“Once upon a time, in a place not far from here there was a journalist …” and so it is that a good friend of mine and Basque journalist, Karlos Zurutuza, has been at it again, busy galloping around the the border region of Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan, as well as Iraq.
For his efforts and from the fruits of his labours, he has published two great articles in Vice magazine:
- Pakistan’s Other Insurgents – viceland.com
- An interview with a mine clearer translated to the English in the article Journalists and Mine Sweeper are in the same field – viceland.com
Karlos has been proactive in his field for the last 3-4 years and is really passionate about the regions, and more importantly the people, he covers in his travels and writings. He has a real love for the fabric that makes up their every days lives and merely wishes to act as a tool and a mouthpiece for their stories to reach a far wider audience, and for that alone I respect him greatly; and others obviously appreciate his wider work too, Karlos having been recently awarded a medal for his efforts in revealing the lives, stories and struggles of the Baloch by the American Friends of Balochistan.
Anyhow, if you are intrigued by the recent postings in Vice, you may also wish to read the great articles and photo journals he has had published in magazine Hidden Europe.
Web-head & art collector, living in East London and huffing on the fumes of the planet since '78. Here are my thoughts.
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