Five Stories About the Aftermath of Conflict
December 29, 2010 2 Comments
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A CRISIS ENDS, in the aftermath of a conflict? Life does indeed go on for the people affected by conflict, even though the media may turn away to a new story. The Aftermath Project supports photographers who stick around and document those stories.
This year, two photographers were awarded grants for their long-term projects about Central Asia and Native Americans. Three other photographers were recognized for their work covering Chechnya, the Vietnam War, and World War II.
1. Monica Bulaj‘s photos of daily life in “Afghanistan: Not the War Only” have the quality of oil paintings. In her award-winning portfolio, she captures moments of family and religious life. The portfolio will be part of a larger project on Central Asia.
2. Danny Wilcox Frazier examines the aftermath of the 19th century Wounded Knee massacre and the stand-off between the American Indian Movement and the US government in 1973 in “Wounded Knee: Generations Endure a Massacre.”
Three other finalists were recognized by The Aftermath Project:
3. Jessica Hines, US: “My Brother’s War” 
4. Olga Kravetz, Maria Morina, Oksana Yushko, Russia (joint application): “Grozny: 9 cities” 
5. Helena Schaetzle, Germany: “9,645 kilometers memory” 
View selections from all these portfolios at The Aftermath Project. More about social documentary photography.
This is an awesome project. CIDA used to have a similar initiative called the Mass Media project but it was unfortunately closed down a few years back. I worked with a photographer Dave Chidley on Mass Media project focused on South Africa a number of years ago with similar intentions.
I may cover this on my blog as well. If so I will definitely credit your post. You are also welcome to re publish the full article on my blog with credit and links if you are interested! It could generate some new visitors to your site. I will leave it up to you though! Just let me know!
Thanks for your work.
Hi,
And I’d like to hear more about your Mass Media project as well!