http://www.photoshelter.com/c/alexmasi PhotoShelter Wed, 31 Mar 2010 05:07:15 -0400 http://www.photoshelter.com/img/ps-logo.gif http://www.photoshelter.com/c/alexmasi - en-us http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000bqBOrl2AtTA 4368 2912 045.JPG Alex Masi http://www.photoshelter.com/c/alexmasi http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000bqBOrl2AtTA Wed, 31 Mar 2010 05:07:15 -0400 <a href="http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000bqBOrl2AtTA"><img src="http://c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000bqBOrl2AtTA/s" alt="A malnourished child sits in a corner of his makeshift home eating a piece of stale &#039;chapati&#039; (Indian bread) in the impoverished Oriya Basti Colony in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the former Union Carbide industrial complex. Over 30.000 people are here at risk by the ongoing underground water contamination. The chemical waste of UC (now owned by Dow Chemical, a powerful US corporation) has been left unattended for 25 years and has poisoned much of the area&#039;s underground water reservoirs giving way to a new generation of children born with serious neurological and physical disabilities. (Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk)" /></a> <br />A malnourished child sits in a corner of his makeshift home eating a piece of stale &#039;chapati&#039; (Indian bread) in the impoverished Oriya Basti Colony in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the former Union Carbide industrial complex. Over 30.000 people are here at risk by the ongoing underground water contamination. The chemical waste of UC (now owned by Dow Chemical, a powerful US corporation) has been left unattended for 25 years and has poisoned much of the area&#039;s underground water reservoirs giving way to a new generation of children born with serious neurological and physical disabilities. <a href="http://www.photoshelter.com/c/alexmasi">(Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk)</a><br />Copyright: Copyright Notice: This image is Copyright of &copy; Alex Masi All Rights Reserved. child children bhopal water pollution union carbide dow chemicals madhya pradesh india 2009 25th anniversary gas tragedy contamination infection government open case medical appeal suffering suffer chemical survivor survivors help support condition image images picture pictures series asia asian unregulated incident accident bhopal medical appeal bma chingari trust ngo organisation helping poor urban slum slums poverty food insecurity crises set underground collection health disease disorder development photojornalist photographer photography licence professional freelance Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk Developing Injustice A malnourished child sits in a corner of his makeshift home eating a piece of stale &#039;chapati&#039; (Indian bread) in the impoverished Oriya Basti Colony in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the former Union Carbide industrial complex. Over 30.000 people are here at risk by the ongoing underground water contamination. The chemical waste of UC (now owned by Dow Chemical, a powerful US corporation) has been left unattended for 25 years and has poisoned much of the area&#039;s underground water reservoirs giving way to a new generation of children born with serious neurological and physical disabilities. Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk child, children, bhopal, water, pollution, union, carbide, dow, chemicals, madhya, pradesh, india, 2009, 25th, anniversary, gas, tragedy, contamination, infection, government, open, case, medical, appeal, suffering, suffer, chemical, survivor, survivors, help, support, condition, image, images, picture, pictures, series, asia, asian, unregulated, incident, accident, bhopal medical appeal, bma, chingari, trust, ngo, organisation, helping, poor, urban, slum, slums, poverty, food, insecurity, crises, set, underground, collection, health, disease, disorder, development, photojornalist, photographer, photography, licence, professional, freelance Copyright Notice: This image is Copyright of © Alex Masi All Rights Reserved. http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I00003RhJCUKpNf4 4368 2912 048.JPG Alex Masi http://www.photoshelter.com/c/alexmasi http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I00003RhJCUKpNf4 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 05:07:15 -0400 <a href="http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I00003RhJCUKpNf4"><img src="http://c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00003RhJCUKpNf4/s" alt="A sticker (Safery is Everybody&#039;s Business) is photographed inside the Union Carbide Control in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. The large US Corporation Dow Chemical purchased Union Carbide in 2001 for $10.3 billion in stock and debt. Dow has publicly stated several times that the Union Carbide settlement payments have already fulfilled Dow&#039;s financial responsibility for the disaster. On the night of the disaster, on 3rd of December 1984, the plant released 42 tonnes of toxic methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas, exposing more than 500,000 people to toxic gases, while all of the many safety systems in place failed to work due to poor maintenance. (Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk)" /></a> <br />A sticker (Safery is Everybody&#039;s Business) is photographed inside the Union Carbide Control in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. The large US Corporation Dow Chemical purchased Union Carbide in 2001 for $10.3 billion in stock and debt. Dow has publicly stated several times that the Union Carbide settlement payments have already fulfilled Dow&#039;s financial responsibility for the disaster. On the night of the disaster, on 3rd of December 1984, the plant released 42 tonnes of toxic methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas, exposing more than 500,000 people to toxic gases, while all of the many safety systems in place failed to work due to poor maintenance. <a href="http://www.photoshelter.com/c/alexmasi">(Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk)</a><br />Copyright: Copyright Notice: This image is Copyright of &copy; Alex Masi All Rights Reserved. child children bhopal water pollution union carbide dow chemicals madhya pradesh india 2009 25th anniversary gas tragedy contamination infection government open case medical appeal suffering suffer chemical survivor survivors help support condition image images picture pictures series asia asian unregulated incident accident bhopal medical appeal bma chingari trust ngo organisation helping poor urban slum slums poverty food insecurity crises set underground collection health disease disorder development photojornalist photographer photography licence professional freelance Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk Developing Injustice A sticker (Safery is Everybody&#039;s Business) is photographed inside the Union Carbide Control in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. The large US Corporation Dow Chemical purchased Union Carbide in 2001 for $10.3 billion in stock and debt. Dow has publicly stated several times that the Union Carbide settlement payments have already fulfilled Dow&#039;s financial responsibility for the disaster. On the night of the disaster, on 3rd of December 1984, the plant released 42 tonnes of toxic methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas, exposing more than 500,000 people to toxic gases, while all of the many safety systems in place failed to work due to poor maintenance. Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk child, children, bhopal, water, pollution, union, carbide, dow, chemicals, madhya, pradesh, india, 2009, 25th, anniversary, gas, tragedy, contamination, infection, government, open, case, medical, appeal, suffering, suffer, chemical, survivor, survivors, help, support, condition, image, images, picture, pictures, series, asia, asian, unregulated, incident, accident, bhopal medical appeal, bma, chingari, trust, ngo, organisation, helping, poor, urban, slum, slums, poverty, food, insecurity, crises, set, underground, collection, health, disease, disorder, development, photojornalist, photographer, photography, licence, professional, freelance Copyright Notice: This image is Copyright of © Alex Masi All Rights Reserved. http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000xU6DiejTiq0 3000 2000 001.JPG Alex Masi http://www.photoshelter.com/c/alexmasi http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000xU6DiejTiq0 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 05:07:14 -0400 <a href="http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000xU6DiejTiq0"><img src="http://c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000xU6DiejTiq0/s" alt="Salman, 13, a child with a severe psychological disorder and blindness, is portrayed in his home in the impoverished Arif Nagar Colony, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the former Union Carbide industrial complex. Over 30.000 people are here at risk by the ongoing water contamination. The chemical waste of UC (now owned by Dow Chemical, a powerful US corporation) has been left unattended for 25 years and has poisoned much of the area&#039;s underground water reservoirs. Many of the families living near the former UC site are poor urban slum dwellers who, due to extreme poverty, are forced to drink the affected water lying underneath. (Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk)" /></a> <br />Salman, 13, a child with a severe psychological disorder and blindness, is portrayed in his home in the impoverished Arif Nagar Colony, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the former Union Carbide industrial complex. Over 30.000 people are here at risk by the ongoing water contamination. The chemical waste of UC (now owned by Dow Chemical, a powerful US corporation) has been left unattended for 25 years and has poisoned much of the area&#039;s underground water reservoirs. Many of the families living near the former UC site are poor urban slum dwellers who, due to extreme poverty, are forced to drink the affected water lying underneath. <a href="http://www.photoshelter.com/c/alexmasi">(Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk)</a><br />Copyright: Copyright Notice: This image is Copyright of &copy; Alex Masi All Rights Reserved. child children bhopal water pollution union carbide dow chemicals madhya pradesh india 2009 25th anniversary gas tragedy contamination infection government open case medical appeal suffering suffer chemical survivor survivors help support condition image images picture pictures series asia asian unregulated incident accident bhopal medical appeal bma chingari trust ngo organisation helping poor urban slum slums poverty food insecurity crises set underground collection health disease disorder development photojornalist photographer photography licence professional freelance Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk Developing Injustice Salman, 13, a child with a severe psychological disorder and blindness, is portrayed in his home in the impoverished Arif Nagar Colony, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the former Union Carbide industrial complex. Over 30.000 people are here at risk by the ongoing water contamination. The chemical waste of UC (now owned by Dow Chemical, a powerful US corporation) has been left unattended for 25 years and has poisoned much of the area&#039;s underground water reservoirs. Many of the families living near the former UC site are poor urban slum dwellers who, due to extreme poverty, are forced to drink the affected water lying underneath. Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk child, children, bhopal, water, pollution, union, carbide, dow, chemicals, madhya, pradesh, india, 2009, 25th, anniversary, gas, tragedy, contamination, infection, government, open, case, medical, appeal, suffering, suffer, chemical, survivor, survivors, help, support, condition, image, images, picture, pictures, series, asia, asian, unregulated, incident, accident, bhopal medical appeal, bma, chingari, trust, ngo, organisation, helping, poor, urban, slum, slums, poverty, food, insecurity, crises, set, underground, collection, health, disease, disorder, development, photojornalist, photographer, photography, licence, professional, freelance Copyright Notice: This image is Copyright of © Alex Masi All Rights Reserved. http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I00008uNGMxo3rKQ 3000 2000 006.JPG Alex Masi http://www.photoshelter.com/c/alexmasi http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I00008uNGMxo3rKQ Wed, 31 Mar 2010 05:07:14 -0400 <a href="http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I00008uNGMxo3rKQ"><img src="http://c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00008uNGMxo3rKQ/s" alt="A lone girl is refreshing under the late monsoon rain in the impoverished Oriya Basti Colony in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the former Union Carbide industrial complex. When the heavy monsoon rain falls every year, it seeps through the buried waste of Union Carbide before proceeding to fill up and pollute Bhopal&#039;s underground reservoirs. Over 30.000 people are here at risk by the ongoing underground water contamination. The chemical waste of UC (now owned by Dow Chemical, a powerful US corporation) has been left unattended for 25 years and has poisoned much of the area&#039;s underground water reservoirs giving way to a new generation of children born with serious neurological and physical disabilities. (Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk)" /></a> <br />A lone girl is refreshing under the late monsoon rain in the impoverished Oriya Basti Colony in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the former Union Carbide industrial complex. When the heavy monsoon rain falls every year, it seeps through the buried waste of Union Carbide before proceeding to fill up and pollute Bhopal&#039;s underground reservoirs. Over 30.000 people are here at risk by the ongoing underground water contamination. The chemical waste of UC (now owned by Dow Chemical, a powerful US corporation) has been left unattended for 25 years and has poisoned much of the area&#039;s underground water reservoirs giving way to a new generation of children born with serious neurological and physical disabilities. <a href="http://www.photoshelter.com/c/alexmasi">(Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk)</a><br />Copyright: Copyright Notice: This image is Copyright of &copy; Alex Masi All Rights Reserved. child children bhopal water pollution union carbide dow chemicals madhya pradesh india 2009 25th anniversary gas tragedy contamination infection government open case medical appeal suffering suffer chemical survivor survivors help support condition image images picture pictures series asia asian unregulated incident accident bhopal medical appeal bma chingari trust ngo organisation helping poor urban slum slums poverty food insecurity crises set underground collection health disease disorder development photojornalist photographer photography licence professional freelance Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk Developing Injustice A lone girl is refreshing under the late monsoon rain in the impoverished Oriya Basti Colony in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the former Union Carbide industrial complex. When the heavy monsoon rain falls every year, it seeps through the buried waste of Union Carbide before proceeding to fill up and pollute Bhopal&#039;s underground reservoirs. Over 30.000 people are here at risk by the ongoing underground water contamination. The chemical waste of UC (now owned by Dow Chemical, a powerful US corporation) has been left unattended for 25 years and has poisoned much of the area&#039;s underground water reservoirs giving way to a new generation of children born with serious neurological and physical disabilities. Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk child, children, bhopal, water, pollution, union, carbide, dow, chemicals, madhya, pradesh, india, 2009, 25th, anniversary, gas, tragedy, contamination, infection, government, open, case, medical, appeal, suffering, suffer, chemical, survivor, survivors, help, support, condition, image, images, picture, pictures, series, asia, asian, unregulated, incident, accident, bhopal medical appeal, bma, chingari, trust, ngo, organisation, helping, poor, urban, slum, slums, poverty, food, insecurity, crises, set, underground, collection, health, disease, disorder, development, photojornalist, photographer, photography, licence, professional, freelance Copyright Notice: This image is Copyright of © Alex Masi All Rights Reserved. http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000Qps2sfQM0cw 3000 2000 007.JPG Alex Masi http://www.photoshelter.com/c/alexmasi http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000Qps2sfQM0cw Wed, 31 Mar 2010 05:07:14 -0400 <a href="http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000Qps2sfQM0cw"><img src="http://c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Qps2sfQM0cw/s" alt="A young child is crying for attention inside a makeshift home in the impoverished Oriya Basti Colony in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the former Union Carbide industrial complex where over 30.000 people are at risk by the ongoing underground water contamination. The chemical waste of UC (now owned by Dow Chemical, a powerful US corporation) has been left unattended for 25 years and has poisoned much of the area&#039;s underground water reservoirs giving way to a new generation of children born with serious neurological and physical disabilities. (Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk)" /></a> <br />A young child is crying for attention inside a makeshift home in the impoverished Oriya Basti Colony in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the former Union Carbide industrial complex where over 30.000 people are at risk by the ongoing underground water contamination. The chemical waste of UC (now owned by Dow Chemical, a powerful US corporation) has been left unattended for 25 years and has poisoned much of the area&#039;s underground water reservoirs giving way to a new generation of children born with serious neurological and physical disabilities. <a href="http://www.photoshelter.com/c/alexmasi">(Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk)</a><br />Copyright: Copyright Notice: This image is Copyright of &copy; Alex Masi All Rights Reserved. child children bhopal water pollution union carbide dow chemicals madhya pradesh india 2009 25th anniversary gas tragedy contamination infection government open case medical appeal suffering suffer chemical survivor survivors help support condition image images picture pictures series asia asian unregulated incident accident bhopal medical appeal bma chingari trust ngo organisation helping poor urban slum slums poverty food insecurity crises set underground collection health disease disorder development photojornalist photographer photography licence professional freelance Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk Developing Injustice A young child is crying for attention inside a makeshift home in the impoverished Oriya Basti Colony in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the former Union Carbide industrial complex where over 30.000 people are at risk by the ongoing underground water contamination. The chemical waste of UC (now owned by Dow Chemical, a powerful US corporation) has been left unattended for 25 years and has poisoned much of the area&#039;s underground water reservoirs giving way to a new generation of children born with serious neurological and physical disabilities. Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk child, children, bhopal, water, pollution, union, carbide, dow, chemicals, madhya, pradesh, india, 2009, 25th, anniversary, gas, tragedy, contamination, infection, government, open, case, medical, appeal, suffering, suffer, chemical, survivor, survivors, help, support, condition, image, images, picture, pictures, series, asia, asian, unregulated, incident, accident, bhopal medical appeal, bma, chingari, trust, ngo, organisation, helping, poor, urban, slum, slums, poverty, food, insecurity, crises, set, underground, collection, health, disease, disorder, development, photojornalist, photographer, photography, licence, professional, freelance Copyright Notice: This image is Copyright of © Alex Masi All Rights Reserved. http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000WeqKNIKe0Bo 3000 2000 008.JPG Alex Masi http://www.photoshelter.com/c/alexmasi http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000WeqKNIKe0Bo Wed, 31 Mar 2010 05:07:14 -0400 <a href="http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000WeqKNIKe0Bo"><img src="http://c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000WeqKNIKe0Bo/s" alt="Tasleen, 26, the gas-affected mother of Zubin, 3, is trying to soothe her child&#039;s suffering by offering love and care while she lies on her lap inside their home in an impoverished area of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the former Union Carbide industrial complex. Over 30.000 people are here at risk by the ongoing water contamination. Zubin was born healthy but developed severe physical and neurological deficiencies in her early childhood, a symptom believed to be connected to consuming contaminated water. The chemical waste of UC (now owned by Dow Chemical, a powerful US corporation) has been left unattended for 25 years and has poisoned much of the area&#039;s underground water reservoirs. (Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk)" /></a> <br />Tasleen, 26, the gas-affected mother of Zubin, 3, is trying to soothe her child&#039;s suffering by offering love and care while she lies on her lap inside their home in an impoverished area of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the former Union Carbide industrial complex. Over 30.000 people are here at risk by the ongoing water contamination. Zubin was born healthy but developed severe physical and neurological deficiencies in her early childhood, a symptom believed to be connected to consuming contaminated water. The chemical waste of UC (now owned by Dow Chemical, a powerful US corporation) has been left unattended for 25 years and has poisoned much of the area&#039;s underground water reservoirs. <a href="http://www.photoshelter.com/c/alexmasi">(Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk)</a><br />Copyright: Copyright Notice: This image is Copyright of &copy; Alex Masi All Rights Reserved. child children bhopal water pollution union carbide dow chemicals madhya pradesh india 2009 25th anniversary gas tragedy contamination infection government open case medical appeal suffering suffer chemical survivor survivors help support condition image images picture pictures series asia asian unregulated incident accident bhopal medical appeal bma chingari trust ngo organisation helping poor urban slum slums poverty food insecurity crises set underground collection health disease disorder development photojornalist photographer photography licence professional freelance Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk Developing Injustice Tasleen, 26, the gas-affected mother of Zubin, 3, is trying to soothe her child&#039;s suffering by offering love and care while she lies on her lap inside their home in an impoverished area of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the former Union Carbide industrial complex. Over 30.000 people are here at risk by the ongoing water contamination. Zubin was born healthy but developed severe physical and neurological deficiencies in her early childhood, a symptom believed to be connected to consuming contaminated water. The chemical waste of UC (now owned by Dow Chemical, a powerful US corporation) has been left unattended for 25 years and has poisoned much of the area&#039;s underground water reservoirs. Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk child, children, bhopal, water, pollution, union, carbide, dow, chemicals, madhya, pradesh, india, 2009, 25th, anniversary, gas, tragedy, contamination, infection, government, open, case, medical, appeal, suffering, suffer, chemical, survivor, survivors, help, support, condition, image, images, picture, pictures, series, asia, asian, unregulated, incident, accident, bhopal medical appeal, bma, chingari, trust, ngo, organisation, helping, poor, urban, slum, slums, poverty, food, insecurity, crises, set, underground, collection, health, disease, disorder, development, photojornalist, photographer, photography, licence, professional, freelance Copyright Notice: This image is Copyright of © Alex Masi All Rights Reserved. http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I00002P1aJ0OaHJU 3000 2000 009.JPG Alex Masi http://www.photoshelter.com/c/alexmasi http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I00002P1aJ0OaHJU Wed, 31 Mar 2010 05:07:14 -0400 <a href="http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I00002P1aJ0OaHJU"><img src="http://c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00002P1aJ0OaHJU/s" alt="The left-over of the Union Carbide Control Room is photographed in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. The large US Corporation Dow Chemical purchased Union Carbide in 2001 for $10.3 billion in stock and debt. Dow has publicly stated several times that the Union Carbide settlement payments have already fulfilled Dow&#039;s financial responsibility for the disaster. On the night of the disaster, on 3rd of December 1984, the plant released 42 tonnes of toxic methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas, exposing more than 500,000 people to toxic gases, while all of the many safety systems in place failed to work due to poor maintenance. The chemical waste of UC (now owned by Dow Chemical, a powerful US corporation) has been left unattended for 25 years and has poisoned much of the area&#039;s underground water reservoirs giving way to a new generation of children born with serious neurological and physical disabilities. (Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk)" /></a> <br />The left-over of the Union Carbide Control Room is photographed in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. The large US Corporation Dow Chemical purchased Union Carbide in 2001 for $10.3 billion in stock and debt. Dow has publicly stated several times that the Union Carbide settlement payments have already fulfilled Dow&#039;s financial responsibility for the disaster. On the night of the disaster, on 3rd of December 1984, the plant released 42 tonnes of toxic methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas, exposing more than 500,000 people to toxic gases, while all of the many safety systems in place failed to work due to poor maintenance. The chemical waste of UC (now owned by Dow Chemical, a powerful US corporation) has been left unattended for 25 years and has poisoned much of the area&#039;s underground water reservoirs giving way to a new generation of children born with serious neurological and physical disabilities. <a href="http://www.photoshelter.com/c/alexmasi">(Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk)</a><br />Copyright: Copyright Notice: This image is Copyright of &copy; Alex Masi All Rights Reserved. child children bhopal water pollution union carbide dow chemicals madhya pradesh india 2009 25th anniversary gas tragedy contamination infection government open case medical appeal suffering suffer chemical survivor survivors help support condition image images picture pictures series asia asian unregulated incident accident bhopal medical appeal bma chingari trust ngo organisation helping poor urban slum slums poverty food insecurity crises set underground collection health disease disorder development photojornalist photographer photography licence professional freelance Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk Developing Injustice The left-over of the Union Carbide Control Room is photographed in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. The large US Corporation Dow Chemical purchased Union Carbide in 2001 for $10.3 billion in stock and debt. Dow has publicly stated several times that the Union Carbide settlement payments have already fulfilled Dow&#039;s financial responsibility for the disaster. On the night of the disaster, on 3rd of December 1984, the plant released 42 tonnes of toxic methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas, exposing more than 500,000 people to toxic gases, while all of the many safety systems in place failed to work due to poor maintenance. The chemical waste of UC (now owned by Dow Chemical, a powerful US corporation) has been left unattended for 25 years and has poisoned much of the area&#039;s underground water reservoirs giving way to a new generation of children born with serious neurological and physical disabilities. Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk child, children, bhopal, water, pollution, union, carbide, dow, chemicals, madhya, pradesh, india, 2009, 25th, anniversary, gas, tragedy, contamination, infection, government, open, case, medical, appeal, suffering, suffer, chemical, survivor, survivors, help, support, condition, image, images, picture, pictures, series, asia, asian, unregulated, incident, accident, bhopal medical appeal, bma, chingari, trust, ngo, organisation, helping, poor, urban, slum, slums, poverty, food, insecurity, crises, set, underground, collection, health, disease, disorder, development, photojornalist, photographer, photography, licence, professional, freelance Copyright Notice: This image is Copyright of © Alex Masi All Rights Reserved. http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000iy7TvASDesA 3000 2000 010.JPG Alex Masi http://www.photoshelter.com/c/alexmasi http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000iy7TvASDesA Wed, 31 Mar 2010 05:07:14 -0400 <a href="http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000iy7TvASDesA"><img src="http://c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000iy7TvASDesA/s" alt="Shazia, 7, a young girl suffering from a neurological disorder is portrayed in the early morning while still in bed with her twin sister, Fozia, also affected, and their older brother, in their home inside the impoverished Nawab Colony, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, located dangerously near the former Union Carbide industrial complex. Over 30.000 people are here at risk by the ongoing water contamination. The chemical waste of UC (now owned by Dow Chemical, a powerful US corporation) has been left unattended for 25 years and has poisoned much of the area&#039;s underground water reservoirs. (Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk)" /></a> <br />Shazia, 7, a young girl suffering from a neurological disorder is portrayed in the early morning while still in bed with her twin sister, Fozia, also affected, and their older brother, in their home inside the impoverished Nawab Colony, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, located dangerously near the former Union Carbide industrial complex. Over 30.000 people are here at risk by the ongoing water contamination. The chemical waste of UC (now owned by Dow Chemical, a powerful US corporation) has been left unattended for 25 years and has poisoned much of the area&#039;s underground water reservoirs. <a href="http://www.photoshelter.com/c/alexmasi">(Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk)</a><br />Copyright: Copyright Notice: This image is Copyright of &copy; Alex Masi All Rights Reserved. child children bhopal water pollution union carbide dow chemicals madhya pradesh india 2009 25th anniversary gas tragedy contamination infection government open case medical appeal suffering suffer chemical survivor survivors help support condition image images picture pictures series asia asian unregulated incident accident bhopal medical appeal bma chingari trust ngo organisation helping poor urban slum slums poverty food insecurity crises set underground collection health disease disorder development photojornalist photographer photography licence professional freelance Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk Developing Injustice Shazia, 7, a young girl suffering from a neurological disorder is portrayed in the early morning while still in bed with her twin sister, Fozia, also affected, and their older brother, in their home inside the impoverished Nawab Colony, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, located dangerously near the former Union Carbide industrial complex. Over 30.000 people are here at risk by the ongoing water contamination. The chemical waste of UC (now owned by Dow Chemical, a powerful US corporation) has been left unattended for 25 years and has poisoned much of the area&#039;s underground water reservoirs. Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk child, children, bhopal, water, pollution, union, carbide, dow, chemicals, madhya, pradesh, india, 2009, 25th, anniversary, gas, tragedy, contamination, infection, government, open, case, medical, appeal, suffering, suffer, chemical, survivor, survivors, help, support, condition, image, images, picture, pictures, series, asia, asian, unregulated, incident, accident, bhopal medical appeal, bma, chingari, trust, ngo, organisation, helping, poor, urban, slum, slums, poverty, food, insecurity, crises, set, underground, collection, health, disease, disorder, development, photojornalist, photographer, photography, licence, professional, freelance Copyright Notice: This image is Copyright of © Alex Masi All Rights Reserved. http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000uajS0snUah8 3000 2000 011.JPG Alex Masi http://www.photoshelter.com/c/alexmasi http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000uajS0snUah8 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 05:07:14 -0400 <a href="http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000uajS0snUah8"><img src="http://c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000uajS0snUah8/s" alt="Children are sitting around a Ganesha shrine during the Gampati Festival, dedicated to the famous Indian God with an elephant&#039;s head, in the impoverished Oriya Basti Colony, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the former Union Carbide industrial complex. Over 30.000 people are here at risk by the ongoing underground water contamination. The chemical waste of UC (now owned by Dow Chemical, an important and powerful US corporation) has been left unattended for 25 years and has poisoned much of Bhopal&#039;s underground water reservoirs giving way to a new generation of children born with serious neurological and physical disabilities. Many of the families living near the former UC site are poor urban slum dwellers who, due to extreme poverty, are forced to drink the affected water lying underneath. Not even a small compensation was ever offered for the second-generation victims of this ongoing tragedy. (Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk)" /></a> <br />Children are sitting around a Ganesha shrine during the Gampati Festival, dedicated to the famous Indian God with an elephant&#039;s head, in the impoverished Oriya Basti Colony, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the former Union Carbide industrial complex. Over 30.000 people are here at risk by the ongoing underground water contamination. The chemical waste of UC (now owned by Dow Chemical, an important and powerful US corporation) has been left unattended for 25 years and has poisoned much of Bhopal&#039;s underground water reservoirs giving way to a new generation of children born with serious neurological and physical disabilities. Many of the families living near the former UC site are poor urban slum dwellers who, due to extreme poverty, are forced to drink the affected water lying underneath. Not even a small compensation was ever offered for the second-generation victims of this ongoing tragedy. <a href="http://www.photoshelter.com/c/alexmasi">(Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk)</a><br />Copyright: Copyright Notice: This image is Copyright of &copy; Alex Masi All Rights Reserved. child children bhopal water pollution union carbide dow chemicals madhya pradesh india 2009 25th anniversary gas tragedy contamination infection government open case medical appeal suffering suffer chemical survivor survivors help support condition image images picture pictures series asia asian unregulated incident accident bhopal medical appeal bma chingari trust ngo organisation helping poor urban slum slums poverty food insecurity crises set underground collection health disease disorder development photojornalist photographer photography licence professional freelance Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk Developing Injustice Children are sitting around a Ganesha shrine during the Gampati Festival, dedicated to the famous Indian God with an elephant&#039;s head, in the impoverished Oriya Basti Colony, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the former Union Carbide industrial complex. Over 30.000 people are here at risk by the ongoing underground water contamination. The chemical waste of UC (now owned by Dow Chemical, an important and powerful US corporation) has been left unattended for 25 years and has poisoned much of Bhopal&#039;s underground water reservoirs giving way to a new generation of children born with serious neurological and physical disabilities. Many of the families living near the former UC site are poor urban slum dwellers who, due to extreme poverty, are forced to drink the affected water lying underneath. Not even a small compensation was ever offered for the second-generation victims of this ongoing tragedy. Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk child, children, bhopal, water, pollution, union, carbide, dow, chemicals, madhya, pradesh, india, 2009, 25th, anniversary, gas, tragedy, contamination, infection, government, open, case, medical, appeal, suffering, suffer, chemical, survivor, survivors, help, support, condition, image, images, picture, pictures, series, asia, asian, unregulated, incident, accident, bhopal medical appeal, bma, chingari, trust, ngo, organisation, helping, poor, urban, slum, slums, poverty, food, insecurity, crises, set, underground, collection, health, disease, disorder, development, photojornalist, photographer, photography, licence, professional, freelance Copyright Notice: This image is Copyright of © Alex Masi All Rights Reserved. http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000nbfR3_BeIb4 4368 2912 012.JPG Alex Masi http://www.photoshelter.com/c/alexmasi http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000nbfR3_BeIb4 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 05:07:14 -0400 <a href="http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000nbfR3_BeIb4"><img src="http://c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000nbfR3_BeIb4/s" alt="Two children are walking inside one of the large pools once used by Union Carbide to contain their chemical wastewater. The entire site boost high toxicity levels and much of the waste still lays buried underground and it is contributing to the ongoing water contamination, as pollutants penetrate water reservoirs beneath the many impoverished colonies located near the former Union Carbide industrial complex where over 30.000 people still live. The chemical waste of UC (now owned by Dow Chemical, a powerful US corporation) has been left unattended for 25 years and has poisoned much of the area&#039;s underground water reservoirs giving way to a new generation of children born with serious neurological and physical disabilities. (Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk)" /></a> <br />Two children are walking inside one of the large pools once used by Union Carbide to contain their chemical wastewater. The entire site boost high toxicity levels and much of the waste still lays buried underground and it is contributing to the ongoing water contamination, as pollutants penetrate water reservoirs beneath the many impoverished colonies located near the former Union Carbide industrial complex where over 30.000 people still live. The chemical waste of UC (now owned by Dow Chemical, a powerful US corporation) has been left unattended for 25 years and has poisoned much of the area&#039;s underground water reservoirs giving way to a new generation of children born with serious neurological and physical disabilities. <a href="http://www.photoshelter.com/c/alexmasi">(Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk)</a><br />Copyright: Copyright Notice: This image is Copyright of &copy; Alex Masi All Rights Reserved. child children bhopal water pollution union carbide dow chemicals madhya pradesh india 2009 25th anniversary gas tragedy contamination infection government open case medical appeal suffering suffer chemical survivor survivors help support condition image images picture pictures series asia asian unregulated incident accident bhopal medical appeal bma chingari trust ngo organisation helping poor urban slum slums poverty food insecurity crises set underground collection health disease disorder development photojornalist photographer photography licence professional freelance Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk Developing Injustice Two children are walking inside one of the large pools once used by Union Carbide to contain their chemical wastewater. The entire site boost high toxicity levels and much of the waste still lays buried underground and it is contributing to the ongoing water contamination, as pollutants penetrate water reservoirs beneath the many impoverished colonies located near the former Union Carbide industrial complex where over 30.000 people still live. The chemical waste of UC (now owned by Dow Chemical, a powerful US corporation) has been left unattended for 25 years and has poisoned much of the area&#039;s underground water reservoirs giving way to a new generation of children born with serious neurological and physical disabilities. Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk child, children, bhopal, water, pollution, union, carbide, dow, chemicals, madhya, pradesh, india, 2009, 25th, anniversary, gas, tragedy, contamination, infection, government, open, case, medical, appeal, suffering, suffer, chemical, survivor, survivors, help, support, condition, image, images, picture, pictures, series, asia, asian, unregulated, incident, accident, bhopal medical appeal, bma, chingari, trust, ngo, organisation, helping, poor, urban, slum, slums, poverty, food, insecurity, crises, set, underground, collection, health, disease, disorder, development, photojornalist, photographer, photography, licence, professional, freelance Copyright Notice: This image is Copyright of © Alex Masi All Rights Reserved. http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I00008prb0SbcszA 4368 2912 016.JPG Alex Masi http://www.photoshelter.com/c/alexmasi http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I00008prb0SbcszA Wed, 31 Mar 2010 05:07:14 -0400 <a href="http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I00008prb0SbcszA"><img src="http://c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00008prb0SbcszA/s" alt="Zubin, 3, is portrayed in her usual semi-conscious state on the floor of her home in an impoverished area of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the former Union Carbide industrial complex. Over 30.000 people are here at risk by the ongoing water contamination. Zubin was born healthy but developed severe physical and neurological deficiencies in her early childhood, a symptom believed to be connected to consuming contaminated water. The chemical waste of UC (now owned by Dow Chemical, a powerful US corporation) has been left unattended for 25 years and has poisoned much of the area&#039;s underground water reservoirs. (Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk)" /></a> <br />Zubin, 3, is portrayed in her usual semi-conscious state on the floor of her home in an impoverished area of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the former Union Carbide industrial complex. Over 30.000 people are here at risk by the ongoing water contamination. Zubin was born healthy but developed severe physical and neurological deficiencies in her early childhood, a symptom believed to be connected to consuming contaminated water. The chemical waste of UC (now owned by Dow Chemical, a powerful US corporation) has been left unattended for 25 years and has poisoned much of the area&#039;s underground water reservoirs. <a href="http://www.photoshelter.com/c/alexmasi">(Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk)</a><br />Copyright: Copyright Notice: This image is Copyright of &copy; Alex Masi All Rights Reserved. child children bhopal water pollution union carbide dow chemicals madhya pradesh india 2009 25th anniversary gas tragedy contamination infection government open case medical appeal suffering suffer chemical survivor survivors help support condition image images picture pictures series asia asian unregulated incident accident bhopal medical appeal bma chingari trust ngo organisation helping poor urban slum slums poverty food insecurity crises set underground collection health disease disorder development photojornalist photographer photography licence professional freelance Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk Developing Injustice Zubin, 3, is portrayed in her usual semi-conscious state on the floor of her home in an impoverished area of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the former Union Carbide industrial complex. Over 30.000 people are here at risk by the ongoing water contamination. Zubin was born healthy but developed severe physical and neurological deficiencies in her early childhood, a symptom believed to be connected to consuming contaminated water. The chemical waste of UC (now owned by Dow Chemical, a powerful US corporation) has been left unattended for 25 years and has poisoned much of the area&#039;s underground water reservoirs. Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk child, children, bhopal, water, pollution, union, carbide, dow, chemicals, madhya, pradesh, india, 2009, 25th, anniversary, gas, tragedy, contamination, infection, government, open, case, medical, appeal, suffering, suffer, chemical, survivor, survivors, help, support, condition, image, images, picture, pictures, series, asia, asian, unregulated, incident, accident, bhopal medical appeal, bma, chingari, trust, ngo, organisation, helping, poor, urban, slum, slums, poverty, food, insecurity, crises, set, underground, collection, health, disease, disorder, development, photojornalist, photographer, photography, licence, professional, freelance Copyright Notice: This image is Copyright of © Alex Masi All Rights Reserved. http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000An6TMbeO9B4 3000 2000 017.JPG Alex Masi http://www.photoshelter.com/c/alexmasi http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000An6TMbeO9B4 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 05:07:14 -0400 <a href="http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000An6TMbeO9B4"><img src="http://c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000An6TMbeO9B4/s" alt="Asif, 14, (right) a child with severe neurological and physical disabilities, is portrayed near his home in the impoverished Arif Nagar Colony in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the former Union Carbide industrial complex. Over 30.000 people are here at risk by the ongoing underground water contamination. His grandmother Asha, 60, (left) owns a small vegetable shop serving the local community. Oblivious to the dangers, Asif&#039;s mother, a 1984 gas survivor, has been feeding underground red-coloured water to her child since his birth. The family also suffers of stomach pain skin rushes but have no choice other than keep feeding on unsafe water. The chemical waste of UC (now owned by Dow Chemical, a powerful US corporation) has been left unattended for 25 years and has poisoned much of the area&#039;s underground water reservoirs. (Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk)" /></a> <br />Asif, 14, (right) a child with severe neurological and physical disabilities, is portrayed near his home in the impoverished Arif Nagar Colony in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the former Union Carbide industrial complex. Over 30.000 people are here at risk by the ongoing underground water contamination. His grandmother Asha, 60, (left) owns a small vegetable shop serving the local community. Oblivious to the dangers, Asif&#039;s mother, a 1984 gas survivor, has been feeding underground red-coloured water to her child since his birth. The family also suffers of stomach pain skin rushes but have no choice other than keep feeding on unsafe water. The chemical waste of UC (now owned by Dow Chemical, a powerful US corporation) has been left unattended for 25 years and has poisoned much of the area&#039;s underground water reservoirs. <a href="http://www.photoshelter.com/c/alexmasi">(Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk)</a><br />Copyright: Copyright Notice: This image is Copyright of &copy; Alex Masi All Rights Reserved. child children bhopal water pollution union carbide dow chemicals madhya pradesh india 2009 25th anniversary gas tragedy contamination infection government open case medical appeal suffering suffer chemical survivor survivors help support condition image images picture pictures series asia asian unregulated incident accident bhopal medical appeal bma chingari trust ngo organisation helping poor urban slum slums poverty food insecurity crises set underground collection health disease disorder development photojornalist photographer photography licence professional freelance Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk Developing Injustice Asif, 14, (right) a child with severe neurological and physical disabilities, is portrayed near his home in the impoverished Arif Nagar Colony in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the former Union Carbide industrial complex. Over 30.000 people are here at risk by the ongoing underground water contamination. His grandmother Asha, 60, (left) owns a small vegetable shop serving the local community. Oblivious to the dangers, Asif&#039;s mother, a 1984 gas survivor, has been feeding underground red-coloured water to her child since his birth. The family also suffers of stomach pain skin rushes but have no choice other than keep feeding on unsafe water. The chemical waste of UC (now owned by Dow Chemical, a powerful US corporation) has been left unattended for 25 years and has poisoned much of the area&#039;s underground water reservoirs. Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk child, children, bhopal, water, pollution, union, carbide, dow, chemicals, madhya, pradesh, india, 2009, 25th, anniversary, gas, tragedy, contamination, infection, government, open, case, medical, appeal, suffering, suffer, chemical, survivor, survivors, help, support, condition, image, images, picture, pictures, series, asia, asian, unregulated, incident, accident, bhopal medical appeal, bma, chingari, trust, ngo, organisation, helping, poor, urban, slum, slums, poverty, food, insecurity, crises, set, underground, collection, health, disease, disorder, development, photojornalist, photographer, photography, licence, professional, freelance Copyright Notice: This image is Copyright of © Alex Masi All Rights Reserved. http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000D_dX3PFjM9Q 3000 2000 018.JPG Alex Masi http://www.photoshelter.com/c/alexmasi http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000D_dX3PFjM9Q Wed, 31 Mar 2010 05:07:14 -0400 <a href="http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000D_dX3PFjM9Q"><img src="http://c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000D_dX3PFjM9Q/s" alt="A boy is jumping over the wall of the former Union Carbide industrial complex. Over 30.000 people live in various settlements and colonies all around the company walls and they are at risk by the ongoing underground water contamination. Many of the walls surrounding UC have been covered in graffiti such as this one. The chemical waste of UC (now owned by Dow Chemical, a powerful US corporation) has been left unattended for 25 years and has poisoned much of the area&#039;s underground water reservoirs giving way to a new generation of children born with serious neurological and physical disabilities. (Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk)" /></a> <br />A boy is jumping over the wall of the former Union Carbide industrial complex. Over 30.000 people live in various settlements and colonies all around the company walls and they are at risk by the ongoing underground water contamination. Many of the walls surrounding UC have been covered in graffiti such as this one. The chemical waste of UC (now owned by Dow Chemical, a powerful US corporation) has been left unattended for 25 years and has poisoned much of the area&#039;s underground water reservoirs giving way to a new generation of children born with serious neurological and physical disabilities. <a href="http://www.photoshelter.com/c/alexmasi">(Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk)</a><br />Copyright: Copyright Notice: This image is Copyright of &copy; Alex Masi All Rights Reserved. child children bhopal water pollution union carbide dow chemicals madhya pradesh india 2009 25th anniversary gas tragedy contamination infection government open case medical appeal suffering suffer chemical survivor survivors help support condition image images picture pictures series asia asian unregulated incident accident bhopal medical appeal bma chingari trust ngo organisation helping poor urban slum slums poverty food insecurity crises set underground collection health disease disorder development photojornalist photographer photography licence professional freelance Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk Developing Injustice A boy is jumping over the wall of the former Union Carbide industrial complex. Over 30.000 people live in various settlements and colonies all around the company walls and they are at risk by the ongoing underground water contamination. Many of the walls surrounding UC have been covered in graffiti such as this one. The chemical waste of UC (now owned by Dow Chemical, a powerful US corporation) has been left unattended for 25 years and has poisoned much of the area&#039;s underground water reservoirs giving way to a new generation of children born with serious neurological and physical disabilities. Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk child, children, bhopal, water, pollution, union, carbide, dow, chemicals, madhya, pradesh, india, 2009, 25th, anniversary, gas, tragedy, contamination, infection, government, open, case, medical, appeal, suffering, suffer, chemical, survivor, survivors, help, support, condition, image, images, picture, pictures, series, asia, asian, unregulated, incident, accident, bhopal medical appeal, bma, chingari, trust, ngo, organisation, helping, poor, urban, slum, slums, poverty, food, insecurity, crises, set, underground, collection, health, disease, disorder, development, photojornalist, photographer, photography, licence, professional, freelance Copyright Notice: This image is Copyright of © Alex Masi All Rights Reserved. http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000ZDaisOn0sd0 4368 2912 021.JPG Alex Masi http://www.photoshelter.com/c/alexmasi http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000ZDaisOn0sd0 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 05:07:14 -0400 <a href="http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000ZDaisOn0sd0"><img src="http://c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000ZDaisOn0sd0/s" alt="Women are lining up to be visited at the Sambhavna Clinic in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. Sambhavna offers free medical services to the survivors of the 1984 Bhopal Industrial Disaster and has more than 30.000 registered patients. It is sponsored entirely on donations offered by individuals and does not accept any government funding to maintain its impartiality and independence. (Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk)" /></a> <br />Women are lining up to be visited at the Sambhavna Clinic in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. Sambhavna offers free medical services to the survivors of the 1984 Bhopal Industrial Disaster and has more than 30.000 registered patients. It is sponsored entirely on donations offered by individuals and does not accept any government funding to maintain its impartiality and independence. <a href="http://www.photoshelter.com/c/alexmasi">(Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk)</a><br />Copyright: Copyright Notice: This image is Copyright of &copy; Alex Masi All Rights Reserved. child children bhopal water pollution union carbide dow chemicals madhya pradesh india 2009 25th anniversary gas tragedy contamination infection government open case medical appeal suffering suffer chemical survivor survivors help support condition image images picture pictures series asia asian unregulated incident accident bhopal medical appeal bma chingari trust ngo organisation helping poor urban slum slums poverty food insecurity crises set underground collection health disease disorder development photojornalist photographer photography licence professional freelance Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk Developing Injustice Women are lining up to be visited at the Sambhavna Clinic in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. Sambhavna offers free medical services to the survivors of the 1984 Bhopal Industrial Disaster and has more than 30.000 registered patients. It is sponsored entirely on donations offered by individuals and does not accept any government funding to maintain its impartiality and independence. Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk child, children, bhopal, water, pollution, union, carbide, dow, chemicals, madhya, pradesh, india, 2009, 25th, anniversary, gas, tragedy, contamination, infection, government, open, case, medical, appeal, suffering, suffer, chemical, survivor, survivors, help, support, condition, image, images, picture, pictures, series, asia, asian, unregulated, incident, accident, bhopal medical appeal, bma, chingari, trust, ngo, organisation, helping, poor, urban, slum, slums, poverty, food, insecurity, crises, set, underground, collection, health, disease, disorder, development, photojornalist, photographer, photography, licence, professional, freelance Copyright Notice: This image is Copyright of © Alex Masi All Rights Reserved. http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I00001gCVtfeN0t8 2912 4368 022.JPG Alex Masi http://www.photoshelter.com/c/alexmasi http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I00001gCVtfeN0t8 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 05:07:15 -0400 <a href="http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I00001gCVtfeN0t8"><img src="http://c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00001gCVtfeN0t8/s" alt="Kushi Verma, 7, a girl born with mental and physical disabilities from gas-affected parents is taking part to a physiotherapy session at Chingari Trust, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. The trust offers assistance, education, physiotherapy and advice to hundreds of children born from gas-affected parents or being fed highly contaminated water since a very early age, when the body is more likely to be affected and to suffer irreparable damage. (Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk)" /></a> <br />Kushi Verma, 7, a girl born with mental and physical disabilities from gas-affected parents is taking part to a physiotherapy session at Chingari Trust, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. The trust offers assistance, education, physiotherapy and advice to hundreds of children born from gas-affected parents or being fed highly contaminated water since a very early age, when the body is more likely to be affected and to suffer irreparable damage. <a href="http://www.photoshelter.com/c/alexmasi">(Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk)</a><br />Copyright: Copyright Notice: This image is Copyright of &copy; Alex Masi All Rights Reserved. child children bhopal water pollution union carbide dow chemicals madhya pradesh india 2009 25th anniversary gas tragedy contamination infection government open case medical appeal suffering suffer chemical survivor survivors help support condition image images picture pictures series asia asian unregulated incident accident bhopal medical appeal bma chingari trust ngo organisation helping poor urban slum slums poverty food insecurity crises set underground collection health disease disorder development photojornalist photographer photography licence professional freelance Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk Developing Injustice Kushi Verma, 7, a girl born with mental and physical disabilities from gas-affected parents is taking part to a physiotherapy session at Chingari Trust, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. The trust offers assistance, education, physiotherapy and advice to hundreds of children born from gas-affected parents or being fed highly contaminated water since a very early age, when the body is more likely to be affected and to suffer irreparable damage. Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk child, children, bhopal, water, pollution, union, carbide, dow, chemicals, madhya, pradesh, india, 2009, 25th, anniversary, gas, tragedy, contamination, infection, government, open, case, medical, appeal, suffering, suffer, chemical, survivor, survivors, help, support, condition, image, images, picture, pictures, series, asia, asian, unregulated, incident, accident, bhopal medical appeal, bma, chingari, trust, ngo, organisation, helping, poor, urban, slum, slums, poverty, food, insecurity, crises, set, underground, collection, health, disease, disorder, development, photojornalist, photographer, photography, licence, professional, freelance Copyright Notice: This image is Copyright of © Alex Masi All Rights Reserved. http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000o3hgqWU96EE 4368 2912 031.JPG Alex Masi http://www.photoshelter.com/c/alexmasi http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000o3hgqWU96EE Wed, 31 Mar 2010 05:07:15 -0400 <a href="http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000o3hgqWU96EE"><img src="http://c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000o3hgqWU96EE/s" alt="Sachin, 14, a child with a severe physical disorder affecting his bone structure and legs and barely able to walk, is entering his home in the impoverished Oriya Basti Colony in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the former Union Carbide industrial complex. Over 30.000 people are here at risk by the ongoing underground water contamination. The chemical waste of UC (now owned by Dow Chemical, a powerful US corporation) has been left unattended for 25 years and has poisoned much of the area&#039;s underground water reservoirs. (Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk)" /></a> <br />Sachin, 14, a child with a severe physical disorder affecting his bone structure and legs and barely able to walk, is entering his home in the impoverished Oriya Basti Colony in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the former Union Carbide industrial complex. Over 30.000 people are here at risk by the ongoing underground water contamination. The chemical waste of UC (now owned by Dow Chemical, a powerful US corporation) has been left unattended for 25 years and has poisoned much of the area&#039;s underground water reservoirs. <a href="http://www.photoshelter.com/c/alexmasi">(Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk)</a><br />Copyright: Copyright Notice: This image is Copyright of &copy; Alex Masi All Rights Reserved. child children bhopal water pollution union carbide dow chemicals madhya pradesh india 2009 25th anniversary gas tragedy contamination infection government open case medical appeal suffering suffer chemical survivor survivors help support condition image images picture pictures series asia asian unregulated incident accident bhopal medical appeal bma chingari trust ngo organisation helping poor urban slum slums poverty food insecurity crises set underground collection health disease disorder development photojornalist photographer photography licence professional freelance Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk Developing Injustice Sachin, 14, a child with a severe physical disorder affecting his bone structure and legs and barely able to walk, is entering his home in the impoverished Oriya Basti Colony in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the former Union Carbide industrial complex. Over 30.000 people are here at risk by the ongoing underground water contamination. The chemical waste of UC (now owned by Dow Chemical, a powerful US corporation) has been left unattended for 25 years and has poisoned much of the area&#039;s underground water reservoirs. Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk child, children, bhopal, water, pollution, union, carbide, dow, chemicals, madhya, pradesh, india, 2009, 25th, anniversary, gas, tragedy, contamination, infection, government, open, case, medical, appeal, suffering, suffer, chemical, survivor, survivors, help, support, condition, image, images, picture, pictures, series, asia, asian, unregulated, incident, accident, bhopal medical appeal, bma, chingari, trust, ngo, organisation, helping, poor, urban, slum, slums, poverty, food, insecurity, crises, set, underground, collection, health, disease, disorder, development, photojornalist, photographer, photography, licence, professional, freelance Copyright Notice: This image is Copyright of © Alex Masi All Rights Reserved. http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000mE.IA0OBYWk 4368 2912 049.JPG Alex Masi http://www.photoshelter.com/c/alexmasi http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000mE.IA0OBYWk Wed, 31 Mar 2010 05:07:15 -0400 <a href="http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000mE.IA0OBYWk"><img src="http://c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000mE.IA0OBYWk/s" alt="The contorted legs of Faizan, 14, are a clear example of the dangers faced by the children and their families living in Arif Nagar, one of the many impoverished colonies of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, located dangerously near the former Union Carbide industrial complex. Over 30.000 people are here at risk by the ongoing underground water contamination. (Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk)" /></a> <br />The contorted legs of Faizan, 14, are a clear example of the dangers faced by the children and their families living in Arif Nagar, one of the many impoverished colonies of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, located dangerously near the former Union Carbide industrial complex. Over 30.000 people are here at risk by the ongoing underground water contamination. <a href="http://www.photoshelter.com/c/alexmasi">(Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk)</a><br />Copyright: Copyright Notice: This image is Copyright of &copy; Alex Masi All Rights Reserved. child children bhopal water pollution union carbide dow chemicals madhya pradesh india 2009 25th anniversary gas tragedy contamination infection government open case medical appeal suffering suffer chemical survivor survivors help support condition image images picture pictures series asia asian unregulated incident accident bhopal medical appeal bma chingari trust ngo organisation helping poor urban slum slums poverty food insecurity crises set underground collection health disease disorder development photojornalist photographer photography licence professional freelance Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk Developing Injustice The contorted legs of Faizan, 14, are a clear example of the dangers faced by the children and their families living in Arif Nagar, one of the many impoverished colonies of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, located dangerously near the former Union Carbide industrial complex. Over 30.000 people are here at risk by the ongoing underground water contamination. Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk child, children, bhopal, water, pollution, union, carbide, dow, chemicals, madhya, pradesh, india, 2009, 25th, anniversary, gas, tragedy, contamination, infection, government, open, case, medical, appeal, suffering, suffer, chemical, survivor, survivors, help, support, condition, image, images, picture, pictures, series, asia, asian, unregulated, incident, accident, bhopal medical appeal, bma, chingari, trust, ngo, organisation, helping, poor, urban, slum, slums, poverty, food, insecurity, crises, set, underground, collection, health, disease, disorder, development, photojornalist, photographer, photography, licence, professional, freelance Copyright Notice: This image is Copyright of © Alex Masi All Rights Reserved. http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000gwaRDdjoFhk 4368 2912 055.JPG Alex Masi http://www.photoshelter.com/c/alexmasi http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000gwaRDdjoFhk Wed, 31 Mar 2010 05:07:15 -0400 <a href="http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000gwaRDdjoFhk"><img src="http://c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000gwaRDdjoFhk/s" alt="Zubin, 3, is portrayed in the arms of her mother, a gas victim of the 1984 pesticide disaster, inside their home in an impoverished area of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the former Union Carbide industrial complex. Over 30.000 people are here at risk by the ongoing underground water contamination. Zubin was born healthy but developed serious physical and neurological deficiencies in her early childhood, a symptom believed to be connected to consuming contaminated water. (Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk)" /></a> <br />Zubin, 3, is portrayed in the arms of her mother, a gas victim of the 1984 pesticide disaster, inside their home in an impoverished area of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the former Union Carbide industrial complex. Over 30.000 people are here at risk by the ongoing underground water contamination. Zubin was born healthy but developed serious physical and neurological deficiencies in her early childhood, a symptom believed to be connected to consuming contaminated water. <a href="http://www.photoshelter.com/c/alexmasi">(Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk)</a><br />Copyright: Copyright Notice: This image is Copyright of &copy; Alex Masi All Rights Reserved. child children bhopal water pollution union carbide dow chemicals madhya pradesh india 2009 25th anniversary gas tragedy contamination infection government open case medical appeal suffering suffer chemical survivor survivors help support condition image images picture pictures series asia asian unregulated incident accident bhopal medical appeal bma chingari trust ngo organisation helping poor urban slum slums poverty food insecurity crises set underground collection health disease disorder development photojornalist photographer photography licence professional freelance Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk Developing Injustice Zubin, 3, is portrayed in the arms of her mother, a gas victim of the 1984 pesticide disaster, inside their home in an impoverished area of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the former Union Carbide industrial complex. Over 30.000 people are here at risk by the ongoing underground water contamination. Zubin was born healthy but developed serious physical and neurological deficiencies in her early childhood, a symptom believed to be connected to consuming contaminated water. Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk child, children, bhopal, water, pollution, union, carbide, dow, chemicals, madhya, pradesh, india, 2009, 25th, anniversary, gas, tragedy, contamination, infection, government, open, case, medical, appeal, suffering, suffer, chemical, survivor, survivors, help, support, condition, image, images, picture, pictures, series, asia, asian, unregulated, incident, accident, bhopal medical appeal, bma, chingari, trust, ngo, organisation, helping, poor, urban, slum, slums, poverty, food, insecurity, crises, set, underground, collection, health, disease, disorder, development, photojornalist, photographer, photography, licence, professional, freelance Copyright Notice: This image is Copyright of © Alex Masi All Rights Reserved. http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000ZPHUBbi3fRc 4368 2912 057.JPG Alex Masi http://www.photoshelter.com/c/alexmasi http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000ZPHUBbi3fRc Wed, 31 Mar 2010 05:07:15 -0400 <a href="http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000ZPHUBbi3fRc"><img src="http://c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000ZPHUBbi3fRc/s" alt="Meena Kashi, 5, a child born with physical disabilities from a gas-affected mother is portrayed with her mother and brothers in front of their home in the impoverished Oriya Basti Colony, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the former Union Carbide industrial complex. Over 30.000 people are here at risk by the ongoing water contamination. Meena can&#039;t walk and spends her days sitting in the house. The chemical waste of UC (now owned by Dow Chemical, a powerful US corporation) has been left unattended for 25 years and has poisoned much of the area&#039;s underground water reservoirs. (Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk)" /></a> <br />Meena Kashi, 5, a child born with physical disabilities from a gas-affected mother is portrayed with her mother and brothers in front of their home in the impoverished Oriya Basti Colony, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the former Union Carbide industrial complex. Over 30.000 people are here at risk by the ongoing water contamination. Meena can&#039;t walk and spends her days sitting in the house. The chemical waste of UC (now owned by Dow Chemical, a powerful US corporation) has been left unattended for 25 years and has poisoned much of the area&#039;s underground water reservoirs. <a href="http://www.photoshelter.com/c/alexmasi">(Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk)</a><br />Copyright: Copyright Notice: This image is Copyright of &copy; Alex Masi All Rights Reserved. child children bhopal water pollution union carbide dow chemicals madhya pradesh india 2009 25th anniversary gas tragedy contamination infection government open case medical appeal suffering suffer chemical survivor survivors help support condition image images picture pictures series asia asian unregulated incident accident bhopal medical appeal bma chingari trust