"I went back to our fields to get some bananas. We are so hungry. But the rebels were waiting for us in the fields and they attacked us. I managed to get away from them but I don't know what happened to the others," says this man displaced by the violence.
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This powerful black and white close-up of the man quoted above by Norway's Espen Rasmussen truthfully encapsulates the state of affairs in the Western African country known as the Republic of the Congo.
In 2008 Mr. Rasmussen, who hails from Oslo, Norway, was named to the Photo District News annual list of 30 photographers to watch from around the world.
Please view more photos from Africa's World War by Espen Rasmussen at Gaia Photos, a global group of 52 photojournalists who share a united mission of promoting quality and diversity in documentary photography worldwide.
Stay tuned to see more pictures from one of the nearly 100 photo stories you can view at the popular documentary photography website.
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Photo © Espen Rasmussen All Rights Reserved - Follow Me On Twitter
This powerful black and white close-up of the man quoted above by Norway's Espen Rasmussen truthfully encapsulates the state of affairs in the Western African country known as the Republic of the Congo.
In 2008 Mr. Rasmussen, who hails from Oslo, Norway, was named to the Photo District News annual list of 30 photographers to watch from around the world.
Please view more photos from Africa's World War by Espen Rasmussen at Gaia Photos, a global group of 52 photojournalists who share a united mission of promoting quality and diversity in documentary photography worldwide.
Stay tuned to see more pictures from one of the nearly 100 photo stories you can view at the popular documentary photography website.
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Gaia Photos has a new Facebook Fan Page. If you are using Facebook, you can sign up to get new features served on your Facebook wall automatically.
John Brown Photojournalist On LIGHTSTALKERS
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