Shane Thomas McMillan

The World

Shane Thomas McMillan is a Berlin-based documentary filmmaker, writer, photographer, and educator from western Montana. From 2005 to 2010 he studied journalism, German and international development at the University of Montana. In 2007, he studied abroad at the University of Ghana, traveling and documenting the region extensively.

Shane Thomas McMillan is a Berlin-based documentary filmmaker, writer, photographer, and educator from western Montana. From 2005 to 2010 he studied journalism, German and international development at the University of Montana. He now works as a freelance photojournalist and creative lead on projects based around the topics of human rights, refugees, and cultural identity.


A pupil at the Sophienkirche day-care climbs atop a gravestone in the centers playground. The children are encouraged to explore the space, and not discouraged from climbing on some of the stones.

In Germany, some cemeteries are being turned into parks, playgrounds and gardens

Culture

In the German capital of Berlin, graveyards are disappearing. They’re being converted into public parks, playgrounds, even land for new housing. To some, it might sound macabre. But in Germany, it reflects evolving attitudes about death.In the German capital of Berlin, graveyards are disappearing. They’re being converted into public parks, playgrounds, even land for new housing. To some, it might sound macabre. But in Germany, it reflects evolving attitudes about death.

Wreaths and flowers line the fences around the Bataclan concert hall in Paris Saturday morning, where streets and courtyards became triage centers for victims after the attacks on Friday night.

Haunting images from the attacks in Paris

Conflict