Photographs

Satellite image showing the extent of damage in Doron Baga taken on January 7, 2015, following an attack by Boko Haram.

Satellite images offer ‘vivid’ evidence of Boko Haram devastation

Conflict

Nigeria’s military has denied reports that a recent Boko Haram attack near the town of Baga took some two thousand lives earlier this month. But satellite images released by Amnesty International offer proof of a wide swath of destruction.

"The Afghan Girl" by Steve McCurry first appeared on the cover of National Geographic in June, 1985. It's now one of the most recognizable photographs in the world.

I can’t promise you this photo will change your life, but it did for the photographer

Arts, Culture & Media

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