Andy Brown

People who believe things – who really believe things – have always fascinated me. Religious belief by definition goes beyond the rational. The people in the following pictures know that something is true, even though it cannot be rationally explained – and most of them are desperate for you to believe it too. They spend their time on the streets, in parks, on soap boxes, trying to make you see that nothing makes sense unless you can see what they can see.

All the photographs here were made on the streets on London. The majority were taken at Speaker’s Corner, Hyde Park, where people gather every Sunday to rant or to listen to the ranting. Others were taken around the capital, but all on well-known streets. There is a special focus here on the Arise and Shine Evangelistic Association, an organisation of American evangelists who dress like cowboys and talk like wrestlers and never fail to engage the crowd. They are at Speaker’s Corner every Sunday, and are definitely worth seeing.

Andy Brown is based in Sheffield, England.

Martin Crespo

Este es un emprendimiento placentero y simple. Salir a la calle y comenzar a buscar un fulgor, totalmente libre de equipajes. Sin trípodes, sin flashes, sin accesorios. Sin lentes extra. Sólo la aventura de cargar mi Fuji S2 en un gastado bolso como única decisión en cuanto a "hardware" se refiere. En síntesis la cámara, el material sensible (el CCD), la luz disponible, el sujeto, vos y yo.

Hospital Neurosiquiátrico - Asunción 01/2003. More info on author's website

Michel Lagarde

Michel Lagarde is a French painter, sculptor and photographer. In this issue we're presenting his photographs from Madagascar - portraits and scenes from everyday life.

Marc Schlossman

An inconceivable number of landmines remain in the ground throughout the world despite the ratification of an international treaty banning landmines in 1997. Worldwide, landmines and unexploded ordnance claim 18,000 new victims each year. In Cambodia, the death of Pol Pot and the demise of the Khmer Rouge ended a dark and savage era but the legacy is 41,000 victims who have lost limbs to landmines. According to the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation, each month sees 68 new mine victims. Those who work for demining and victim rehabilitation organisations know that a landmine is a very good weapon because it rarely kills. It can wait years to maim both soldiers and civilians and the resulting injuries put the maximum strain on medical and societal resources.

The rehabilitation images were made at the VVAF facility in Kien Khleang near Phnom Penh and at the ICRC hospital in Battambang. The demining images show the work of the HALO Trust near Battambang.

Marc's website