeping’] Hover over the image for navigation and full screen controls Lori Vrba Safekeeping play this essay Safekeeping: the act of keeping safe or the state of being kept safe; protection; care; custody. I’ve spent the last year exploring the desire to protect that which is, or is perceived to be, vulnerable or …
[slidepress gallery=’dimagavrysh-uganda’] Hover over the image for navigation and full screen controls Dima Gavrysh Uganda’s Forgotten War play this essay For over two decades a sectarian rebel group known as the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and its infamous leader, Joseph Kony, have been waging a war against the Ugandan people and government, burning villages, …
[slidepress gallery=’michaldaniel-inyourface’] Hover over the image for navigation and full screen controls Michal Daniel In Your Face play this essay Rules. “Don’t stare, don’t point,” said mom. ”Ask permission before making pictures,” say others. That’s not for me. I want to get as close a look as I can, right in your face if …
Crying Communist by Bevis Fusha It has been some time now that numerous believers of Communism, from the former dictatorial regime, practice an annual ritual. Every October 16th, they gather and pay respects to the grave of former Albanian dictator, Enver Hoxha. The grave itself is located in the city’s cemetery, together with …
