KABUL, Afghanistan, July 23, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Afghanistan is one of the poorest countries in the world with the lowest longevity rate of only forty-four years. It has been devastated by thirty years of war and lacks good management of its vast resources. However, what people don't know is that it is also home to many spectacular natural resources, rare geological landmarks, and extraordinary wildlife. Author Kenneth Michael Brophy invites you to view a different side of Afghanistan through A Photo Journal: Seldom Seen Sights: Afghanistan Edition.
Afghanistan may presently be economically poor; but it is rich in culture, history, heritage, resources, creative and competent people, and natural beauty. A Photo Journal: Seldom Seen Sights is not about weapons, war, or violence. Instead, it offers a look into the other side of Afghanistan -- the everyday world of its thirty-two million people -- how the citizens live and work here, day in and day out. Having traveled to most of the thirty-four provinces in Afghanistan in the past few years, the author has built up a collection of what he believes are seldom-seen sights. Explore Afghans' remote villages; its exceptional history, monuments, and national parks; its art and music; and flora and fauna.
Afghanistan is not a vast place, but its ruggedness more than makes up for its small scale. Witness how Brophy captured the power, majesty, and beauty of its natural surroundings. His intriguing images depict the rare, the unusual, the unfortunate, the wonders of the world, simple but elegant rural lifestyles, and unique cultures. His candid photographs of people are real, believable and sometimes touching. The fact that these people are not models adds a depth of realism and vividly portrays human feelings of sorrow, hardship, pain, suffering, joy, and pleasure. Explore these seldom seen sights and appreciate the majestic and beautiful side of Afghanistan.
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About the Author
Kenneth Michael Brophy is author of America's National Parks: How Well Do You Know Them?, co-author of Stories of the Unexpected, which won Florida's best book award 2003, and his newest book A Photo Journal -- Seldom Seen Sights -- Asia Edition. He is an engineer that has spent the better part of the past four years in Iraq and Afghanistan designing and building schools, power plants, healthcare clinics, hospitals and police training centers, under contracts with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Department of State. He is currently at the U.S. Embassy, Kabul, Afghanistan.
A Photo Journal: Seldom Seen Sights * by Kenneth Michael Brophy
Afghanistan Edition
Publication Date: July 22, 2009
Picture Book; $131.99; 258 pages; 978-1-4415-2934-3
Picture Book Hardcover; $141.99; 258 pages; 978-1-4415-2935-0
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