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A woman dances on the table at Jos Ovu Noc, a kafana, or bar with live turbofolk music that blares late into the night on July 2, 2015. Such clubs as showcases for turbofolk singers and bands have their origins along the Ibarska Magistrala highway which goes south from the capital towards the most traditional parts of Serbia. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turbofolk02.jpg BELGRADE, SERBIA. A couple making out in a quiet corner at Bard, a nightclub on a splav or barge on the Danube River, as Dara Bubamara belts out fast-paced turbofolk hits on July 8, 2015. Dara Bubamara's career extends back to 1989 when she got her start on television singing songs by Lepa Brena. BELGRADE, SERBIA. A couple making out in a quiet corner at Bard, a nightclub on a splav or barge on the Danube River, as Dara Bubamara belts out fast-paced turbofolk hits on July 8, 2015. Dara Bubamara's career extends back to 1989 when she got her start on television singing songs by Lepa Brena. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turbofolk04.jpg BELGRADE, SERBIA. A woman stands in front of the former Serbian Ministry of Defense (at left), formerly the Yugoslav Ministry of Defense, and the Army Headquarters (at right), which were hit by NATO bombs in 1999 during the conflict with Kosovo under former Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic, which have been left since as a morbid reminder of sorts of Serbia's recent past on Kneza Milosa on June 29, 2015. Part of the Army Headquarters building remains in use. BELGRADE, SERBIA. A woman stands in front of the former Serbian Ministry of Defense (at left), formerly the Yugoslav Ministry of Defense, and the Army Headquarters (at right), which were hit by NATO bombs in 1999 during the conflict with Kosovo under former Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic, which have been left since as a morbid reminder of sorts of Serbia's recent past on Kneza Milosa on June 29, 2015. Part of the Army Headquarters building remains in use. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turbofolk22.jpg BELGRADE, SERBIA. Young people, including a young man in a traditional Serbian hat dance and sing along in the front row as Aca Lukas performs at Mali Kalemegdan, the smaller section of the old fortress on July 11, 2015. Lukas, who often appears on stage with Ceca, the "mother of Serbia" and the biggest turbofolk star, was one of the first turbofolk stars to admit to using cocaine. BELGRADE, SERBIA. Young people, including a young man in a traditional Serbian hat dance and sing along in the front row as Aca Lukas performs at Mali Kalemegdan, the smaller section of the old fortress on July 11, 2015. Lukas, who often appears on stage with Ceca, the "mother of Serbia" and the biggest turbofolk star, was one of the first turbofolk stars to admit to using cocaine. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turbofolk03.jpg BELGRADE, SERBIA. Dara Bubamara performs onstage at Bard, a nightclub on a splav or barge on the Danube River, surrounded by bodyguards on July 8, 2015. Dara Bubamara's career extends back to 1989 when she got her start on television singing songs by Lepa Brena. BELGRADE, SERBIA. Dara Bubamara performs onstage at Bard, a nightclub on a splav or barge on the Danube River, surrounded by bodyguards on July 8, 2015. Dara Bubamara's career extends back to 1989 when she got her start on television singing songs by Lepa Brena. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turbofolk27.jpg BELGRADE, SERBIA. Serbian police in riot gear stand guard outside the Media Centar before a commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre, widely labeled genocide in the eyes of International Criminal Court in The Hague and the international community, on July 11, 2015. Due to threats from nationalists, a planned die-in intended to represent the 8,000 who lost their lives in Srebrenica, Europe's largest postwar massacre, was cancelled and a much smaller commemoration of NGO officials was held at the Media Centar. BELGRADE, SERBIA. Serbian police in riot gear stand guard outside the Media Centar before a commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre, widely labeled genocide in the eyes of International Criminal Court in The Hague and the international community, on July 11, 2015. Due to threats from nationalists, a planned die-in intended to represent the 8,000 who lost their lives in Srebrenica, Europe's largest postwar massacre, was cancelled and a much smaller commemoration of NGO officials was held at the Media Centar. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turbofolk09.jpg BELGRADE, SERBIA. Starlet, or aspiring star, Atina Ferrari, who appeared on the reality show "Parovi," which features many high end prostitutes and elements of the turbofolk lifestyle, at Jos Ovu Noc, a kafana, or bar with live turbofolk music that blares late into the night on July 2, 2015. Such clubs as showcases for turbofolk singers and bands have their origins along the Ibarska Magistrala highway which goes south from the capital towards the most traditional parts of Serbia; the turbofolk lifestyle and sound has evolved into one where "money is the justification," in the words of Radovan Kupres, former cultural programming director of tv station B92 who produced the documentary "All That Folk". BELGRADE, SERBIA. Starlet, or aspiring star, Atina Ferrari, who appeared on the reality show "Parovi," which features many high end prostitutes and elements of the turbofolk lifestyle, at Jos Ovu Noc, a kafana, or bar with live turbofolk music that blares late into the night on July 2, 2015. Such clubs as showcases for turbofolk singers and bands have their origins along the Ibarska Magistrala highway which goes south from the capital towards the most traditional parts of Serbia; the turbofolk lifestyle and sound has evolved into one where "money is the justification," in the words of Radovan Kupres, former cultural programming director of tv station B92 who produced the documentary "All That Folk". https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turbofolk05.jpg NIS, SERBIA. Vladislava Djuric, 30, holds her nationally famous icon of Svetlana Raznatovic, better known as Ceca, which garnered national headlines after pictures went viral of it taken during a student exhibition at Djuric's university, on July 10, 2015. Ceca, a turbofolk star better known as "the Mother of Serbia," was married to one of the Bosnian War's most notorious Serbian military commanders, Arkan, who was later assassinated, and was one of a rotating cast of turbofolk stars who gave daily concerts in Belgrade's Republic Square during the 1999 NATO bombing. NIS, SERBIA. Vladislava Djuric, 30, holds her nationally famous icon of Svetlana Raznatovic, better known as Ceca, which garnered national headlines after pictures went viral of it taken during a student exhibition at Djuric's university, on July 10, 2015. Ceca, a turbofolk star better known as "the Mother of Serbia," was married to one of the Bosnian War's most notorious Serbian military commanders, Arkan, who was later assassinated, and was one of a rotating cast of turbofolk stars who gave daily concerts in Belgrade's Republic Square during the 1999 NATO bombing. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turbofolk25.jpg SIMANOVCI, SERBIA. The stage the morning after the finale of "Pinkovi Zvezde" or "Pink Stars," an "American Idol"-style talent showcase on Pink TV, one of the two main TV stations dedicated to turbo folk music and other programming, at the main Pink TV studios on June 28, 2015. SIMANOVCI, SERBIA. The stage the morning after the finale of "Pinkovi Zvezde" or "Pink Stars," an "American Idol"-style talent showcase on Pink TV, one of the two main TV stations dedicated to turbo folk music and other programming, at the main Pink TV studios on June 28, 2015. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turbofolk37.jpg BELGRADE, SERBIA. (At center, in suit) Ekrem Jevric sings as Aleksandra Grdic gives a massage to a fellow cast member, as Saska Karan laughs on the couch and turbofolk star Dusica Grabovic looks on in laughter on the set of "Parovi," which features many starlets, turbofolk viral video stars and others part of the blingy new money turbo world, on September 10, 2015. Parovi is broadcast live twenty-four hours a day and along with shows like "Farm" and "Hotel Maldivi" populate the fodder for the tabloid press in Serbia. BELGRADE, SERBIA. (At center, in suit) Ekrem Jevric sings as Aleksandra Grdic gives a massage to a fellow cast member, as Saska Karan laughs on the couch and turbofolk star Dusica Grabovic looks on in laughter on the set of "Parovi," which features many starlets, turbofolk viral video stars and others part of the blingy new money turbo world, on September 10, 2015. Parovi is broadcast live twenty-four hours a day and along with shows like "Farm" and "Hotel Maldivi" populate the fodder for the tabloid press in Serbia. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turbofolk30.jpg JAGODINA, SERBIA. Jovanca, the giraffe in the Jagodina zoo, on September 10, 2015. Jovanca was a concession to powerful local mayor and don Dragan Markovic, also known as "Palma," a former close ally of former Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic, in order to gain his participation in the coalition government; Palma owns Palma TV which provided part of the turbofolk soundtrack to the 1990s and is close with several stars of the genre including Svetlana Raznatovic, better known as Ceca, and Aca Lukas. JAGODINA, SERBIA. Jovanca, the giraffe in the Jagodina zoo, on September 10, 2015. Jovanca was a concession to powerful local mayor and don Dragan Markovic, also known as "Palma," a former close ally of former Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic, in order to gain his participation in the coalition government; Palma owns Palma TV which provided part of the turbofolk soundtrack to the 1990s and is close with several stars of the genre including Svetlana Raznatovic, better known as Ceca, and Aca Lukas. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turbofolk07.jpg BELGRADE, SERBIA. Jelena Karleusa arrives in custom Versace according to her Instagram ahead of a concert on the splav, or barge, River on the night of July 3, 2015. Karleusa is the lone turbofolk star who has been outspoken on the issue of gay rights and many of her looks have been copied by the likes of Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, and Kim Kardashian; in an e-mail Karleusa declared she doesn't sing turbofolk music, despite having deep roots in the industry and coming up through the same television channels, venues and other mechanisms used to promote turbofolk, but refused repeated requests to clarify the description of her music. BELGRADE, SERBIA. Jelena Karleusa arrives in custom Versace according to her Instagram ahead of a concert on the splav, or barge, River on the night of July 3, 2015. Karleusa is the lone turbofolk star who has been outspoken on the issue of gay rights and many of her looks have been copied by the likes of Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, and Kim Kardashian; in an e-mail Karleusa declared she doesn't sing turbofolk music, despite having deep roots in the industry and coming up through the same television channels, venues and other mechanisms used to promote turbofolk, but refused repeated requests to clarify the description of her music. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turbofolk11.jpg BELGRADE, SERBIA. Members of the studio audience wait to enter the studio for a taping of "Zvezde Granda," or "Grand Stars," a premier turbofolk showcase on Serbian television, on July 1, 2015. Members of the studio audience are paid 500 dinars, approximately $5, a day for their role and participation in the tapings which last for hours. BELGRADE, SERBIA. Members of the studio audience wait to enter the studio for a taping of "Zvezde Granda," or "Grand Stars," a premier turbofolk showcase on Serbian television, on July 1, 2015. Members of the studio audience are paid 500 dinars, approximately $5, a day for their role and participation in the tapings which last for hours. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turbofolk21.jpg BELGRADE, SERBIA. (At left) Lepa Brena, one of the oldest and original turbofolk stars, during a performance on the set of "Zvezde Granda," or "Grand Stars," a premier turbofolk showcase on Serbian television station TV Prva, on July 1, 2015. During this particular taping of "Grand Stars," well known stars are singing with younger, lesser known stars with the goal of elevating their personality in public life. BELGRADE, SERBIA. (At left) Lepa Brena, one of the oldest and original turbofolk stars, during a performance on the set of "Zvezde Granda," or "Grand Stars," a premier turbofolk showcase on Serbian television station TV Prva, on July 1, 2015. During this particular taping of "Grand Stars," well known stars are singing with younger, lesser known stars with the goal of elevating their personality in public life. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turbofolk13.jpg BELGRADE, SERBIA. Members of the studio audience applaud their favorite stars turbofolk hits on the set of "Zvezde Granda," or "Grand Stars," a premier turbofolk showcase on Serbian television station TV Prva, on July 1, 2015. Members of the studio audience are paid 500 dinars, approximately $5, a day for their role and participation in the tapings which last for hours. BELGRADE, SERBIA. Members of the studio audience applaud their favorite stars turbofolk hits on the set of "Zvezde Granda," or "Grand Stars," a premier turbofolk showcase on Serbian television station TV Prva, on July 1, 2015. Members of the studio audience are paid 500 dinars, approximately $5, a day for their role and participation in the tapings which last for hours. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turbofolk24.jpg BELGRADE, SERBIA. A woman and a young man in the audience react to watching Aca Lukas performs at Mali Kalemegdan, the smaller section of the old fortress on July 11, 2015. Lukas, who often appears on stage with Ceca, the "mother of Serbia" and the biggest turbofolk star, was one of the first turbofolk stars to admit to using cocaine. BELGRADE, SERBIA. A woman and a young man in the audience react to watching Aca Lukas performs at Mali Kalemegdan, the smaller section of the old fortress on July 11, 2015. Lukas, who often appears on stage with Ceca, the "mother of Serbia" and the biggest turbofolk star, was one of the first turbofolk stars to admit to using cocaine. