LUKAS BIRK & SEAN FOLEY: AFGHAN BOX CAMERA

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LUKAS BIRK & SEAN FOLEY: AFGHAN BOX CAMERAShortlisted for the 2014 Kraszna Krausz Book Awards Afghan Box Camera documents a living form of photography in danger of disappearing forever. Known as the kamra e faoree (instant camera), Afghanistan is one of the last places on earth where it has continued to be used by photographers as a way of making a living. Hand made out of wood, it is a camera and darkroom in one, and generations of Afghans have had their portraits taken with it, usually for

and world renowned war photographer

for Le Prix de la Photographie de l’Académie des Beaux-Arts de Paris (2008) and received a ‘Mention Spéciale’ for le Prix Kodak de la Critique Photographique (2009)

came together under the banner of the Darfur Liberation Front and initiated attacks on government locations

depending on the operational scenario

he had been free for four years and had toured the world like a rock star

They were produced from around 1900-1920 and were found from Russia

who won the British Light Middleweight title in 1994 and the Commonwealth title in 1995 – currently McCracken is Performance Director for the British Olympic team

At least twice a day

240mm x 290mm

we can sense the arrogance of killers who believed they could conceal the brutal evidence of their crimes by reburying their victims in ‘secondary' graves

These are pictures from another time

It enjoyed a resurgence of fame during the 1920s with both major art deco redecoration

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