Michelle L. Woodward

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Profession:	photo editor, photog
Location:	Baltimore , United States
Home base:	Baltimore
URL:	http://www.mwoodward.com
URL:	http://www.merip.org
Email:	•••••••• (private)
Organization:	Middle East Report, pub by MERIP - Middle East Research and Information Project
Journal:	http://www.photobeirut.typepad.com
Skype:	michelle_l_woodward
Last login:	9 days ago
Member since:	27 Apr 2006 15:04

About

Since 2003 I’ve been photo editor of Middle East Report, a quarterly magazine published by the non-profit organization MERIP (Middle East Research and Information Project) in Washington, DC. Established in 1971,the magazine provides in-depth reporting and independent analysis of the politics, society and economy of the region. We are also committed to presenting excellent photography that reveals the complexity of the region and goes beyond the mainstream cliches.

I am also an occasional photographer, these days mainly working on personal projects documenting industrial ruins in the US and the texture of city life in the Middle East. I was a stringer for AFP in Amman for about a year in the late 1990s, which was interesting but confirmed my feeling that the conventions of that kind of photojournalism are not right for me. I have done other journalistic work in the West Bank and Jerusalem when I lived there in the early ‘90s and have traveled quite a bit in the region since 1989, later selling the use of my photos to travel guidebooks and various others.

I also have an intellectual interest in historical photography of the Middle East and the practice of photojournalism, both of which I write about for academic publications and conferences.

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looking for photos of Kurds in Iraq, Turkey and Iran

Dear all,

I am beginning the search for photos for the next issue of Middle East Report magazine, published by MERIP (www.merip.org). We are a small, non-profit organization, and we pay for photos. The magazine is a quarterly that features independent, critical analysis of events in the Middle East. The photos are printed only in black and white, usually at around half page size.

This issue is about the Kurds. If you have any photos that fit the descriptions below and would like to submit samples (low-res by email please), get in touch with me at mwoodward(AT)merip(DOT)org.

Thanks in advance for your good work.

Regards,

Michelle

In Iraq:
- Kurdish soldiers in the new Iraqi army
- Arabs leaving Kirkuk
- Kurds arriving in Kirkuk
- Kirkuk oilfields
- Erbil, Suleimaniyya or Kirkuk street scenes
- protests of Kurdistan Regional Government services (not protests of Iraqi gov)
- Turkish troops in northern Iraq
- PKK fighters

In Turkey:
- Erdogan or other AKP bigwigs visiting Kurdish areas
- signs of AKP in Kurdish areas (rallies, posters, etc.)
- Kurdish language education or broadcasting
- Unemployed youth in Diyarbakir

In Iran:
- Kurdish language newspapers or signs
- Mahabad or Sanandaj street scenes

08 May 2008 19:05 | 5 replies

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