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turbofolk08.jpg BELGRADE, SERBIA. Clubgoers at Bard, a nightclub on a splav or barge on the Danube River, toast on the main dance floor of the club as Dara Bubamara sings fast-paced turbofolk hits on July 8, 2015. Dara Bubamara's career extends back to 1989 when she got her start on television singing songs by Lepa Brena. BELGRADE, SERBIA. Clubgoers at Bard, a nightclub on a splav or barge on the Danube River, toast on the main dance floor of the club as Dara Bubamara sings fast-paced turbofolk hits on July 8, 2015. Dara Bubamara's career extends back to 1989 when she got her start on television singing songs by Lepa Brena. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turbofolk18.jpg SIMANOVCI, SERBIA. Girls who will dance on stage during the taping of the finale of "Pinkove Zvezdice," or "Little Pink Stars," wait backstage at the Pink TV studios before the finale on July 4, 2015. "Pinkove Zvezdice," is the junior program of "Pinkove Zvezde," the premier turbofolk showcase on Pink TV, one of the primary networks showcasing turbofolk, although the child contestants on "Pinkove Zvezdice" are more likely to sing classic pop songs than anything regional. SIMANOVCI, SERBIA. Girls who will dance on stage during the taping of the finale of "Pinkove Zvezdice," or "Little Pink Stars," wait backstage at the Pink TV studios before the finale on July 4, 2015. "Pinkove Zvezdice," is the junior program of "Pinkove Zvezde," the premier turbofolk showcase on Pink TV, one of the primary networks showcasing turbofolk, although the child contestants on "Pinkove Zvezdice" are more likely to sing classic pop songs than anything regional. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turbofolk35.jpg BELGRADE, SERBIA. A door guard objects to photos as young women wait to enter River, a club on a splav, or barge, on the Sava River ahead of a concert by Jelena Karleusa on the night of July 3, 2015. The splavs along the Sava and Danube Rivers are the epicenter of Belgrade's raging all night club scene; Karleusa is one of two of the turbofolk industry's greatest stars and certainly its most outspoken liberal voice and advocate for the gay community. BELGRADE, SERBIA. A door guard objects to photos as young women wait to enter River, a club on a splav, or barge, on the Sava River ahead of a concert by Jelena Karleusa on the night of July 3, 2015. The splavs along the Sava and Danube Rivers are the epicenter of Belgrade's raging all night club scene; Karleusa is one of two of the turbofolk industry's greatest stars and certainly its most outspoken liberal voice and advocate for the gay community. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turbofolk36.jpg BELGRADE, SERBIA. A clubgoer at Bard, a nightclub on a splav or barge on the Danube River, dances to fast-paced turbofolk hits by Dara Bubamara on the main dance floor of the club on July 8, 2015. Dara Bubamara's career extends back to 1989 when she got her start on television singing songs by Lepa Brena. BELGRADE, SERBIA. A clubgoer at Bard, a nightclub on a splav or barge on the Danube River, dances to fast-paced turbofolk hits by Dara Bubamara on the main dance floor of the club on July 8, 2015. Dara Bubamara's career extends back to 1989 when she got her start on television singing songs by Lepa Brena. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turbofolk32.jpg BELGRADE, SERBIA. Members of the studio audience sing along to their favorite stars turbofolk hits on the set of "Zvezde Granda," or "Grand Stars," a premier turbofolk showcase on Serbian television station TV Prva, on July 1, 2015. Members of the studio audience are paid 500 dinars, approximately $5, a day for their role and participation in the tapings which last for hours. BELGRADE, SERBIA. Members of the studio audience sing along to their favorite stars turbofolk hits on the set of "Zvezde Granda," or "Grand Stars," a premier turbofolk showcase on Serbian television station TV Prva, on July 1, 2015. Members of the studio audience are paid 500 dinars, approximately $5, a day for their role and participation in the tapings which last for hours. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/rivkin_wpp_turbofolk15.jpg BELGRADE, SERBIA. Vesna Zmijanac, an aging star whose career extends back to the 1980s even before the advent of the music known as "turbofolk" and former mistress of the head of Serbian state television during the 1990s, smokes backstage after a performance on the set of "Zvezde Granda," or "Grand Stars," a premier turbofolk showcase on Serbian television station TV Prva, on July 1, 2015. Zmijanac's daughter Nikolija is a rising star of the turbofolk scene today. BELGRADE, SERBIA. Vesna Zmijanac, an aging star whose career extends back to the 1980s even before the advent of the music known as "turbofolk" and former mistress of the head of Serbian state television during the 1990s, smokes backstage after a performance on the set of "Zvezde Granda," or "Grand Stars," a premier turbofolk showcase on Serbian television station TV Prva, on July 1, 2015. Zmijanac's daughter Nikolija is a rising star of the turbofolk scene today. https://amandarivkin.com/postwar-bosnia-reconstruction monthly 0.8 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/bosnia06.jpg SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. A man carries his bag into the train station, built during the socialist era, and now in the shadow of the Avaz Tower designed by architect Faruk Kapidzic for Bosnian media mogul and former Bosnian nationalist presidential candidate Fahrudin Radoncic on October 17, 2014. SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. A man carries his bag into the train station, built during the socialist era, and now in the shadow of the Avaz Tower designed by architect Faruk Kapidzic for Bosnian media mogul and former Bosnian nationalist presidential candidate Fahrudin Radoncic on October 17, 2014. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/bosnia18.jpg SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. A woman pushes a stroller passed election posters for the Union of Social Democrats ahead of October 12 national elections on October 8, 2014. SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. A woman pushes a stroller passed election posters for the Union of Social Democrats ahead of October 12 national elections on October 8, 2014. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/DSC_5515.jpg NEAR SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. Train conductors Sakib Buzo, 53, and Izet Golubic, 51, drive the train to Doboj from the train station in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina on October 20, 2014. Buzo and Golubic said they used to drive routes to Belgrade before the war but those were discontinued after the 1992-1995 conflict and routes to cities like Banja Luka inside the Republika Srpska, one of two entities in the present day divided Bosnia and Herzegovina, were discontinued in only the last few years as Serbian nationalism has been on the rise. NEAR SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. Train conductors Sakib Buzo, 53, and Izet Golubic, 51, drive the train to Doboj from the train station in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina on October 20, 2014. Buzo and Golubic said they used to drive routes to Belgrade before the war but those were discontinued after the 1992-1995 conflict and routes to cities like Banja Luka inside the Republika Srpska, one of two entities in the present day divided Bosnia and Herzegovina, were discontinued in only the last few years as Serbian nationalism has been on the rise. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/bosnia19.jpg SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. A man casts his ballot in Bosnia's elections in a school classroom on October 12, 2014. With 92 political parties and a tripartite presidency shared between a Serb, a Croat and a Bosniak, Bosnia's political system has been dubbed one of the most complex on earth. SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. A man casts his ballot in Bosnia's elections in a school classroom on October 12, 2014. With 92 political parties and a tripartite presidency shared between a Serb, a Croat and a Bosniak, Bosnia's political system has been dubbed one of the most complex on earth. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/bosnia30.jpg SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. A statue of Josip Broz Tito, the longest serving leader of communist Yugoslavia, stands in the middle of the campus of the University of Sarajevo on October 28, 2014. SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. A statue of Josip Broz Tito, the longest serving leader of communist Yugoslavia, stands in the middle of the campus of the University of Sarajevo on October 28, 2014. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/bosnia02.jpg SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. (At right) Andrea Dautovic, 57, a museum adviser and librarian in charge of the exchange of publications, retrieves the key to the ethnographic section of the shuddered Bosnian National Museum from a colleague in the courtyard garden on October 15, 2014. The museum closed its doors on October 4, 2012 after employees had worked one year without salaries, many of whom continue to work without salaries to this day; the Bosnian National Museum is short the minimum 700,000-800,000 Euro it would need to keep its doors open. SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. (At right) Andrea Dautovic, 57, a museum adviser and librarian in charge of the exchange of publications, retrieves the key to the ethnographic section of the shuddered Bosnian National Museum from a colleague in the courtyard garden on October 15, 2014. The museum closed its doors on October 4, 2012 after employees had worked one year without salaries, many of whom continue to work without salaries to this day; the Bosnian National Museum is short the minimum 700,000-800,000 Euro it would need to keep its doors open. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/bosnia03.jpg SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. Empty display cases in the archeology section of the Bosnian National Museum which museum keepers said were emptied for the safekeeping of artifacts on October 15, 2014. The museum closed its doors on October 4, 2012 after employees had worked one year without salaries, many of whom continue to work without salaries to this day; the Bosnian National Museum is short the minimum 700,000-800,000 Euro it would need to keep its doors open. SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. Empty display cases in the archeology section of the Bosnian National Museum which museum keepers said were emptied for the safekeeping of artifacts on October 15, 2014. The museum closed its doors on October 4, 2012 after employees had worked one year without salaries, many of whom continue to work without salaries to this day; the Bosnian National Museum is short the minimum 700,000-800,000 Euro it would need to keep its doors open. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/bosnia08.jpg SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. (L-r) Makeup artists Esefa Zornic, 30, touches up news anchor Marina Ridjic, 28, just before going on air on Al Jazeera Balkans in the BBI Center, which was designed by architect Sead Golos, on October 10, 2014. Qatari-financed Al Jazeera Balkans launched in November 2011 and is an anchor tenant of the BBI Center. SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. (L-r) Makeup artists Esefa Zornic, 30, touches up news anchor Marina Ridjic, 28, just before going on air on Al Jazeera Balkans in the BBI Center, which was designed by architect Sead Golos, on October 10, 2014. Qatari-financed Al Jazeera Balkans launched in November 2011 and is an anchor tenant of the BBI Center. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/DSC_2476.jpg SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. People walk passed a building that shows a lack of certainty with regard to the facade's colors and windows on October 11, 2014. As Sarajevo was restored after the 1992-1995 siege according to private property regulations as opposed to the previous state order which allowed for less dissonance and continuity of styles. SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. People walk passed a building that shows a lack of certainty with regard to the facade's colors and windows on October 11, 2014. As Sarajevo was restored after the 1992-1995 siege according to private property regulations as opposed to the previous state order which allowed for less dissonance and continuity of styles. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/bosnia10.jpg SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. Friends share a moment looking at cell phone pictures in front of a dessert shop in the old city on October 11, 2014. SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. Friends share a moment looking at cell phone pictures in front of a dessert shop in the old city on October 11, 2014. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/bosnia22.jpg SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. Serbian Orthodox arishoners line up to kiss the cross during Sunday mass at the Nativity of Theotokos - Mother of God Serbian Orthodox Cathedral on October 12, 2014. Many said they feel unwelcome in postwar Sarajevo and were either too old or too poor to move to the Republika Srpska. SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. Serbian Orthodox arishoners line up to kiss the cross during Sunday mass at the Nativity of Theotokos - Mother of God Serbian Orthodox Cathedral on October 12, 2014. Many said they feel unwelcome in postwar Sarajevo and were either too old or too poor to move to the Republika Srpska. