July 12, 2006
Taking Photos Through a Burka
A cellphone camera squeezed between nose and mesh captures a woman's blurry view from behind the veil. [via USAToday Tech Space]
Sara Terry in The Christian Science Monitor reports on her five-week assignment to shoot photos for a humanitarian organization.
"I was dismayed to realize that I wasn't going to be able to move freely. There was a standing threat against Western women working for aid organizations - prime targets for kidnapping and sale to the Taliban. Understandably enough, the organization restricted my movements, rarely allowing me out on the street unless I was in a car - and never allowing me to go anywhere alone.
So, I began eyeing those voluminous blue burqas, still ubiquitous in Kabul. I wondered if I could "hide" underneath one and find a way to work comfortably on the street.
[via USAToday Tech Space]
(Picture below) A cell phone camera hidden under a burqa, giving a unique view of the streets of Kabul.
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