ngo organisation helping poor urban slum slums poverty food insecurity crises set underground collection health disease disorder development photojornalist photographer photography licence professional freelance Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk Developing Injustice Meena Kashi, 5, a child born with physical disabilities from a gas-affected mother is portrayed with her mother and brothers in front of their home in the impoverished Oriya Basti Colony, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the former Union Carbide industrial complex. Over 30.000 people are here at risk by the ongoing water contamination. Meena can&#039;t walk and spends her days sitting in the house. The chemical waste of UC (now owned by Dow Chemical, a powerful US corporation) has been left unattended for 25 years and has poisoned much of the area&#039;s underground water reservoirs. Alex Masi - All Rights Reserved/Alex Masi - www.alexmasi.co.uk child, children, bhopal, water, pollution, union, carbide, dow, chemicals, madhya, pradesh, india, 2009, 25th, anniversary, gas, tragedy, contamination, infection, government, open, case, medical, appeal, suffering, suffer, chemical, survivor, survivors, help, support, condition, image, images, picture, pictures, series, asia, asian, unregulated, incident, accident, bhopal medical appeal, bma, chingari, trust, ngo, organisation, helping, poor, urban, slum, slums, poverty, food, insecurity, crises, set, underground, collection, health, disease, disorder, development, photojornalist, photographer, photography, licence, professional, freelance Copyright Notice: This image is Copyright of © Alex Masi All Rights Reserved. http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000ucBcvXO8bjA 5616 3744 Bamyan_Cave_Afghanistan_UNESCO_IDPs_01.JPG Alex Masi http://www.photoshelter.com/c/alexmasi http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000ucBcvXO8bjA Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:57:05 -0500 <a href="http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000ucBcvXO8bjA"><img src="http://c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000ucBcvXO8bjA/s" alt="The cliff where once stood the two giant Buddhas of Bamyan is photographed at night from a nearby hill by the homonymous town, in central Afghanistan, an area mostly populated by Hazaras. <br /> <br /> A historically persecuted minority (15%) due to more lenient Islamic faith and characteristic &#039;Eastern&#039; lineaments, Hazaras constitute the 70% of Bamyan&#039;s population. After the Taliban were driven from the region by American troops, many Internally-Displaced Persons (IDPs) returned to their homes to find them destroyed. <br /> <br /> Once a stopping point along the Silk Road between China and the Middle East, researchers think Bamyan was the site of monasteries housing as many as 5,000 monks during its peak as a Buddhist centre in the 6th and 7th centuries. <br /> <br /> It is now a UNESCO Heritage Site since 2003. (Alex Masi)" /></a> <br />The cliff where once stood the two giant Buddhas of Bamyan is photographed at night from a nearby hill by the homonymous town, in central Afghanistan, an area mostly populated by Hazaras. <br /> <br /> A historically persecuted minority (15%) due to more lenient Islamic faith and characteristic &#039;Eastern&#039; lineaments, Hazaras constitute the 70% of Bamyan&#039;s population. After the Taliban were driven from the region by American troops, many Internally-Displaced Persons (IDPs) returned to their homes to find them destroyed. <br /> <br /> Once a stopping point along the Silk Road between China and the Middle East, researchers think Bamyan was the site of monasteries housing as many as 5,000 monks during its peak as a Buddhist centre in the 6th and 7th centuries. <br /> <br /> It is now a UNESCO Heritage Site since 2003. <a href="http://www.photoshelter.com/c/alexmasi">(Alex Masi)</a><br />Copyright: Copyright Notice: All content of this website is Copyright of &copy; Alex Masi - All rights Reserved, unless otherwise stated. Alex Masi Afghanistan Bamyan Bamiyan Caves Cave Cavemen UNESCO Heritage Site Woman Governor unique single only photographer photography photojournalism photojournalist journalism journalist IDP refugees hazara ethnic minority persecution Taliban Buddha baddish giant stone life living poor destitute malnourished view mountain snow village rural children child women men man portrait lifestyle Alex Masi Afghanistan: Bamyan UNESCO IDPs The cliff where once stood the two giant Buddhas of Bamyan is photographed at night from a nearby hill by the homonymous town, in central Afghanistan, an area mostly populated by Hazaras. <br /> <br /> A historically persecuted minority (15%) due to more lenient Islamic faith and characteristic &#039;Eastern&#039; lineaments, Hazaras constitute the 70% of Bamyan&#039;s population. After the Taliban were driven from the region by American troops, many Internally-Displaced Persons (IDPs) returned to their homes to find them destroyed. <br /> <br /> Once a stopping point along the Silk Road between China and the Middle East, researchers think Bamyan was the site of monasteries housing as many as 5,000 monks during its peak as a Buddhist centre in the 6th and 7th centuries. <br /> <br /> It is now a UNESCO Heritage Site since 2003. Alex Masi Alex, Masi, Afghanistan, Bamyan, Bamiyan, Caves, Cave, Cavemen, UNESCO, Heritage, Site, Woman, Governor, unique, single, only, photographer, photography, photojournalism, photojournalist, journalism, journalist, IDP, refugees, hazara, ethnic, minority, persecution, Taliban, Buddha, baddish, giant, stone, life, living, poor, destitute, malnourished, view, mountain, snow, village, rural, children, child, women, men, man, portrait, lifestyle Copyright Notice: All content of this website is Copyright of © Alex Masi - All rights Reserved, unless otherwise stated. http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000MDTwSSH4aLM 5616 3744 Bamyan_Cave_Afghanistan_UNESCO_IDPs_18.JPG Alex Masi http://www.photoshelter.com/c/alexmasi http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000MDTwSSH4aLM Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:57:05 -0500 <a href="http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000MDTwSSH4aLM"><img src="http://c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000MDTwSSH4aLM/s" alt="A woman and her son are waling along the bazaar in the centre of Bamyan, central Afghanistan, an area mostly populated by Hazaras.<br /> <br /> A historically persecuted minority (15%) due to more lenient Islamic faith and characteristic &#039;Eastern&#039; lineaments, Hazaras constitute the 70% of Bamyan&#039;s population.<br /> <br /> After the Taliban were driven from the region by American troops, many Internally-Displaced Persons (IDPs) returned to their homes to find them destroyed. <br /> <br /> Once a stopping point along the Silk Road between China and the Middle East, researchers think Bamyan was the site of monasteries housing as many as 5,000 monks during its peak as a Buddhist centre in the 6th and 7th centuries. <br /> <br /> It is now a UNESCO Heritage Site since 2003. (Alex Masi)" /></a> <br />A woman and her son are waling along the bazaar in the centre of Bamyan, central Afghanistan, an area mostly populated by Hazaras.<br /> <br /> A historically persecuted minority (15%) due to more lenient Islamic faith and characteristic &#039;Eastern&#039; lineaments, Hazaras constitute the 70% of Bamyan&#039;s population.<br /> <br /> After the Taliban were driven from the region by American troops, many Internally-Displaced Persons (IDPs) returned to their homes to find them destroyed. <br /> <br /> Once a stopping point along the Silk Road between China and the Middle East, researchers think Bamyan was the site of monasteries housing as many as 5,000 monks during its peak as a Buddhist centre in the 6th and 7th centuries. <br /> <br /> It is now a UNESCO Heritage Site since 2003. <a href="http://www.photoshelter.com/c/alexmasi">(Alex Masi)</a><br />Copyright: Copyright Notice: All content of this website is Copyright of &copy; Alex Masi - All rights Reserved, unless otherwise stated. Alex Masi Afghanistan Bamyan Bamiyan Caves Cave Cavemen UNESCO Heritage Site Woman Governor unique single only photographer photography photojournalism photojournalist journalism journalist IDP refugees hazara ethnic minority persecution Taliban Buddha baddish giant stone life living poor destitute malnourished view mountain snow village rural children child women men man portrait lifestyle Alex Masi Afghanistan: Bamyan UNESCO IDPs A woman and her son are waling along the bazaar in the centre of Bamyan, central Afghanistan, an area mostly populated by Hazaras.<br /> <br /> A historically persecuted minority (15%) due to more lenient Islamic faith and characteristic &#039;Eastern&#039; lineaments, Hazaras constitute the 70% of Bamyan&#039;s population.<br /> <br /> After the Taliban were driven from the region by American troops, many Internally-Displaced Persons (IDPs) returned to their homes to find them destroyed. <br /> <br /> Once a stopping point along the Silk Road between China and the Middle East, researchers think Bamyan was the site of monasteries housing as many as 5,000 monks during its peak as a Buddhist centre in the 6th and 7th centuries. <br /> <br /> It is now a UNESCO Heritage Site since 2003. Alex Masi Alex, Masi, Afghanistan, Bamyan, Bamiyan, Caves, Cave, Cavemen, UNESCO, Heritage, Site, Woman, Governor, unique, single, only, photographer, photography, photojournalism, photojournalist, journalism, journalist, IDP, refugees, hazara, ethnic, minority, persecution, Taliban, Buddha, baddish, giant, stone, life, living, poor, destitute, malnourished, view, mountain, snow, village, rural, children, child, women, men, man, portrait, lifestyle Copyright Notice: All content of this website is Copyright of © Alex Masi - All rights Reserved, unless otherwise stated. http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000KrUVHdRG3zM 5616 3744 Bamyan_Cave_Afghanistan_UNESCO_IDPs_21.JPG Alex Masi http://www.photoshelter.com/c/alexmasi http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000KrUVHdRG3zM Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:57:05 -0500 <a href="http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000KrUVHdRG3zM"><img src="http://c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000KrUVHdRG3zM/s" alt="Villages are photographed from the air while travelling over the Hidu Kush range between Kabul and Bamyan, central Afghanistan, an area mostly populated by Hazaras. <br /> <br /> A historically persecuted minority (15%) due to more lenient Islamic faith and characteristic &#039;Eastern&#039; lineaments, Hazaras constitute the 70% of Bamyan&#039;s population.<br /> <br /> After the Taliban were driven from the region by American troops, many Internally-Displaced Persons (IDPs) returned to their homes to find them destroyed. <br /> <br /> Once a stopping point along the Silk Road between China and the Middle East, researchers think Bamyan was the site of monasteries housing as many as 5,000 monks during its peak as a Buddhist centre in the 6th and 7th centuries. <br /> <br /> It is now a UNESCO Heritage Site since 2003. (Alex Masi)" /></a> <br />Villages are photographed from the air while travelling over the Hidu Kush range between Kabul and Bamyan, central Afghanistan, an area mostly populated by Hazaras. <br /> <br /> A historically persecuted minority (15%) due to more lenient Islamic faith and characteristic &#039;Eastern&#039; lineaments, Hazaras constitute the 70% of Bamyan&#039;s population.<br /> <br /> After the Taliban were driven from the region by American troops, many Internally-Displaced Persons (IDPs) returned to their homes to find them destroyed. <br /> <br /> Once a stopping point along the Silk Road between China and the Middle East, researchers think Bamyan was the site of monasteries housing as many as 5,000 monks during its peak as a Buddhist centre in the 6th and 7th centuries. <br /> <br /> It is now a UNESCO Heritage Site since 2003. <a href="http://www.photoshelter.com/c/alexmasi">(Alex Masi)</a><br />Copyright: Copyright Notice: All content of this website is Copyright of &copy; Alex Masi - All rights Reserved, unless otherwise stated. Alex Masi Afghanistan Bamyan Bamiyan Caves Cave Cavemen UNESCO Heritage Site Woman Governor unique single only photographer photography photojournalism photojournalist journalism journalist IDP refugees hazara ethnic minority persecution Taliban Buddha baddish giant stone life living poor destitute malnourished view mountain snow village rural children child women men man portrait lifestyle Alex Masi Afghanistan: Bamyan UNESCO IDPs Villages are photographed from the air while travelling over the Hidu Kush range between Kabul and Bamyan, central Afghanistan, an area mostly populated by Hazaras. <br /> <br /> A historically persecuted minority (15%) due to more lenient Islamic faith and characteristic &#039;Eastern&#039; lineaments, Hazaras constitute the 70% of Bamyan&#039;s population.