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/bosnia25.jpg VISEGRAD, REPUBLIKA SRPSKA, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. A man waves a Serbian flag as part of a wedding procession through the streets on October 18, 2014. Visegrad was ethnically cleansed by the Bosnian Serb Army during the 1992-1995 conflict; a plaque on the statue beside the café in the background states, "Monument to defenders of the Republika Srpska from the grateful people of Visegrad". VISEGRAD, REPUBLIKA SRPSKA, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. A man waves a Serbian flag as part of a wedding procession through the streets on October 18, 2014. Visegrad was ethnically cleansed by the Bosnian Serb Army during the 1992-1995 conflict; a plaque on the statue beside the café in the background states, "Monument to defenders of the Republika Srpska from the grateful people of Visegrad". https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/bosnia26.jpg VISEGRADSKA BANJA, REPUBLIKA SRPSKA, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. A young Bosnian Serbian couple celebrates their wedding in the restaurant at the Vilina Vlas Hotel on October 18, 2014. The Vilina Vlas Hotel was used as a rape and torture facility during the Bosnian conflict of 1992-1995 by the Bosnian Serb Army and Serb paramilitaries against the Bosniak Muslim population of Bosnia. VISEGRADSKA BANJA, REPUBLIKA SRPSKA, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. A young Bosnian Serbian couple celebrates their wedding in the restaurant at the Vilina Vlas Hotel on October 18, 2014. The Vilina Vlas Hotel was used as a rape and torture facility during the Bosnian conflict of 1992-1995 by the Bosnian Serb Army and Serb paramilitaries against the Bosniak Muslim population of Bosnia. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/bosnia15.jpg SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. Sephardic Jews pray in the Ashkenazi Synagogue on shabbat on October 17, 2014. Jewish community leader Jakob Finci (second from right) placed the number of Jewish people left in Sarajevo at 700; part of the Shabbat service is in Ladino, an old dialect of Spanish that Jews expelled from Spain in 1492 took with them to their new homes across the Mediterranean world. SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. Sephardic Jews pray in the Ashkenazi Synagogue on shabbat on October 17, 2014. Jewish community leader Jakob Finci (second from right) placed the number of Jewish people left in Sarajevo at 700; part of the Shabbat service is in Ladino, an old dialect of Spanish that Jews expelled from Spain in 1492 took with them to their new homes across the Mediterranean world. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/DSC_7163.jpg SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. Women pray on the upper level in the small section partitioned for them in the Wahhabi King Fahd Mosque, designed by Faruk Kapidzic, during Friday prayers and Herzegovina on October 10, 2014. SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. Women pray on the upper level in the small section partitioned for them in the Wahhabi King Fahd Mosque, designed by Faruk Kapidzic, during Friday prayers and Herzegovina on October 10, 2014. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/bosnia04.jpg SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. Architect Ivan Straus, 86, one of the star architects of the former Yugoslavia responsible for designing the Holiday Inn Sarajevo as well as Sarajevo's Twin Towers, sits in his living room at the dining room table on October 13, 2014. SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. Architect Ivan Straus, 86, one of the star architects of the former Yugoslavia responsible for designing the Holiday Inn Sarajevo as well as Sarajevo's Twin Towers, sits in his living room at the dining room table on October 13, 2014. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/bosnia07.jpg SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. Children ride the escalators for entertainment at the massive Saudi-owned Sarajevo City Center mall designed by architect Sead Golos on October 16, 2014. Alcohol is not served in any of the mall's restaurants due to the mall's Saudi ownership, to the objections of the architect. SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. Children ride the escalators for entertainment at the massive Saudi-owned Sarajevo City Center mall designed by architect Sead Golos on October 16, 2014. Alcohol is not served in any of the mall's restaurants due to the mall's Saudi ownership, to the objections of the architect. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/bosnia13.jpg SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. Meho Zekic, 72, and "the butcher" play chess with oversized pieces at a park on October 23, 2014. SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. Meho Zekic, 72, and "the butcher" play chess with oversized pieces at a park on October 23, 2014. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/bosnia33.jpg SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. Men in a VW bus drive across the river into the city center on a Friday night on October 17, 2014. SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. Men in a VW bus drive across the river into the city center on a Friday night on October 17, 2014. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/bosnia37.jpg ULCINJ, MONTENEGRO. The mother of bride Arnela Koluh, 23, of Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, places a red scarf over her head as part of the traditional Bosniak wedding ceremony before entering the Pomerac Mosque on October 26, 2014. ULCINJ, MONTENEGRO. The mother of bride Arnela Koluh, 23, of Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, places a red scarf over her head as part of the traditional Bosniak wedding ceremony before entering the Pomerac Mosque on October 26, 2014. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/bosnia01.jpg SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. A view of the Miljacka River which runs through Sarajevo from the Austro-Hungarian Jajce Barracks on October 14, 2014. The Jajce Barracks were in use by the Yugoslav Army until 1992 and have fallen into a serious state of disrepair first due to the siege from 1992-1995 and then due to lack of care in the period after the war; at one point an investor thought to make a hotel out of the property but due to its unresolved status as military property, which falls under the jurisdiction of no other state agency, this did not happen. SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. A view of the Miljacka River which runs through Sarajevo from the Austro-Hungarian Jajce Barracks on October 14, 2014. The Jajce Barracks were in use by the Yugoslav Army until 1992 and have fallen into a serious state of disrepair first due to the siege from 1992-1995 and then due to lack of care in the period after the war; at one point an investor thought to make a hotel out of the property but due to its unresolved status as military property, which falls under the jurisdiction of no other state agency, this did not happen. https://amandarivkin.com/prague-stag-nights monthly 0.8 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/praguestag09.jpg PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC. Stag and soon to be married (second from left) Michael Klos, 23, receives a table top lap dance as friends (l-r) Roald de Jongh, 24, Ronald Stelt, 23 and Herman Bruinslol, 23, of Rotterdam, the Netherlands look on at Hot Peppers in Prague, Czech Republic on August 12, 2011. PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC. Stag and soon to be married (second from left) Michael Klos, 23, receives a table top lap dance as friends (l-r) Roald de Jongh, 24, Ronald Stelt, 23 and Herman Bruinslol, 23, of Rotterdam, the Netherlands look on at Hot Peppers in Prague, Czech Republic on August 12, 2011. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/praguestag20.jpg PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC. Friends and family hold a stag party for Lee Meynell (not pictured), 28, of Middlesbrough, England two weeks ahead of his wedding day at a bar in the Main Square on August 5, 2011. Stag, or bachelor, tourism in Central and Eastern Europe is a popular and low cost alternative to holding similar festivities in the U.K., bringing hordes of drunken British men into main squares and bars across the region, drawing complaints from local women. PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC. Friends and family hold a stag party for Lee Meynell (not pictured), 28, of Middlesbrough, England two weeks ahead of his wedding day at a bar in the Main Square on August 5, 2011. Stag, or bachelor, tourism in Central and Eastern Europe is a popular and low cost alternative to holding similar festivities in the U.K., bringing hordes of drunken British men into main squares and bars across the region, drawing complaints from local women. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/praguestag07.jpg PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC. (Center) William Gerritsma, 23, of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, a stag night tourist, blows foam from the top of his beer at his friends at the Beer Factory on Weneslaus Square in Prague, Czech Republic on August 12, 2011. PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC. (Center) William Gerritsma, 23, of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, a stag night tourist, blows foam from the top of his beer at his friends at the Beer Factory on Weneslaus Square in Prague, Czech Republic on August 12, 2011. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/praguestag08.jpg PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC. Stag night tourist and soon to be married Michael Klos, 23, of Rotterdam, the Netherlands toasts with his friends at the Goldfinger strip club on Weneslaus Square in Prague, Czech Republic on August 12, 2011. PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC. Stag night tourist and soon to be married Michael Klos, 23, of Rotterdam, the Netherlands toasts with his friends at the Goldfinger strip club on Weneslaus Square in Prague, Czech Republic on August 12, 2011. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/praguestag06crop.jpg PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC. (L-r) Angelo Eleveld, 22, of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, a stag tourist celebrating the impending marriage of his friend (not pictured) Michael Klos, 23, dances with stranger and fellow stag tourist, the soon to be married Blair Skadden of New Zealand in the "mankini" made famous by British comedian Sasha Baron Cohen in the "Borat" film at the Beer Factory on Weneslaus Square in Prague, Czech Republic on August 12, 2011. PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC. (L-r) Angelo Eleveld, 22, of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, a stag tourist celebrating the impending marriage of his friend (not pictured) Michael Klos, 23, dances with stranger and fellow stag tourist, the soon to be married Blair Skadden of New Zealand in the "mankini" made famous by British comedian Sasha Baron Cohen in the "Borat" film at the Beer Factory on Weneslaus Square in Prague, Czech Republic on August 12, 2011. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/praguestag11.jpg PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC. Angelo Eleveld, 22, carries his friend Jeffrey Snyder, 23, on his shoulders while drinking with friends at the Beer Factory on Weneslaus Square in Prague, Czech Republic on August 12, 2011. PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC. Angelo Eleveld, 22, carries his friend Jeffrey Snyder, 23, on his shoulders while drinking with friends at the Beer Factory on Weneslaus Square in Prague, Czech Republic on August 12, 2011. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/praguestag05.jpg PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC. Friends and family hold a stag party for Lee Meynell, 28, of Middlesbrough, England (at left with pink balloon breasts) two weeks ahead of his wedding day at a bar in the Main Square of Prague, Czech Republic on August 5, 2011. Stag, or bachelor, tourism in Central and Eastern Europe is a popular and low cost alternative to holding similar festivities in the U.K., bringing hordes of drunken British men into main squares and bars across the region, drawing complaints from local women. PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC. Friends and family hold a stag party for Lee Meynell, 28, of Middlesbrough, England (at left with pink balloon breasts) two weeks ahead of his wedding day at a bar in the Main Square of Prague, Czech Republic on August 5, 2011. Stag, or bachelor, tourism in Central and Eastern Europe is a popular and low cost alternative to holding similar festivities in the U.K., bringing hordes of drunken British men into main squares and bars across the region, drawing complaints from local women. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/praguestag16.jpg PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC. Marco Piepedeen, 23, grabs stag and soon to be married Michael Klos, 23, of Rotterdam, the Netherlands by the shirt collar as an older local couple walks a few feet ahead on Weneslaus Square in Prague, Czech Republic on August 12, 2011. PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC. Marco Piepedeen, 23, grabs stag and soon to be married Michael Klos, 23, of Rotterdam, the Netherlands by the shirt collar as an older local couple walks a few feet ahead on Weneslaus Square in Prague, Czech Republic on August 12, 2011. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/praguestag14.jpg PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC. Stag tourists Angelo Eleveld, 22, picks up and spins his friend Sietse Dehaam, 23, as Roald de Jongh, 24, of Rotterdam, the Netherlands tries to spank him as he turns mid-way through the night on Weneslaus Square in Prague, Czech Republic on August 12, 2011. PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC. Stag tourists Angelo Eleveld, 22, picks up and spins his friend Sietse Dehaam, 23, as Roald de Jongh, 24, of Rotterdam, the Netherlands tries to spank him as he turns mid-way through the night on Weneslaus Square in Prague, Czech Republic on August 12, 2011. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/praguestag15_crop.jpg PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC. (L-r) Stag night tourists Michael Klos, 23, whips his friend, Arnold Valkema, 27, of Rotterdam, the Netherlands with the aid of a stripper's prop and her encouragement at the Goldfinger strip club on Weneslaus Square in Prague, Czech Republic on August 12, 2011. PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC. (L-r) Stag night tourists Michael Klos, 23, whips his friend, Arnold Valkema, 27, of Rotterdam, the Netherlands with the aid of a stripper's prop and her encouragement at the Goldfinger strip club on Weneslaus Square in Prague, Czech Republic on August 12, 2011. