Andrea Camuto is a photographer who intends "to give voice to those who have been made silent by circumstance and war". Her one series focuses on Afghan refugees returning to Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban. In each of her images you can see a story of the people that are in them. My favorite image in this series is entitled "Broken Mirror" and it shows the reflection of a man holding his child in a broken mirror. On the sides of the photo are some sort of box and what appears to be a small container of alcohol. To me the image shows grief and hurt from seeing the destruction of a home upon return to it. However, the image also portrays hope in the little boy who will be able to grow up in a better time. Another image that I like is of a little girl holding the head of a baby doll, with no body attached. My favorite thing about the image is that it is mostly light and the little girl appears very dark as the focal point of the image. She appears to be comforting the doll head, telling it that everything will be okay. One image that I like which is not from Afghanistan is "Children Make Scrambled Eggs on Soda Cans", taken in Cambodia. I like this image because a group of about 15 children are all gathered around in a small area making their own food. To me it resembled a Girl Scout camping trip from when I was younger, experimenting with ways to make food and learning that not everything worked out as planned. The children seemed determined in their quest, and overall it is just an enjoyable image to look at.
Source: Black & White Magazine, Issue 71, December 2009
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