<br /> <br /> After the Taliban were driven from the region by American troops, many Internally-Displaced Persons (IDPs) returned to their homes to find them destroyed. <br /> <br /> Once a stopping point along the Silk Road between China and the Middle East, researchers think Bamyan was the site of monasteries housing as many as 5,000 monks during its peak as a Buddhist centre in the 6th and 7th centuries. <br /> <br /> It is now a UNESCO Heritage Site since 2003. Alex Masi Alex, Masi, Afghanistan, Bamyan, Bamiyan, Caves, Cave, Cavemen, UNESCO, Heritage, Site, Woman, Governor, unique, single, only, photographer, photography, photojournalism, photojournalist, journalism, journalist, IDP, refugees, hazara, ethnic, minority, persecution, Taliban, Buddha, baddish, giant, stone, life, living, poor, destitute, malnourished, view, mountain, snow, village, rural, children, child, women, men, man, portrait, lifestyle Copyright Notice: All content of this website is Copyright of © Alex Masi - All rights Reserved, unless otherwise stated. http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000OncJ_FTxKzY 5616 3744 Performing_For_Freedom_Kabul_Afghanistan_22.JPG Alex Masi http://www.photoshelter.com/c/alexmasi http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000OncJ_FTxKzY Wed, 31 Mar 2010 04:11:14 -0400 <a href="http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000OncJ_FTxKzY"><img src="http://c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000OncJ_FTxKzY/s" alt="A section of Kabul, Afghanistan, is photographed from a helicopter flying over the city. (Alex Masi)" /></a> <br />A section of Kabul, Afghanistan, is photographed from a helicopter flying over the city. <a href="http://www.photoshelter.com/c/alexmasi">(Alex Masi)</a><br />Copyright: Copyright Notice: All content of this website is Copyright of &copy; Alex Masi - All rights Reserved, unless otherwise stated. Alex Masi Afghanistan photographer photography photojournalism photojournalist journalism journalist image images picture pictures series woman women burka traditional modern modernity tradition television art performing show singer showgirl singers youth Afghan star idol American Taliban patriarchal theatre group theater acting role soap opera cinema actress business network channel 1 channel one channel TV film filming camera video director filmmaker kabul capital arial view emancipated emancipation rights human presenter model music performance Alex Masi Afghanistan: Performing for Freedom A section of Kabul, Afghanistan, is photographed from a helicopter flying over the city. Alex Masi Alex, Masi, Afghanistan, photographer, photography, photojournalism, photojournalist, journalism, journalist, image, images, picture, pictures, series, woman, women, burka, traditional, modern, modernity, tradition, television, art, performing, show, singer, showgirl, singers, youth, Afghan, star, idol, American, Taliban, patriarchal, theatre, group, theater, acting, role, soap, opera, cinema, actress, business, network, channel 1, channel one, channel, TV, film, filming, camera, video, director, filmmaker, kabul, capital, arial, view, emancipated, emancipation, rights, human, presenter, model, music, performance Copyright Notice: All content of this website is Copyright of © Alex Masi - All rights Reserved, unless otherwise stated. http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000pLiYX2cCox4 5616 3744 Bamyan_Cave_Afghanistan_UNESCO_IDPs_14.JPG Alex Masi http://www.photoshelter.com/c/alexmasi http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000pLiYX2cCox4 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:57:05 -0500 <a href="http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000pLiYX2cCox4"><img src="http://c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000pLiYX2cCox4/s" alt="Nazifah, a 48-year-old widow, is holding Wahidullah&#039;s hand, her 5-year-old disabled grandson while Najibullah, 3, (Right) is standing in the back, inside the cave where they now live since six years in Bamyan, central Afghanistan, an area mostly populated by Hazaras. <br /> <br /> A historically persecuted minority (15%) due to more lenient Islamic faith and characteristic &#039;Eastern&#039; lineaments, Hazaras constitute the 70% of Bamyan&#039;s population.<br /> <br /> After the Taliban were driven from the region by American troops, many Internally-Displaced Persons (IDPs) returned to their homes to find them destroyed. <br /> <br /> Once a stopping point along the Silk Road between China and the Middle East, researchers think Bamyan was the site of monasteries housing as many as 5,000 monks during its peak as a Buddhist centre in the 6th and 7th centuries. <br /> <br /> It is now a UNESCO Heritage Site since 2003. (Alex Masi)" /></a> <br />Nazifah, a 48-year-old widow, is holding Wahidullah&#039;s hand, her 5-year-old disabled grandson while Najibullah, 3, (Right) is standing in the back, inside the cave where they now live since six years in Bamyan, central Afghanistan, an area mostly populated by Hazaras. <br /> <br /> A historically persecuted minority (15%) due to more lenient Islamic faith and characteristic &#039;Eastern&#039; lineaments, Hazaras constitute the 70% of Bamyan&#039;s population.<br /> <br /> After the Taliban were driven from the region by American troops, many Internally-Displaced Persons (IDPs) returned to their homes to find them destroyed. <br /> <br /> Once a stopping point along the Silk Road between China and the Middle East, researchers think Bamyan was the site of monasteries housing as many as 5,000 monks during its peak as a Buddhist centre in the 6th and 7th centuries. <br /> <br /> It is now a UNESCO Heritage Site since 2003. <a href="http://www.photoshelter.com/c/alexmasi">(Alex Masi)</a><br />Copyright: Copyright Notice: All content of this website is Copyright of &copy; Alex Masi - All rights Reserved, unless otherwise stated. Alex Masi Afghanistan Bamyan Bamiyan Caves Cave Cavemen UNESCO Heritage Site Woman Governor unique single only photographer photography photojournalism photojournalist journalism journalist IDP refugees hazara ethnic minority persecution Taliban Buddha baddish giant stone life living poor destitute malnourished view mountain snow village rural children child women men man portrait lifestyle Alex Masi Afghanistan: Bamyan UNESCO IDPs Nazifah, a 48-year-old widow, is holding Wahidullah&#039;s hand, her 5-year-old disabled grandson while Najibullah, 3, (Right) is standing in the back, inside the cave where they now live since six years in Bamyan, central Afghanistan, an area mostly populated by Hazaras. <br /> <br /> A historically persecuted minority (15%) due to more lenient Islamic faith and characteristic &#039;Eastern&#039; lineaments, Hazaras constitute the 70% of Bamyan&#039;s population.<br /> <br /> After the Taliban were driven from the region by American troops, many Internally-Displaced Persons (IDPs) returned to their homes to find them destroyed. <br /> <br /> Once a stopping point along the Silk Road between China and the Middle East, researchers think Bamyan was the site of monasteries housing as many as 5,000 monks during its peak as a Buddhist centre in the 6th and 7th centuries. <br /> <br /> It is now a UNESCO Heritage Site since 2003. Alex Masi Alex, Masi, Afghanistan, Bamyan, Bamiyan, Caves, Cave, Cavemen, UNESCO, Heritage, Site, Woman, Governor, unique, single, only, photographer, photography, photojournalism, photojournalist, journalism, journalist, IDP, refugees, hazara, ethnic, minority, persecution, Taliban, Buddha, baddish, giant, stone, life, living, poor, destitute, malnourished, view, mountain, snow, village, rural, children, child, women, men, man, portrait, lifestyle Copyright Notice: All content of this website is Copyright of © Alex Masi - All rights Reserved, unless otherwise stated. http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000ng8ZPbQEyVc 3744 5616 Bamyan_Cave_Afghanistan_UNESCO_IDPs_15.JPG Alex Masi http://www.photoshelter.com/c/alexmasi http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000ng8ZPbQEyVc Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:57:05 -0500 <a href="http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000ng8ZPbQEyVc"><img src="http://c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000ng8ZPbQEyVc/s" alt="Milad, 2, is portrayed during a snowy winter morning in front of the cave where he lives with his family since seven years, in Bamyan, central Afghanistan, an area mostly populated by Hazaras. <br /> <br /> A historically persecuted minority (15%) due to more lenient Islamic faith and characteristic &#039;Eastern&#039; lineaments, Hazaras constitute the 70% of Bamyan&#039;s population.<br /> <br /> After the Taliban were driven from the region by American troops, many Internally-Displaced Persons (IDPs) returned to their homes to find them destroyed. <br /> <br /> Once a stopping point along the Silk Road between China and the Middle East, researchers think Bamyan was the site of monasteries housing as many as 5,000 monks during its peak as a Buddhist centre in the 6th and 7th centuries. <br /> <br /> It is now a UNESCO Heritage Site since 2003. (Alex Masi)" /></a> <br />Milad, 2, is portrayed during a snowy winter morning in front of the cave where he lives with his family since seven years, in Bamyan, central Afghanistan, an area mostly populated by Hazaras. <br /> <br /> A historically persecuted minority (15%) due to more lenient Islamic faith and characteristic &#039;Eastern&#039; lineaments, Hazaras constitute the 70% of Bamyan&#039;s population.<br /> <br /> After the Taliban were driven from the region by American troops, many Internally-Displaced Persons (IDPs) returned to their homes to find them destroyed. <br /> <br /> Once a stopping point along the Silk Road between China and the Middle East, researchers think Bamyan was the site of monasteries housing as many as 5,000 monks during its peak as a Buddhist centre in the 6th and 7th centuries. <br /> <br /> It is now a UNESCO Heritage Site since 2003. <a href="http://www.photoshelter.com/c/alexmasi">(Alex Masi)</a><br />Copyright: Copyright Notice: All content of this website is Copyright of &copy; Alex Masi - All rights Reserved, unless otherwise stated. Alex Masi Afghanistan Bamyan Bamiyan Caves Cave Cavemen UNESCO Heritage Site Woman Governor unique single only photographer photography photojournalism photojournalist journalism journalist IDP refugees hazara ethnic minority persecution Taliban Buddha baddish giant stone life living poor destitute malnourished view mountain snow village rural children child women men man portrait lifestyle Alex Masi Afghanistan: Bamyan UNESCO IDPs Milad, 2, is portrayed during a snowy winter morning in front of the cave where he lives with his family since seven years, in Bamyan, central Afghanistan, an area mostly populated by Hazaras. <br /> <br /> A historically persecuted minority (15%) due to more lenient Islamic faith and characteristic &#039;Eastern&#039; lineaments, Hazaras constitute the 70% of Bamyan&#039;s population.<br /> <br /> After the Taliban were driven from the region by American troops, many Internally-Displaced Persons (IDPs) returned to their homes to find them destroyed. <br /> <br /> Once a stopping point along the Silk Road between China and the Middle East, researchers think Bamyan was the site of monasteries housing as many as 5,000 monks during its peak as a Buddhist centre in the 6th and 7th centuries. <br /> <br /> It is now a UNESCO Heritage Site since 2003. Alex Masi Alex, Masi, Afghanistan, Bamyan, Bamiyan, Caves, Cave, Cavemen, UNESCO, Heritage, Site, Woman, Governor, unique, single, only, photographer, photography, photojournalism, photojournalist, journalism, journalist, IDP, refugees, hazara, ethnic, minority, persecution, Taliban, Buddha, baddish, giant, stone, life, living, poor, destitute, malnourished, view, mountain, snow, village, rural, children, child, women, men, man, portrait, lifestyle Copyright Notice: All content of this website is Copyright of © Alex Masi - All rights Reserved, unless otherwise stated.