Life

From a 5 star hotel to a remote village in West Darfur, I spent the last three days following and covering the visit of UNAMID Joint Special Representative and Ambassadors, shooting from dawn to dusk (sometimes later).I'm not exactly sure of how my life will be in a few months, but I'm sure that the excitation of taking photographs in Darfur, speaking with Darfuris, running with all my gear on my back to an APC or flying over majestic places in an helicopter is not going to disappear quickly. Life ...Now, I hope to get the final authorizations and to be able to finish my final project quickly.20 October 2011: UNAMID Joint Special Representative, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, reading and correcting documents, while flying from El Geneina to Mukjar, West Darfur. [Click on the picture to enlarge it].

Life is fun

18 March 2011: Romanian close protection forces ensure the security of UNAMID staff during the first visit to Jawa, East Jebel Marra (South Darfur), of UNAMID Joint Special Representative, Professor Gambari. Access to the region was restricted for months, due to clashes between the Government of Sudan and rebel groups. [Click on the picture to enlarge it].

Up in the Air

I bought an iPod touch hoping to get the same kind of "fun camera" you get with an iPhone (in addition to the obvious mp3 player/email/internet). Unfortunately, it seems they don't use the same camera and iPod touch only produce low resolution pictures. It's a shame, I was hopping to print some in a bigger size. Anyway, it's still fun to play, without an heavy Canon 1D or 5D MkII.21 February 2010: Tawila, north Darfur, inside a UN flight.

Preparation for the Referendum in South Sudan

J-3 before the referendum on independence for  South Sudan. The African Union/United Nations Hybrid operation in Darfur (UNAMID) provides logistic support and particularly air support to carry polling material to the different voting centers.06 January 2011: UNAMID staff loading votation material, for the upcoming referendum on South Sudan's independence, in an UNAMID Mi-8 helicopter in El Fasher, North Darfur, Sudan. [Click on the picture to enlarge it].06 January 2011: Members of the Southern Sudan Referendum Commission (SSRC) carry polling material brought by UNAMID in El-Lait village, North Darfur, Sudan. [Click on the picture to enlarge it].06 January 2011: Nepalese Special Operation soldiers, peacekeepers with UNAMID, provide security to UNAMID staff in the field, in El-Lait, North Darfur, during a distribution of polling material for the upcoming referendum on South Sudan's independence. [Click on the picture to enlarge it].