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/praguestag24.jpg PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC. (L-r) Stag night tourist and soon to be married Michael Klos, 23, of Rotterdam, the Netherlands receives a partial lap dance in an effort to coerce him into paying for the full dance at the Goldfinger strip club on Weneslaus Square on August 12, 2011. Klos and his friends declined to spend the money it would cost for a second lap dance and left the club for a nightclub a short while later. PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC. (L-r) Stag night tourist and soon to be married Michael Klos, 23, of Rotterdam, the Netherlands receives a partial lap dance in an effort to coerce him into paying for the full dance at the Goldfinger strip club on Weneslaus Square on August 12, 2011. Klos and his friends declined to spend the money it would cost for a second lap dance and left the club for a nightclub a short while later. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/praguestag22.jpg PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC. Stag night tourists from Rotterdam, the Netherlands (clockwise from top left, standing) Sietse Dehaam, 23, Angelo Eleveld, 22, Michael Klos, 23, and Jeffrey Snyder, 23, collapse on the sidewalk outside a department store on Weneslaus Square after doing an impromptu head count to make sure everyone in the group is accounted for after exiting the Hot Peppers strip club on Weneslaus Square on August 12, 2011. PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC. Stag night tourists from Rotterdam, the Netherlands (clockwise from top left, standing) Sietse Dehaam, 23, Angelo Eleveld, 22, Michael Klos, 23, and Jeffrey Snyder, 23, collapse on the sidewalk outside a department store on Weneslaus Square after doing an impromptu head count to make sure everyone in the group is accounted for after exiting the Hot Peppers strip club on Weneslaus Square on August 12, 2011. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/praguestag12.jpg PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC. Herman Bruinslol, 23, William Gerritsma, and Jeffrey Snyder, 23, from Rotterdam, the Netherlands, begin a night out after a day of heavy drinking in Prague, Czech Republic as stag night tourists celebrating the engagement and final nights of freedom of friend Michael Klos, 23, (not pictured) who is getting married in a few weeks time on August 12, 2011. PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC. Herman Bruinslol, 23, William Gerritsma, and Jeffrey Snyder, 23, from Rotterdam, the Netherlands, begin a night out after a day of heavy drinking in Prague, Czech Republic as stag night tourists celebrating the engagement and final nights of freedom of friend Michael Klos, 23, (not pictured) who is getting married in a few weeks time on August 12, 2011. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/praguestag21.jpg PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC. Stag tourists from Rotterdam, The Netherlands celebrating the upcoming marriage of Michael Klos, 23, eat hot dogs on the street outside a shop following a day of heavy drinking and before an even bar crawl on Weneslaus Square on August 12, 2011. PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC. Stag tourists from Rotterdam, The Netherlands celebrating the upcoming marriage of Michael Klos, 23, eat hot dogs on the street outside a shop following a day of heavy drinking and before an even bar crawl on Weneslaus Square on August 12, 2011. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/praguestag17.jpg PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC. Stag night tourist Angelo Eleveld, 22, of Rotterdam, the Netherlands feels sick mid-way through the night as his friends alternatively seek to comfort and tease him while locals look on in consternation on Weneslaus Square in Prague, Czech Republic on August 12, 2011. Michael Klos, 23, whose wedding a few weeks later was the occasion for the trip to Prague to celebrate his last nights of freedom, has his arm around his friend. PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC. Stag night tourist Angelo Eleveld, 22, of Rotterdam, the Netherlands feels sick mid-way through the night as his friends alternatively seek to comfort and tease him while locals look on in consternation on Weneslaus Square in Prague, Czech Republic on August 12, 2011. Michael Klos, 23, whose wedding a few weeks later was the occasion for the trip to Prague to celebrate his last nights of freedom, has his arm around his friend. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/praguestag19_crop.jpg PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC. (L-r) Stag tourists Herman Bruinslol, 23, and the soon to be married Michael Klos, 23, walk down Weneslaus Square as Sietse Dehaam, 23, all of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, runs up to spank him en route to a strip club in Prague, Czech Republic on August 12, 2011. PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC. (L-r) Stag tourists Herman Bruinslol, 23, and the soon to be married Michael Klos, 23, walk down Weneslaus Square as Sietse Dehaam, 23, all of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, runs up to spank him en route to a strip club in Prague, Czech Republic on August 12, 2011. https://amandarivkin.com/trumpistan monthly 0.8 https://amandarivkin.com/chicago-police-torture-survivors monthly 0.8 https://amandarivkin.com/sustenance:-chicago-+-the-food-chain monthly 0.8 https://amandarivkin.com/portraits monthly 0.8 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/obama_moneyshot.jpg CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. Democrat Barack Obama waves to his supporters in Grant Park, Chicago through bullet proof glass after winning the U.S. presidential election, defeating Republican John McCain, to become the 44th U.S. president on November 4, 2008. Obama gave his victory speech to a crowd of just over 200,000 supporters. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. Democrat Barack Obama waves to his supporters in Grant Park, Chicago through bullet proof glass after winning the U.S. presidential election, defeating Republican John McCain, to become the 44th U.S. president on November 4, 2008. Obama gave his victory speech to a crowd of just over 200,000 supporters. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/BLAGO_day04.jpg SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS. Beleaguered Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich prepares notes in his final act in the governor's office in Springfield before speaking in his own defense at his impeachment hearing at the state capitol in Springfield, Illinois on January 29, 2009. Blagojevich said he rarely sticks to his notes but uses them for support and back-up. (Credit: Amanda Rivkin for The New York Times) SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS. Beleaguered Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich prepares notes in his final act in the governor's office in Springfield before speaking in his own defense at his impeachment hearing at the state capitol in Springfield, Illinois on January 29, 2009. Blagojevich said he rarely sticks to his notes but uses them for support and back-up. (Credit: Amanda Rivkin for The New York Times) https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turkeyuprising39.jpg SINCAN, TURKEY. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses a crowd of supporters after more than two weeks straight of protests across Turkey against his rule on June 15, 2013. Sincan is the site of the 1997 "post-modern coup" and where Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan chose for his Ankara rally to bolster his position with regard to ongoing protests in Istanbul's Taksim Square and across Turkey; at his rally he said that the security services would promptly take care of the protesters and shortly after riot police were unleashed on the peacefully gathered demonstrators who quickly retook the square. SINCAN, TURKEY. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses a crowd of supporters after more than two weeks straight of protests across Turkey against his rule on June 15, 2013. Sincan is the site of the 1997 "post-modern coup" and where Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan chose for his Ankara rally to bolster his position with regard to ongoing protests in Istanbul's Taksim Square and across Turkey; at his rally he said that the security services would promptly take care of the protesters and shortly after riot police were unleashed on the peacefully gathered demonstrators who quickly retook the square. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turkey01.jpg ERZURUM, TURKEY. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan departs a political rally in support of the September 12 referendum which would change the nature of the country's constitutional court to solidify the hold of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) under the pretext that it would prevent future military coups, in Turkey's conservative far northeast on August 13, 2010. Erzurum is the first major city near the route of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline in Turkey, located just 10 kilometers from the pipeline which traverses numerous villages near the city's airport. ERZURUM, TURKEY. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan departs a political rally in support of the September 12 referendum which would change the nature of the country's constitutional court to solidify the hold of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) under the pretext that it would prevent future military coups, in Turkey's conservative far northeast on August 13, 2010. Erzurum is the first major city near the route of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline in Turkey, located just 10 kilometers from the pipeline which traverses numerous villages near the city's airport. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/DSC_0800.jpg VESKIMÄE, ESTONIA. Former Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves on his mother's farm which was left to ruins during Soviet occupation that he purchased and restored following the fall of the Soviet Union on June 26, 2023. VESKIMÄE, ESTONIA. Former Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves on his mother's farm which was left to ruins during Soviet occupation that he purchased and restored following the fall of the Soviet Union on June 26, 2023. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/rnc08_forweb38.jpg SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA. Henry Kissinger with the Texas delegation at the conclusion of the Republican National Convention at the XCel Center on day four, September 4, 2008. SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA. Henry Kissinger with the Texas delegation at the conclusion of the Republican National Convention at the XCel Center on day four, September 4, 2008. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/ibrahimov_fornytmag02.jpg BAKU, AZERBAIJAN. (Center) Ibrahim Ibrahimov, an Azerbaijani oligarch and billionaire, talks on his cell phone at the breakfast table while seated between his wife (at left) Valida Ibrahimli and son Huseyn, 18, in one of several houses on his Caspian seaside property he used to inhabit with his family in the Garadagh region just southwest of Baku, Azerbaijan on July 18, 2012. Ibrahimov is the developer behind the Khazar Islands artificial islands project; in his private life, he enjoys building a home for his family, moving in, and then quickly tires of the property before building a new home on an adjacent lot on his seaside lands. (Credit: Amanda Rivkin/VII Mentor Program for The New York Times Magazine) BAKU, AZERBAIJAN. (Center) Ibrahim Ibrahimov, an Azerbaijani oligarch and billionaire, talks on his cell phone at the breakfast table while seated between his wife (at left) Valida Ibrahimli and son Huseyn, 18, in one of several houses on his Caspian seaside property he used to inhabit with his family in the Garadagh region just southwest of Baku, Azerbaijan on July 18, 2012. Ibrahimov is the developer behind the Khazar Islands artificial islands project; in his private life, he enjoys building a home for his family, moving in, and then quickly tires of the property before building a new home on an adjacent lot on his seaside lands. (Credit: Amanda Rivkin/VII Mentor Program for The New York Times Magazine) https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/azwomen35.jpg BAKU, AZERBAIJAN. Emin Milli, a blogger and opposition activist heavily championed by the West who was imprisoned for 17 months on hooliganism charges following a video he made satirizing his country's leadership, remarries for the second time a painter Tora Agabekova following his divorce from a previous marriage earlier this year after being released from prison on November 12, 2011. To Emin's right is Adnan Hajizade, who served with him in jail and now serves as a witness at his wedding. BAKU, AZERBAIJAN. Emin Milli, a blogger and opposition activist heavily championed by the West who was imprisoned for 17 months on hooliganism charges following a video he made satirizing his country's leadership, remarries for the second time a painter Tora Agabekova following his divorce from a previous marriage earlier this year after being released from prison on November 12, 2011. To Emin's right is Adnan Hajizade, who served with him in jail and now serves as a witness at his wedding. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/btc14.jpg ALAKHI SANGORI, GEORGIA. Mariam Aptsiauri and her husband Anzori Aptsiauri in their home on August 1, 2010. While the Aptsiauris have received nothing yet in compensation for having the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline traverse their farmlands, destroying the possibility for continued agricultural production there because of damage to the topsoil and live in poverty, their neighbor Gia Obgaidze is likely the largest recipient of compensation funds in Georgia, which he used to start a chicken farm in addition to remodeling his home; according to an attorney who formerly handled compensation issues with the Young Lawyers Association, Obgaidze likely received 187,000 Georgian lari or approximately $100,000. ALAKHI SANGORI, GEORGIA. Mariam Aptsiauri and her husband Anzori Aptsiauri in their home on August 1, 2010. While the Aptsiauris have received nothing yet in compensation for having the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline traverse their farmlands, destroying the possibility for continued agricultural production there because of damage to the topsoil and live in poverty, their neighbor Gia Obgaidze is likely the largest recipient of compensation funds in Georgia, which he used to start a chicken farm in addition to remodeling his home; according to an attorney who formerly handled compensation issues with the Young Lawyers Association, Obgaidze likely received 187,000 Georgian lari or approximately $100,000. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/btc02.jpg BAKU, AZERBAIJAN. Young girls dress themselves appropriately for prayer upon entering the Shi'a Icherishahar Djuma Masjid or Innercity Mosque for Friday prayers in the old city on July 2, 2010. Viewed as "the wrong message" by the ruling regime of Ilham Aliyev, Islam has been shunned in favor of opulence and materialism for the elite and the imam of the Icherishahar Djuma Masjid was replaced after dalliances with the opposition in 2005, the time of the last major civil disturbances, and Iranian-style clericalism; the wider effect in Azeri society of the corruption that resulted from the second oil boom of the 1990s has left the society of the elite with great wealth but an absence of moral leadership, yet few have turned to Islam for answers. BAKU, AZERBAIJAN. Young girls dress themselves appropriately for prayer upon entering the Shi'a Icherishahar Djuma Masjid or Innercity Mosque for Friday prayers in the old city on July 2, 2010. Viewed as "the wrong message" by the ruling regime of Ilham Aliyev, Islam has been shunned in favor of opulence and materialism for the elite and the imam of the Icherishahar Djuma Masjid was replaced after dalliances with the opposition in 2005, the time of the last major civil disturbances, and Iranian-style clericalism; the wider effect in Azeri society of the corruption that resulted from the second oil boom of the 1990s has left the society of the elite with great wealth but an absence of moral leadership, yet few have turned to Islam for answers. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/azwomen01.jpg BAKU, AZERBAIJAN. A young dancer participates in Azerbaijan's Ballroom Dancing National Finals at a wedding palace in the Surakhani District on November 27, 2011. BAKU, AZERBAIJAN. A young dancer participates in Azerbaijan's Ballroom Dancing National Finals at a wedding palace in the Surakhani District on November 27, 2011. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/maidanheroes09.jpg REFAT, 19 Refat, 19, a Ukrainian soldier from Crimea, sits on his hospital bed at the Main Military Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Kiev, Ukraine on April 8, 2014. Refat was shot in the left knee by a sniper on February 20, 2014 while trying to maintain a line of soldiers on orders and had the lower part of his left leg amputated from above the knee. "We had orders to stand in the line. In the morning, it was quite calm and silent and then the protesters started to attack and they threw a grenade and I walked away from there and then I felt a sniper's bullet in my knee. It was the morning of February 20 and we were unarmed. I was standing with just a shield. That morning there was shooting from both sides. The criminal case is still open and nobody knows why they were shooting. I blame the president. I want a normal president and stability to come to Ukraine. I want to stay in Kiev and enter the main university and study law. I want to become a prosecutor. I want things to be calm here in Ukraine." -Refat REFAT, 19 Refat, 19, a Ukrainian soldier from Crimea, sits on his hospital bed at the Main Military Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Kiev, Ukraine on April 8, 2014. Refat was shot in the left knee by a sniper on February 20, 2014 while trying to maintain a line of soldiers on orders and had the lower part of his left leg amputated from above the knee. "We had orders to stand in the line. In the morning, it was quite calm and silent and then the protesters started to attack and they threw a grenade and I walked away from there and then I felt a sniper's bullet in my knee. It was the morning of February 20 and we were unarmed. I was standing with just a shield. That morning there was shooting from both sides. The criminal case is still open and nobody knows why they were shooting. I blame the president. I want a normal president and stability to come to Ukraine. I want to stay in Kiev and enter the main university and study law. I want to become a prosecutor. I want things to be calm here in Ukraine." -Refat https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/cyprus17.jpg NICOSIA, CYPRUS. Stavros Agriotis, a Cypriot financial services executive, is seen in his home office on March 28, 2013. NICOSIA, CYPRUS. Stavros Agriotis, a Cypriot financial services executive, is seen in his home office on March 28, 2013. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/portrait_marykaylady.jpg CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA. Mary Kay saleswoman stands beside her Mary Kay white Chevrolet Malibu in the parking lot of the Cavalier Inn on June 4, 2012. CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA. Mary Kay saleswoman stands beside her Mary Kay white Chevrolet Malibu in the parking lot of the Cavalier Inn on June 4, 2012. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/DSC_5103.jpg BERN, SWITZERLAND. Irina Venediktova, the Ukrainian Ambassador to Switzerland and the former Prosecutor General of Ukraine, in the Ukrainian Embassy on February 21, 2023. BERN, SWITZERLAND. Irina Venediktova, the Ukrainian Ambassador to Switzerland and the former Prosecutor General of Ukraine, in the Ukrainian Embassy on February 21, 2023. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/cabrini01.jpg CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. Grant Newburger, 50, a supporter of Bob Avakian's Revolutionary Communist Party, in his apartment at 1230 N. Burling, a Cabrini Green high rise, on the corner of North Halsted and Division Streets on Chicago's Near North Side, December 18, 2007. Newburger has lived and worked as a community organizer at the once notorious and now partially demolished Cabrini Green since 1996, fighting the Chicago Housing Authority's "Plan for Transformation." CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. Grant Newburger, 50, a supporter of Bob Avakian's Revolutionary Communist Party, in his apartment at 1230 N. Burling, a Cabrini Green high rise, on the corner of North Halsted and Division Streets on Chicago's Near North Side, December 18, 2007. Newburger has lived and worked as a community organizer at the once notorious and now partially demolished Cabrini Green since 1996, fighting the Chicago Housing Authority's "Plan for Transformation." https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turbofolk07.jpg BELGRADE, SERBIA. Jelena Karleusa arrives in custom Versace according to her Instagram ahead of a concert on the splav, or barge, River on the night of July 3, 2015. Karleusa is the lone turbofolk star who has been outspoken on the issue of gay rights and many of her looks have been copied by the likes of Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, and Kim Kardashian; in an e-mail Karleusa declared she doesn't sing turbofolk music, despite having deep roots in the industry and coming up through the same television channels, venues and other mechanisms used to promote turbofolk, but refused repeated requests to clarify the description of her music. BELGRADE, SERBIA. Jelena Karleusa arrives in custom Versace according to her Instagram ahead of a concert on the splav, or barge, River on the night of July 3, 2015. Karleusa is the lone turbofolk star who has been outspoken on the issue of gay rights and many of her looks have been copied by the likes of Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, and Kim Kardashian; in an e-mail Karleusa declared she doesn't sing turbofolk music, despite having deep roots in the industry and coming up through the same television channels, venues and other mechanisms used to promote turbofolk, but refused repeated requests to clarify the description of her music. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turbofolk05.jpg NIS, SERBIA. Vladislava Djuric, 30, holds her nationally famous icon of Svetlana Raznatovic, better known as Ceca, which garnered national headlines after pictures went viral of it taken during a student exhibition at Djuric's university, on July 10, 2015. Ceca, a turbofolk star better known as "the Mother of Serbia," was married to one of the Bosnian War's most notorious Serbian military commanders, Arkan, who was later assassinated, and was one of a rotating cast of turbofolk stars who gave daily concerts in Belgrade's Republic Square during the 1999 NATO bombing. NIS, SERBIA. Vladislava Djuric, 30, holds her nationally famous icon of Svetlana Raznatovic, better known as Ceca, which garnered national headlines after pictures went viral of it taken during a student exhibition at Djuric's university, on July 10, 2015. Ceca, a turbofolk star better known as "the Mother of Serbia," was married to one of the Bosnian War's most notorious Serbian military commanders, Arkan, who was later assassinated, and was one of a rotating cast of turbofolk stars who gave daily concerts in Belgrade's Republic Square during the 1999 NATO bombing. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/bosnia04.jpg SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. Architect Ivan Straus, 86, one of the star architects of the former Yugoslavia responsible for designing the Holiday Inn Sarajevo as well as Sarajevo's Twin Towers, sits in his living room at the dining room table on October 13, 2014. SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. Architect Ivan Straus, 86, one of the star architects of the former Yugoslavia responsible for designing the Holiday Inn Sarajevo as well as Sarajevo's Twin Towers, sits in his living room at the dining room table on October 13, 2014. https://amandarivkin.com/tearsheets monthly 0.8 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/NZZ_10juli2023_pg7.jpg NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG (Switzerland) Der ehemalige Präsident Estlands, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, in der Bibliothek auf seinem Hof. "«Wir erlebten den ersten Cyberkrieg»" p. 7 July 10, 2023 NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG (Switzerland) Der ehemalige Präsident Estlands, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, in der Bibliothek auf seinem Hof. "«Wir erlebten den ersten Cyberkrieg»" p. 7 July 10, 2023 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/Seite_1.jpg NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG (Switzerland) Verlagsbeilage "Krisenmanagement Schweiz," cover December 24, 2022. NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG (Switzerland) Verlagsbeilage "Krisenmanagement Schweiz," cover December 24, 2022. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/Seite_2_3.jpg NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG (Switzerland) Bernabrunnen in Vordergrund, Bundeshauskuppel im Hintergrund: Die Krise ist ein Ungeheuer, das sich nicht an die Abläufe der Verwaltung hält. "Krisenmanagement Schweiz," p. 2-3 December 24, 2022. NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG (Switzerland) Bernabrunnen in Vordergrund, Bundeshauskuppel im Hintergrund: Die Krise ist ein Ungeheuer, das sich nicht an die Abläufe der Verwaltung hält. "Krisenmanagement Schweiz," p. 2-3 December 24, 2022. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/Seite_4_5.jpg NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG (Switzerland) Berner Hauptbahnhof: In einer Krise müssen die Verwaltung, die Wirtschaft oder die Betrieber der kritischen Infrastruktur ihre Rollen gegenseitig verstehen. "Krisenmanagement Schweiz," p. 4-5 December 24, 2022. NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG (Switzerland) Berner Hauptbahnhof: In einer Krise müssen die Verwaltung, die Wirtschaft oder die Betrieber der kritischen Infrastruktur ihre Rollen gegenseitig verstehen. "Krisenmanagement Schweiz," p. 4-5 December 24, 2022. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/Seite_6_7.jpg NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG (Switzerland) Medienzentrum Bundeshaus in Bern: Patrick Hofstetter (links) im Gespräch mit SRG-Expertin Valentina Piffaretti und NZZ-Redaktor Georg Häsler über die praktischen Anforderungen der Krisenkommunikation. "Krisenmanagement Schweiz," p. 6-7 December 24, 2022. NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG (Switzerland) Medienzentrum Bundeshaus in Bern: Patrick Hofstetter (links) im Gespräch mit SRG-Expertin Valentina Piffaretti und NZZ-Redaktor Georg Häsler über die praktischen Anforderungen der Krisenkommunikation. "Krisenmanagement Schweiz," p. 6-7 December 24, 2022. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/Seite_10_11.jpg NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG (Switzerland) Bundesterrasse in Bern: Krisen kann man nicht planen, aber die Abläufe trainieren. "Krisenmanagement Schweiz," p. 10-11 December 24, 2022. NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG (Switzerland) Bundesterrasse in Bern: Krisen kann man nicht planen, aber die Abläufe trainieren. "Krisenmanagement Schweiz," p. 10-11 December 24, 2022. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/Seite_12.jpg NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG (Switzerland) Plenarsaal des Medienzentrums Bundeshaus: Das Gravitationszentrum der behördlichen Kommunikation. "Krisenmanagement Schweiz," p. 12 December 24, 2022. NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG (Switzerland) Plenarsaal des Medienzentrums Bundeshaus: Das Gravitationszentrum der behördlichen Kommunikation. "Krisenmanagement Schweiz," p. 12 December 24, 2022. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/Seite_15.jpg NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG (Switzerland) Berner Bahnhofsplatz: Orientierungshilfe ist im Kriesenmanagement ein zentrales Führungsinstrument. "Krisenmanagement Schweiz," p, 15 December 24, 2022. NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG (Switzerland) Berner Bahnhofsplatz: Orientierungshilfe ist im Kriesenmanagement ein zentrales Führungsinstrument. "Krisenmanagement Schweiz," p, 15 December 24, 2022. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/HUCK64_p_062.jpg HUCK MAGAZINE (U.K.) (Left) Bing Liu. DIY Documentarian "The Coming of Age" Issue, p. 62 May 2018. HUCK MAGAZINE (U.K.) (Left) Bing Liu. DIY Documentarian "The Coming of Age" Issue, p. 62 May 2018. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/LeMonde_2232017_1415.jpg LE MONDE (At left) Lemontae, 23, à gauche, avec son frère, sur la 69e Rue, dans les quartiers sud de Chicago, le 3 février. Le jeune homme jure qu'il n'est pas membre actif d'un gang, tout en expliquant que pour survivre, il doit magouiller un peu. (At right) Dania Smith, 26 ans, ancien membre d'u gang anjourd'hui employé par l'association militante Cease Fire ("cessez le feu"). "Chicago: années de plomb," p. 14-15. February 23, 2017. LE MONDE (At left) Lemontae, 23, à gauche, avec son frère, sur la 69e Rue, dans les quartiers sud de Chicago, le 3 février. Le jeune homme jure qu'il n'est pas membre actif d'un gang, tout en expliquant que pour survivre, il doit magouiller un peu. (At right) Dania Smith, 26 ans, ancien membre d'u gang anjourd'hui employé par l'association militante Cease Fire ("cessez le feu"). "Chicago: années de plomb," p. 14-15. February 23, 2017. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/NYT_Rahm_tasers-2.jpg THE NEW YORK TIMES (USA) Mayor Rahm Emanuel, at a news conference on Wednesday, said that trust in the Chicago police "has been frayed to the point where it is broken." "Mayor of Chicago Announces Measures to Curb Use of Deadly Force by Police," p. A10. December 31, 2015. THE NEW YORK TIMES (USA) Mayor Rahm Emanuel, at a news conference on Wednesday, said that trust in the Chicago police "has been frayed to the point where it is broken." "Mayor of Chicago Announces Measures to Curb Use of Deadly Force by Police," p. A10. December 31, 2015. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/chicagomag_catholics_contentspage.jpg CHICAGO MAGAZINE (USA) St. John Cantius Church in West Town on November 22. “Catholics at a Crossroads," p. 3 January 2015. CHICAGO MAGAZINE (USA) St. John Cantius Church in West Town on November 22. “Catholics at a Crossroads," p. 3 January 2015. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/ChicagoMag_jan2015_6869.jpg CHICAGO MAGAZINE (USA) Saturday in late November at St. John Cantius Church in the city’s West Town neighborhood. “Catholics at a Crossroads,” pgs. 68-69 January 2015. CHICAGO MAGAZINE (USA) Saturday in late November at St. John Cantius Church in the city’s West Town neighborhood. “Catholics at a Crossroads,” pgs. 68-69 January 2015. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/Lexpress_CreationMuseum.jpg L'EXPRESS (France) PROSÉLYTISME Représentation du couple originel au Creation Museum. L'éstablissement enseigne la différence entre "la loi des hommes" et "la loi de Dieu". "Et Dieu Son Musee," p. 102-103, March 26, 2014. L'EXPRESS (France) PROSÉLYTISME Représentation du couple originel au Creation Museum. L'éstablissement enseigne la différence entre "la loi des hommes" et "la loi de Dieu". "Et Dieu Son Musee," p. 102-103, March 26, 2014. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/Mare_baku_7677.jpg MARE (Germany) Vorherige Doppelseite Milliardär Ibrahim Ibrahimow (links) mit einem Mitarbeiter "Der Kaiser Von Baku," p. 76-77, August/September 2013. MARE (Germany) Vorherige Doppelseite Milliardär Ibrahim Ibrahimow (links) mit einem Mitarbeiter "Der Kaiser Von Baku," p. 76-77, August/September 2013. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/Mare_Baku_7879.jpg MARE (Germany) Linke Seite Der schwarze Rolls-Royce ist das ständige Gefährt des Magnaten. Oben Frühstück mit seiner Frau Walida Ibrahimli und seinem Sohn Hussein. "Der Kaiser Von Baku," p. 78-79, August/September 2013. MARE (Germany) Linke Seite Der schwarze Rolls-Royce ist das ständige Gefährt des Magnaten. Oben Frühstück mit seiner Frau Walida Ibrahimli und seinem Sohn Hussein. "Der Kaiser Von Baku," p. 78-79, August/September 2013. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/Mare_baku_8081.jpg MARE (Germany) Linke Seite Besuch auf der Baustelle. Ibrahimow (Mitte) ist überzeugt von seinem gigantischen Bauprojekt. Oben Kleine Fische im Wasser. Das Kaspische Meer ist eine beliebte Spiel- wiese für die Oligarchen Mittelasiens. "Der Kaiser Von Baku," p. 80-81 August/September 2013. MARE (Germany) Linke Seite Besuch auf der Baustelle. Ibrahimow (Mitte) ist überzeugt von seinem gigantischen Bauprojekt. Oben Kleine Fische im Wasser. Das Kaspische Meer ist eine beliebte Spiel- wiese für die Oligarchen Mittelasiens. "Der Kaiser Von Baku," p. 80-81 August/September 2013. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/longcours_praguestag_p8687.jpg LONG COURS (France) A l'aeroport Prague Ruzyne Lenka Yugay (a droite), de l'agence touristique Stag Prague, conduit un groupe venu de Rotterdam pour passer le week-end a feter l'enterrement de vie de garcon de leur ami Michael, 23 ans, dans la capitale tcheque rebaptisee "Stag city". "Very Prague Trip," p. 86-87 Summer 2013. LONG COURS (France) A l'aeroport Prague Ruzyne Lenka Yugay (a droite), de l'agence touristique Stag Prague, conduit un groupe venu de Rotterdam pour passer le week-end a feter l'enterrement de vie de garcon de leur ami Michael, 23 ans, dans la capitale tcheque rebaptisee "Stag city". "Very Prague Trip," p. 86-87 Summer 2013. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/longcours_praguestag_p8889.jpg LONG COURS (France) Arrive dans une appartement du centre-ville, loue pour la week-end. Les garcons sont presses de poser leurs valises pour celebrer les derniers moments de liberte du jeune fiance; Herman, William, et Jeffrey (de gauche a droite), tous ages de 23 ans. Apres avoir passe la journee a boire, la bande entame la soiree avec apetit, devorant un hot-dog avant de gagner la tres animee place Veneslaus; Sur la place principale, une autre stag party est donee en l'honneur du Britannique Lee Meynell, 28 ans, originaire de Middlesbrough. Egalement appele "bachelor", ce tourisme en plein essor dans les pays de l'Est est une alternative bon marche aux festivites anglaises, entrainant des hordes d'hommes ivre dans les bars, a la recherce des femmes. Chaque annee, environ 40.000 Britanniques participent aux stag parties praguoises. "Very Prague Night," p. 88-89 Summer 2013. LONG COURS (France) Arrive dans une appartement du centre-ville, loue pour la week-end. Les garcons sont presses de poser leurs valises pour celebrer les derniers moments de liberte du jeune fiance; Herman, William, et Jeffrey (de gauche a droite), tous ages de 23 ans. Apres avoir passe la journee a boire, la bande entame la soiree avec apetit, devorant un hot-dog avant de gagner la tres animee place Veneslaus; Sur la place principale, une autre stag party est donee en l'honneur du Britannique Lee Meynell, 28 ans, originaire de Middlesbrough. Egalement appele "bachelor", ce tourisme en plein essor dans les pays de l'Est est une alternative bon marche aux festivites anglaises, entrainant des hordes d'hommes ivre dans les bars, a la recherce des femmes. Chaque annee, environ 40.000 Britanniques participent aux stag parties praguoises. "Very Prague Night," p. 88-89 Summer 2013. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/longcours_praguestag_p9091.jpg LONG COURS (France) William, Arnold, Roald, Sietse, Angelo, Michael (le fiance), Ronald et Jeffrey (de haut en bas et de gauche a droite) se "regroupement" pour verifer que personne ne manque a l'appel apres une viree au Hot Peppers strip club; Au Beer Factory, un groupe de Neo-Zelandais fete le mariage de Blair Skadden (au centre), au revetu du "mankini", popularise par le film Borat; William (au centre) souffle sur la mousse de "l'or de Boheme" pour amuse la galerie. "Very Prague Trip," p. 92-93 Summer 2013. LONG COURS (France) William, Arnold, Roald, Sietse, Angelo, Michael (le fiance), Ronald et Jeffrey (de haut en bas et de gauche a droite) se "regroupement" pour verifer que personne ne manque a l'appel apres une viree au Hot Peppers strip club; Au Beer Factory, un groupe de Neo-Zelandais fete le mariage de Blair Skadden (au centre), au revetu du "mankini", popularise par le film Borat; William (au centre) souffle sur la mousse de "l'or de Boheme" pour amuse la galerie. "Very Prague Trip," p. 92-93 Summer 2013. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/longcours_praguestag_p9293.jpg LONG COURS (France) Au Goldfinger strip club, place Venceslas, Michael, fouet en main, est encourage par son ami Arnold et par une strip-teaseuse; Au petit matin, Angelo se sent mal. Son ami Michael le reconforte. Il vit a Prague ses derniers moments de liberte. Le jeune Hollandais se marie dans quelques semains. "Very Prague Trip," p. 92-93 Summer 2013. LONG COURS (France) Au Goldfinger strip club, place Venceslas, Michael, fouet en main, est encourage par son ami Arnold et par une strip-teaseuse; Au petit matin, Angelo se sent mal. Son ami Michael le reconforte. Il vit a Prague ses derniers moments de liberte. Le jeune Hollandais se marie dans quelques semains. "Very Prague Trip," p. 92-93 Summer 2013. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/weltamsonntag_p17.jpg WELT AM SONNTAG (Germany) Das Hotel Istanbul im turkischen Kilis - 10 kilometer sind es von dem Ort bis zur Grenze zu Syrien, wo der Krieg tobt. "Hotel Wahnsinn (Hotel Madness)," p. 17 April 7, 2013. WELT AM SONNTAG (Germany) Das Hotel Istanbul im turkischen Kilis - 10 kilometer sind es von dem Ort bis zur Grenze zu Syrien, wo der Krieg tobt. "Hotel Wahnsinn (Hotel Madness)," p. 17 April 7, 2013. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/weltamsonntag_kilis_p1819.jpg WELT AM SONNTAG (Germany) (At left, top to bottom) Helfer im eigenen Auftrag: Der Hollander Wijbe sammelt Spenden und bringt Decken und Lebensmittel uber die Grenze nach Aleppo; Aufbruch in den Krieg: Die Englander Ben und Patrick wollen nach Syrien; Einkauf: Wijbe vergleicht in einem turkischen Supermarkt die Preise. (At right, top and middle) Wateraum: Ein Cafe in Kilis. Manchmal hort man das Grollen der Artillerie jenseits der Grenze bis hierhen. "Hotel Wahnsinn (Hotel Madness)," p. 18-19 April 7, 2013. WELT AM SONNTAG (Germany) (At left, top to bottom) Helfer im eigenen Auftrag: Der Hollander Wijbe sammelt Spenden und bringt Decken und Lebensmittel uber die Grenze nach Aleppo; Aufbruch in den Krieg: Die Englander Ben und Patrick wollen nach Syrien; Einkauf: Wijbe vergleicht in einem turkischen Supermarkt die Preise. (At right, top and middle) Wateraum: Ein Cafe in Kilis. Manchmal hort man das Grollen der Artillerie jenseits der Grenze bis hierhen. "Hotel Wahnsinn (Hotel Madness)," p. 18-19 April 7, 2013. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/weltamsonntag_kilis_p2021.jpg WELT AM SONNTAG (Germany) (At left, top and bottom) So etwas wie Alltag: In Kilis, wo sich auch das grosste Lager fur syrische Fluchtlinge befindet, geht auch das normale Leben weiter; Kilis ist Anlaufpunkt fur viele, die nach Syrien wollen. (At right, top) Kiliser Tristesse: Vor dem krieg hat sich hierhin kein Tourist verirrt. "Hotel Wahnsinn (Hotel Madness)," p. 20-21 April 7, 2013. WELT AM SONNTAG (Germany) (At left, top and bottom) So etwas wie Alltag: In Kilis, wo sich auch das grosste Lager fur syrische Fluchtlinge befindet, geht auch das normale Leben weiter; Kilis ist Anlaufpunkt fur viele, die nach Syrien wollen. (At right, top) Kiliser Tristesse: Vor dem krieg hat sich hierhin kein Tourist verirrt. "Hotel Wahnsinn (Hotel Madness)," p. 20-21 April 7, 2013. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/iht_cyprus_03272013_p17.jpg INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE A group of Cypriots, two civil engineers and two bank employees, at a cafe in Nicosia. Their jobs have been put on hold until Cypriots banks are allowed to reopen. “Crisis in Cyprus could be worse than anticipated,” p. 17 March 27, 2013. INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE A group of Cypriots, two civil engineers and two bank employees, at a cafe in Nicosia. Their jobs have been put on hold until Cypriots banks are allowed to reopen. “Crisis in Cyprus could be worse than anticipated,” p. 17 March 27, 2013. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/iht_cyprus_03272013_p19.jpg INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE Bank of Cyprus employees, some of them in tears, swarmed the Central Bank in Nicosia on Tuesday to demand the resignation of its chief. The country’s banks will remain closed until Thursday morning as many fear for their life savings and jobs. “European finance chiefs helped plant time bomb for Cyprus,” p. 19 March 27, 2013. INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE Bank of Cyprus employees, some of them in tears, swarmed the Central Bank in Nicosia on Tuesday to demand the resignation of its chief. The country’s banks will remain closed until Thursday morning as many fear for their life savings and jobs. “European finance chiefs helped plant time bomb for Cyprus,” p. 19 March 27, 2013. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/mehmetaliagca-2.jpg LE PARISIEN (Right) Ci-contre, à Istanbul, où il vit depuis 2010, il déclare “croire en Jésus-Christ”. “‘Ali, tu dois tuer le pape,” p. 73 March 15, 2013. LE PARISIEN (Right) Ci-contre, à Istanbul, où il vit depuis 2010, il déclare “croire en Jésus-Christ”. “‘Ali, tu dois tuer le pape,” p. 73 March 15, 2013. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/nytmag_khazar_p3233.jpg THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE Ibrahim Ibrahimov, left, with one of his deputees. "If They Build It, Will the Kardashians Come?" p. 32-33 February 10, 2013. THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE Ibrahim Ibrahimov, left, with one of his deputees. "If They Build It, Will the Kardashians Come?" p. 32-33 February 10, 2013. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/nytmag_khazar_p3435.jpg THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE Khazar Islands has started to sprout up in Baku. The project is expected to house 800,000 residents. "If They Build It, Will the Kardashians Come?" p. 34-35 February 10, 2013. THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE Khazar Islands has started to sprout up in Baku. The project is expected to house 800,000 residents. "If They Build It, Will the Kardashians Come?" p. 34-35 February 10, 2013. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/nytmag_khazar_p3637.jpg THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE Ibrahimov at breakfast with his wife, Valida Ibrahimli, at his son, Huseyn, 18, at their home just outside Baku. "If They Build It, Will the Kardashians Come?" p. 36-37 February 10, 2013. THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE Ibrahimov at breakfast with his wife, Valida Ibrahimli, at his son, Huseyn, 18, at their home just outside Baku. "If They Build It, Will the Kardashians Come?" p. 36-37 February 10, 2013. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/iht_feb0913_azerbaijan01_lowres.jpg INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE (Top) Ibrahim Ibrahimov, one of the richest men in Azerbaijan and the developer of the Khazar Islands project, seated at breakfast between his wife, Valida Ibrahimli, and his son Huseyn. (Bottom) Construction in progress last summer. The project is intended to provide housing for 800,000 people and hotel rooms for 200,000 or more. (Credit: Amanda Rivkin/VII Mentor Program for The New York Times) "A $100 Billion Azerbaijani Dream," p. 10 February 9-10, 2013. INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE (Top) Ibrahim Ibrahimov, one of the richest men in Azerbaijan and the developer of the Khazar Islands project, seated at breakfast between his wife, Valida Ibrahimli, and his son Huseyn. (Bottom) Construction in progress last summer. The project is intended to provide housing for 800,000 people and hotel rooms for 200,000 or more. (Credit: Amanda Rivkin/VII Mentor Program for The New York Times) "A $100 Billion Azerbaijani Dream," p. 10 February 9-10, 2013. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/iht_feb0913_azerbaijan02_lowres.jpg INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE Ibrahim Ibrahimov, right, on the site of the Khazar Islands project, which is to be finished by 2013. "some people may object," he said. "I don't care. I will build it alone." "Azerbaijan Tycoon's $100 Billion Dream," p. 12 February 9-10, 2013. INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE Ibrahim Ibrahimov, right, on the site of the Khazar Islands project, which is to be finished by 2013. "some people may object," he said. "I don't care. I will build it alone." "Azerbaijan Tycoon's $100 Billion Dream," p. 12 February 9-10, 2013. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/AsianGeographic_novdec2012_forweb.jpg ASIAN GEOGRAPHIC (Singapore) In the “crying ceremony” during the third-day ceremony of an Azerbaijani funeral, women sit separate from men and cry for the loss of the bereaved. Funerals in Azerbaijan are elaborate affairs, with ceremonies marking the third, seventh and 40th day after death as well as the one-year anniversary. The third-day ceremony is the biggest, with tents set up to accommodate the flow of visitors and food. "The Poetry of Death: How We Say Goodbye," p. 86 November/December 2012. ASIAN GEOGRAPHIC (Singapore) In the “crying ceremony” during the third-day ceremony of an Azerbaijani funeral, women sit separate from men and cry for the loss of the bereaved. Funerals in Azerbaijan are elaborate affairs, with ceremonies marking the third, seventh and 40th day after death as well as the one-year anniversary. The third-day ceremony is the biggest, with tents set up to accommodate the flow of visitors and food. "The Poetry of Death: How We Say Goodbye," p. 86 November/December 2012. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/AmateurPhotography_p25_forweb.jpg AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER (UK) (Top image) An old woman or babka walks down the Main Street early in the morning in Kosice, eastern Slovakia. "Bright New Talent," p. 25 September 8, 2012. AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER (UK) (Top image) An old woman or babka walks down the Main Street early in the morning in Kosice, eastern Slovakia. "Bright New Talent," p. 25 September 8, 2012. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/AmateurPhotography_p29_forweb.jpg AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER (UK) Victims of the Ajka alumina sludge spill in Hungary in October 2010 return to the new beginnings homeless shelter. "Amanda Rivkin," p. 29 September 8, 2012. AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER (UK) Victims of the Ajka alumina sludge spill in Hungary in October 2010 return to the new beginnings homeless shelter. "Amanda Rivkin," p. 29 September 8, 2012. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/tstylemag_biginbaku148.jpg T: THE NEW YORK TIMES STYLE MAGAZINE (USA) Photograph at bottom: the Dior boutique, one of many luxury brand stores to open in the oil rich capital. "Big in Baku," p. 148 August 19, 2012. T: THE NEW YORK TIMES STYLE MAGAZINE (USA) Photograph at bottom: the Dior boutique, one of many luxury brand stores to open in the oil rich capital. "Big in Baku," p. 148 August 19, 2012. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/tstylemag_biginbaku150.jpg T: THE NEW YORK TIMES STYLE MAGAZINE (USA) Shop girls: the Azeri elite attend the opening of the Emporium boutique in 2011. "Big in Baku," p. 150 August 19, 2012 T: THE NEW YORK TIMES STYLE MAGAZINE (USA) Shop girls: the Azeri elite attend the opening of the Emporium boutique in 2011. "Big in Baku," p. 150 August 19, 2012 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/FREELENS_32_Empasis_forweb.jpg FREELENS MAGAZIN (Germany) Amanda Rivkin BTC-Öl-Pipeline Junge Mädchen bekleiden sich passend für das Freitagsgebet, an dem sie in der Moschee der Altstadt von Baku teilneh- men wollen. Dieses Foto gehört in eine über Emphas.is finanzierte Reportage von Amanda Rivkin. Die Fotografin möchte damit die Veränderungen weiter dokumentieren, die sich durch den Bau der Baku-Tiblisi-Ceyhan-Öl-Pipeline für Aserbaidschan ergeben. Die Leitung spielt eine wichtige Rolle bei der Öff- nung des Landes gen Westen. Amanda Rivkin, kann von einer Basis in Aserbaidschan aus arbeiten. Sie wurde von der National Geographic Society für ein Nachwuchsstipendium ausgezeich- net. Ihre Fotos sind auch in »The Year in Pictures« von der New York Times und von Newsweek abgebildet. "Es gibt immer Überraschungen," p. 22-23 Freelens #32, 2012. FREELENS MAGAZIN (Germany) Amanda Rivkin BTC-Öl-Pipeline Junge Mädchen bekleiden sich passend für das Freitagsgebet, an dem sie in der Moschee der Altstadt von Baku teilneh- men wollen. Dieses Foto gehört in eine über Emphas.is finanzierte Reportage von Amanda Rivkin. Die Fotografin möchte damit die Veränderungen weiter dokumentieren, die sich durch den Bau der Baku-Tiblisi-Ceyhan-Öl-Pipeline für Aserbaidschan ergeben. Die Leitung spielt eine wichtige Rolle bei der Öff- nung des Landes gen Westen. Amanda Rivkin, kann von einer Basis in Aserbaidschan aus arbeiten. Sie wurde von der National Geographic Society für ein Nachwuchsstipendium ausgezeich- net. Ihre Fotos sind auch in »The Year in Pictures« von der New York Times und von Newsweek abgebildet. "Es gibt immer Überraschungen," p. 22-23 Freelens #32, 2012. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/TIME_eurovisionbabayeva_p28_lowres.jpg TIME (International Edition) Ready for prime time? Azeri pop star Sabina Babayeva, right, will sing at Eurovision. "Selling Azerbaijan," p. 28-29. May 14, 2012. TIME (International Edition) Ready for prime time? Azeri pop star Sabina Babayeva, right, will sing at Eurovision. "Selling Azerbaijan," p. 28-29. May 14, 2012. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/madamefigaro_baku_12262011_p9091_forweb.jpg MADAME FIGARO (France) Symboles du boom petrolier, les Flame Towers et ces maisons proprettes deployees en bord de mer, sur la peninsule Absheron (page de gauche). Au centre-ville ou les boutiques et le marbre sont rois, la misere de ceux qui sont laisses de cote de semble lointaine. Ici "Money is everything"... mais les reflets des vitrines de ces lieux chics masquent mal la realite economique et sociale du pays. "Bakou avoir 20 ans au pays de l'or noir," p. 90-91. December 26, 2011. MADAME FIGARO (France) Symboles du boom petrolier, les Flame Towers et ces maisons proprettes deployees en bord de mer, sur la peninsule Absheron (page de gauche). Au centre-ville ou les boutiques et le marbre sont rois, la misere de ceux qui sont laisses de cote de semble lointaine. Ici "Money is everything"... mais les reflets des vitrines de ces lieux chics masquent mal la realite economique et sociale du pays. "Bakou avoir 20 ans au pays de l'or noir," p. 90-91. December 26, 2011. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/madamefigaro_baku_12262011_p9293_forweb.jpg MADAME FIGARO (France) "Si tu n'es pas mariee avant 25 ans, c'est fini!" temoigne une etudiante. Une realite qui peut cacher de nombreux drames chez les femmes pour qui les rapports avec les hommes sont tres codifies. Expositions, bars branches (a droit, l'Ice Club) et hotels de luxe (ci-dessus, le Four Seasons en construction) attirent plutot une jeunesse en marge avec ces codes. Une jeune femme (ci-contre) porte des fleurs sur la tombe du pere de l'actuel president de l'Azerbaidjan Ilham Aliev. Un president laic dans un pays a tres forte majorite musulmane (ci-contre une femme se voile avant la priere). "Bakou avoir 20 ans au pays de l'or noir," p. 92-93. December 26, 2011. MADAME FIGARO (France) "Si tu n'es pas mariee avant 25 ans, c'est fini!" temoigne une etudiante. Une realite qui peut cacher de nombreux drames chez les femmes pour qui les rapports avec les hommes sont tres codifies. Expositions, bars branches (a droit, l'Ice Club) et hotels de luxe (ci-dessus, le Four Seasons en construction) attirent plutot une jeunesse en marge avec ces codes. Une jeune femme (ci-contre) porte des fleurs sur la tombe du pere de l'actuel president de l'Azerbaidjan Ilham Aliev. Un president laic dans un pays a tres forte majorite musulmane (ci-contre une femme se voile avant la priere). "Bakou avoir 20 ans au pays de l'or noir," p. 92-93. December 26, 2011. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/nyt_blagojevichverdict_forweb.jpg THE NEW YORK TIMES (USA) Former Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich leaving the Dirksen Federal Building in Chicago on Monday after being convicted of 17 counts. (Credit: Amanda Rivkin for The New York Times) "In a Retrial, Blagojevich Is Found Guilty of Corruption," p. A16 June 28, 2011. THE NEW YORK TIMES (USA) Former Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich leaving the Dirksen Federal Building in Chicago on Monday after being convicted of 17 counts. (Credit: Amanda Rivkin for The New York Times) "In a Retrial, Blagojevich Is Found Guilty of Corruption," p. A16 June 28, 2011. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/ap2601_lowres.jpg AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHY 26 Amanda Rivkin www.amandarivkin.com amanda.rivkin@gmail.com Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich prepares his impeachment speech at the Illinois State Capitol, January 29, 2009., Springfield, Illinois, for the article “Blagojevich’s Final Day,” January 2009. Publication: The New York Times Photo Editor: Corn Schmid, David Scull, and Gina Privitere School: Georgetown University Graduate School of Foreign Service Writer: Monica Davey Agency: Polaris Images Client: The New York Times Publishing Company: The New York Times Co. AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHY 26 Amanda Rivkin www.amandarivkin.com amanda.rivkin@gmail.com Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich prepares his impeachment speech at the Illinois State Capitol, January 29, 2009., Springfield, Illinois, for the article “Blagojevich’s Final Day,” January 2009. Publication: The New York Times Photo Editor: Corn Schmid, David Scull, and Gina Privitere School: Georgetown University Graduate School of Foreign Service Writer: Monica Davey Agency: Polaris Images Client: The New York Times Publishing Company: The New York Times Co. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/illinoispastpresentbook_forweb.jpg ILLINOIS: PAST AND PRESENT by Joanne Mattern A trader on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange works a stock trade. Chicago is an important financial center. (Credit: Amanda Rivkin/Agence France Presse - Getty Images) "Chapter Four: The Industries of Illinois," p. 31 published 2010. ILLINOIS: PAST AND PRESENT by Joanne Mattern A trader on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange works a stock trade. Chicago is an important financial center. (Credit: Amanda Rivkin/Agence France Presse - Getty Images) "Chapter Four: The Industries of Illinois," p. 31 published 2010. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/nytweekinreview_cuba9192010_forweb.jpg THE NEW YORK TIMES (USA) Getting By: Cubans have learned to improvise in their small enterprises, like this makeshift barber shop that has popped up outdoors on a street in Havana. (Credit: Amanda Rivkin/Polaris) "Cuba Resets Its Revolution," Week in Review p. 4 September 19, 2010 THE NEW YORK TIMES (USA) Getting By: Cubans have learned to improvise in their small enterprises, like this makeshift barber shop that has popped up outdoors on a street in Havana. 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Release Date: September 13, 2010 SPECTACULAR SLOVAKIA 2010 GUIDE a special publication of The Slovak Spectator (Slovakia) Zilina Region Section, pgs. 156-157. Release Date: September 13, 2010 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/ddelladonna_hemon_forweb.jpg D DELLA DONNA LA REPUBBLICA MAGAZINE (Italy) Aleksandar Hemon (top right) "Tutta L'Energia Per Dirlo," p. 58 July 10, 2010, D DELLA DONNA LA REPUBBLICA MAGAZINE (Italy) Aleksandar Hemon (top right) "Tutta L'Energia Per Dirlo," p. 58 July 10, 2010, https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/nytlens_mustsee010410.jpg THE NEW YORK TIMES LENS BLOG (USA) (Lower right) View: Plan for Transformation. "Must See: Images on the Web," January 4, 2010. THE NEW YORK TIMES LENS BLOG (USA) (Lower right) View: Plan for Transformation. "Must See: Images on the Web," January 4, 2010. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/newsweek2009yearinpics_forweb.jpg NEWSWEEK (USA) April: A federal grand jury indicts Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on corruption charges on April 2, after wiretaps reveal his intention to sell Obama's vacant Senate seat. (Credit: Amanda Rivkin/Polaris Images) "2009: The Year in Pictures," p. 35 December 30, 2009 - Jan. 4, 2010. NEWSWEEK (USA) April: A federal grand jury indicts Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on corruption charges on April 2, after wiretaps reveal his intention to sell Obama's vacant Senate seat. (Credit: Amanda Rivkin/Polaris Images) "2009: The Year in Pictures," p. 35 December 30, 2009 - Jan. 4, 2010. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/nyt09yrinpics_blago.jpg THE NEW YORK TIMES (USA) January: Rod Blagojevich in the governor's mansion in Springfield prepared his defense for Illinois legislators shortly before he an Elvis left the building. 12/87 (Credit: Amanda Rivkin for The New York Times) "2009 - The Year in Pictures," December 23, 2009. THE NEW YORK TIMES (USA) January: Rod Blagojevich in the governor's mansion in Springfield prepared his defense for Illinois legislators shortly before he an Elvis left the building. 12/87 (Credit: Amanda Rivkin for The New York Times) "2009 - The Year in Pictures," December 23, 2009. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/timeout2009eatdrink_forweb.jpg TIME OUT CHICAGO 2009 EATING + DRINKING GUIDE (USA) SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE? You'd better, or you'll be the odd man out at Jedynka. (Credit: Amanda Rivkin for Time Out Chicago) "Bars and Lounges," p. 168. TIME OUT CHICAGO 2009 EATING + DRINKING GUIDE (USA) SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE? You'd better, or you'll be the odd man out at Jedynka. (Credit: Amanda Rivkin for Time Out Chicago) "Bars and Lounges," p. 168. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/newsweek_emanue_nov0209_forweb.jpg NEWSWEEK (USA) (Far left) Rahm Emmanuel. (Credit: Amanda Rivkin/Polaris Images) "The PDQ Presidency," p. 36. November 2, 2009. NEWSWEEK (USA) (Far left) Rahm Emmanuel. (Credit: Amanda Rivkin/Polaris Images) "The PDQ Presidency," p. 36. November 2, 2009. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/CJ_Chicago_1_forweb.jpg COURRIER JAPON (Japan) Millennium Park.(Credit: Amanda Rivkin for Courrier Japon) "Courrier Tour: Chicago," p. 46-47, September 2009. COURRIER JAPON (Japan) Millennium Park.(Credit: Amanda Rivkin for Courrier Japon) "Courrier Tour: Chicago," p. 46-47, September 2009. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/CJ_chicago_2_forweb.jpg COURRIER JAPON (Japan) (Top and center) Zaha Hadid pavillion and entrance to modern wing at Art Institute Chicago. (Credit: Amanda Rivkin for Courrier Japon) "Courrier Tour: Chicago," p. 48 September 2009. COURRIER JAPON (Japan) (Top and center) Zaha Hadid pavillion and entrance to modern wing at Art Institute Chicago. (Credit: Amanda Rivkin for Courrier Japon) "Courrier Tour: Chicago," p. 48 September 2009. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/lemonde072109_forweb.jpg LE MONDE (France) Le groupe francais M83 a beneficie du coup de coeur de Pitchfork. (Credit: Amanda Rivkin/Polaris pour Le Monde) "Pitchfork diapason 'indie rock', fait son festival," p. 14, July 21, 2009. LE MONDE (France) Le groupe francais M83 a beneficie du coup de coeur de Pitchfork. (Credit: Amanda Rivkin/Polaris pour Le Monde) "Pitchfork diapason 'indie rock', fait son festival," p. 14, July 21, 2009. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/nyt_landmarks_forweb.jpg THE NEW YORK TIMES (USA) (Top down) Carol Mrowka went to court when Chicago deemed her East Village neighborhood a landmark. 'It's a nice neighborhood,' she said. 'But this is not a landmark.'; Some residents say the East Village is not as significant as other city landmark districts.; Preservationists worry how a ruling will affect Chicago landmarks like the Cultural Center, Wrigley Field and the Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company building. (Credit: Amanda Rivkin for The New York Times) "In a City of Landmarks, a Court Case Alarms Preservationists," p. A 12, March 24, 2009. THE NEW YORK TIMES (USA) (Top down) Carol Mrowka went to court when Chicago deemed her East Village neighborhood a landmark. 'It's a nice neighborhood,' she said. 'But this is not a landmark.'; Some residents say the East Village is not as significant as other city landmark districts.; Preservationists worry how a ruling will affect Chicago landmarks like the Cultural Center, Wrigley Field and the Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company building. (Credit: Amanda Rivkin for The New York Times) "In a City of Landmarks, a Court Case Alarms Preservationists," p. A 12, March 24, 2009. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/washpost02012009_forweb.jpg THE WASHINGTON POST (USA) (Top left) Marion Robinson, Michelle Obama's mother (Credit: Pool photograph by Amanda Rivkin) "From Second City, An Extended First Family: Obama's Mother-in-Law, Other Chicagoans Bring Home to White House," p. A1 February 1, 2009 THE WASHINGTON POST (USA) (Top left) Marion Robinson, Michelle Obama's mother (Credit: Pool photograph by Amanda Rivkin) "From Second City, An Extended First Family: Obama's Mother-in-Law, Other Chicagoans Bring Home to White House," p. A1 February 1, 2009 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/nyt1302009.jpg THE NEW YORK TIMES (USA) (Above the fold) Rod R. Blagojevich readying for the address he gave Thursday before Illinois legislators voted to oust him as governor. (Credit: Amanda Rivkin for The New York Times) "On His Way Out, Blagojevich Makes A Day Of It," p. A1 January 30, 2009. THE NEW YORK TIMES (USA) (Above the fold) Rod R. Blagojevich readying for the address he gave Thursday before Illinois legislators voted to oust him as governor. (Credit: Amanda Rivkin for The New York Times) "On His Way Out, Blagojevich Makes A Day Of It," p. A1 January 30, 2009. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/nyt1302009_p19.jpg THE NEW YORK TIMES (USA) (Top) On what turned out to be Rod R. Blagojevich's last dayas governor, he went through a range of moods, including gallows humor. (Center and bottom) After his defense to state senators, Mr. Blagojevich flew home to Chicago, but not until he had retrieved his hairbrushes from the restroom adjacent to his office in Springfield. (Credit: Amanda Rivkin for The New York Times) "Blagojevich Has His Say, Making a Day of It," p. A19 January 30, 2009. THE NEW YORK TIMES (USA) (Top) On what turned out to be Rod R. Blagojevich's last dayas governor, he went through a range of moods, including gallows humor. (Center and bottom) After his defense to state senators, Mr. Blagojevich flew home to Chicago, but not until he had retrieved his hairbrushes from the restroom adjacent to his office in Springfield. (Credit: Amanda Rivkin for The New York Times) "Blagojevich Has His Say, Making a Day of It," p. A19 January 30, 2009. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/nyt12_31_2008.jpg THE NEW YORK TIMES (USA) (Above the fold) Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich of Illinois selected Roland W. Burris for the United States Senate. (Credit: Amanda Rivkin for The New York Times) "Defiant Governor Names Successor to Obama," p. A1 December 31, 2008 THE NEW YORK TIMES (USA) (Above the fold) Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich of Illinois selected Roland W. Burris for the United States Senate. (Credit: Amanda Rivkin for The New York Times) "Defiant Governor Names Successor to Obama," p. A1 December 31, 2008 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/NYT12_31_2008_pA17.jpg THE NEW YORK TIMES (USA) (Top) Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich of Illinois on Tuesday after his announcement that he had selected Roland W. Burris for a Senate Seat; (Below) Roland W. Burris. (Credit: Amanda Rivkin for The New York Times) "Governor Chooses Successor to Obama," and "Low-Key Groundbreaker: Roland W. Burris," p. A17 December 31, 2008 THE NEW YORK TIMES (USA) (Top) Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich of Illinois on Tuesday after his announcement that he had selected Roland W. Burris for a Senate Seat; (Below) Roland W. Burris. (Credit: Amanda Rivkin for The New York Times) "Governor Chooses Successor to Obama," and "Low-Key Groundbreaker: Roland W. Burris," p. A17 December 31, 2008 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/newsweek_blago_122208_forweb.jpg NEWSWEEK (USA) There's no way to know why he sees politics as he does. But few seem surprised. (Credit: Amanda Rivkin/Agence France Presse - Getty Images) "Being Rod Blagojevich," p. 30, December 22, 2008. NEWSWEEK (USA) There's no way to know why he sees politics as he does. But few seem surprised. (Credit: Amanda Rivkin/Agence France Presse - Getty Images) "Being Rod Blagojevich," p. 30, December 22, 2008. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/newsweek_jindal_122208_forweb.jpg NEWSWEEK (USA) NEED FOR SPEED: Jindal tours flood-damaged Cedar Rapids, Iowa, shortly after Election Day. (Credit: Amanda Rivkin/Polaris for Newsweek) "Their Own Obama," p. 35, December 22, 2008. NEWSWEEK (USA) NEED FOR SPEED: Jindal tours flood-damaged Cedar Rapids, Iowa, shortly after Election Day. (Credit: Amanda Rivkin/Polaris for Newsweek) "Their Own Obama," p. 35, December 22, 2008. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/NYT122708_education_forweb.jpg THE NEW YORK TIMES (USA) (Top) Jeremiah Taylor, 3, and Daisha White, 4, at an Educare Center in Chicago. The center offers all-day care for children from 6 weeks to 5 years. (Lower) Keyoveun Williams, 3, at the center, which is financed by federal, state and local taxes and money from family foundations. (Credit: Amanda Rivkin for The New York Times) "Obama's $10 Billion Promise Stirs Hopes and Passion in Early Education," p. A26, December 17, 2008. THE NEW YORK TIMES (USA) (Top) Jeremiah Taylor, 3, and Daisha White, 4, at an Educare Center in Chicago. The center offers all-day care for children from 6 weeks to 5 years. (Lower) Keyoveun Williams, 3, at the center, which is financed by federal, state and local taxes and money from family foundations. (Credit: Amanda Rivkin for The New York Times) "Obama's $10 Billion Promise Stirs Hopes and Passion in Early Education," p. A26, December 17, 2008. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/Obama_SundayTimesMag.jpg THE LONDON SUNDAY TIMES MAGAZINE (UK) Spectrum. After two years on the road, Obama makes his victory speech at Grant Park in his home city of Chicago in front of 200,000 people - and sandwiched between bulletproof glass screens. (Credit: Amanda Rivkin) "OBAMA In pictures: the man behind the Image," p. 54-55. November 23, 2008. THE LONDON SUNDAY TIMES MAGAZINE (UK) Spectrum. After two years on the road, Obama makes his victory speech at Grant Park in his home city of Chicago in front of 200,000 people - and sandwiched between bulletproof glass screens. (Credit: Amanda Rivkin) "OBAMA In pictures: the man behind the Image," p. 54-55. November 23, 2008. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/nyt_111508.jpg THE NEW YORK TIMES (USA) (Below the fold) With their father in the car, Sasha Obama, left, and Malia Obama arriving Thursday at school. (Credit: Pool photograph by Amanda Rivkin) "For Obama and Family, the Other Transition Is Strictly Personal," p. A1 November 14, 2008. THE NEW YORK TIMES (USA) (Below the fold) With their father in the car, Sasha Obama, left, and Malia Obama arriving Thursday at school. (Credit: Pool photograph by Amanda Rivkin) "For Obama and Family, the Other Transition Is Strictly Personal," p. A1 November 14, 2008. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/newsweek_obama_forweb.jpg NEWSWEEK Special Commemorative Issue: Obama's American Dream (USA) PRESIDENT-ELECT: Three days after his resounding victory, Obama held his first press conference in Chicago. (Credit: Amanda Rivkin/Polaris for Newsweek) "A Note From the Editor," p. 7. November 13, 2008 NEWSWEEK Special Commemorative Issue: Obama's American Dream (USA) PRESIDENT-ELECT: Three days after his resounding victory, Obama held his first press conference in Chicago. (Credit: Amanda Rivkin/Polaris for Newsweek) "A Note From the Editor," p. 7. November 13, 2008 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/parismatch_obama_forweb.jpg PARIS MATCH (France) (Center) Mardi 4 novembre, Barack Obama a ete elu 44e president des Etats-Unis. II prendra officiellement ses fonctions en janvier. (Credit: Amanda Rivkin/Polaris Images) "Le nouveu visage du reve americain," p. 59, November 6-12, 2008. PARIS MATCH (France) (Center) Mardi 4 novembre, Barack Obama a ete elu 44e president des Etats-Unis. II prendra officiellement ses fonctions en janvier. (Credit: Amanda Rivkin/Polaris Images) "Le nouveu visage du reve americain," p. 59, November 6-12, 2008. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/LeMonde09202008.jpg LE MONDE (France) (Top) Un trader a la Bourse de Chicago, jeudi 18 septembre, apres l'annonce du plan de sauvetage. (Credit: Amanda Rivkin/Agence France Presse) Front page, "Un plan de sauvetage de geant pour les banques" September 20, 2008. LE MONDE (France) (Top) Un trader a la Bourse de Chicago, jeudi 18 septembre, apres l'annonce du plan de sauvetage. (Credit: Amanda Rivkin/Agence France Presse) Front page, "Un plan de sauvetage de geant pour les banques" September 20, 2008. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/TimeOutChicago8_14_2008_forweb.jpg TIME OUT CHICAGO (USA) POLE DANCE Leave your inhibitions back in River North, please. (Credit: Amanda Rivkin for Time Out Chicago) "West Side Story," p. 62 August 14-20, 2008. TIME OUT CHICAGO (USA) POLE DANCE Leave your inhibitions back in River North, please. (Credit: Amanda Rivkin for Time Out Chicago) "West Side Story," p. 62 August 14-20, 2008. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/bbcfocusafrica.jpg BBC FOCUS ON AFRICA (UK) Ethiopia adopted Christianity in the fourth century (left). Preparations in Addis Ababa have been under way for months (lower right). (Credit: Amanda Rivkin for BBC Focus on Africa) "The Numbers Game," p. 52-53 October-December 2007. BBC FOCUS ON AFRICA (UK) Ethiopia adopted Christianity in the fourth century (left). Preparations in Addis Ababa have been under way for months (lower right). (Credit: Amanda Rivkin for BBC Focus on Africa) "The Numbers Game," p. 52-53 October-December 2007. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/nyt.jpg THE NEW YORK TIMES (USA) The year 2000 was welcomed in celebrations both religious and wry (top right) in Ethiopia, where Orthodox Christians follow a calendar that differs from the Gregorian calendar by more than seven years. (Credit: Amanda Rivkin/Associated Press) "Millennium Arrives Seven Years Late and Right on Time," p. A3 September 12, 2007. THE NEW YORK TIMES (USA) The year 2000 was welcomed in celebrations both religious and wry (top right) in Ethiopia, where Orthodox Christians follow a calendar that differs from the Gregorian calendar by more than seven years. (Credit: Amanda Rivkin/Associated Press) "Millennium Arrives Seven Years Late and Right on Time," p. A3 September 12, 2007.