Kite Seller, Kabul - Limited Edition of 5 Photograph

I lived in Kabul, Afghanistan, for over three years while making the feature documentary, Angels Are Made Of Light. While there it became my habit to take a stills camera on our days off from filming and go through the old Kabul neighborhoods south of the Kabul river to make portraits, street photography and panoramic images. Of all the places I have photographed, Afghanistan was surprisingly one of the most open, once people started to know you. I think the key to working there was to spend an enormous amount of time getting to know everyone in a particular area. Also, I always worked with very reliable local people as my guides and interpreters, and this was the fundamental point that kept me safe and productive during the years I spent in Afghanistan. This image shows two brothers buying a kite from an old man in a wheeled cart in the Jada-e Maiwand neighborhood of Kabul's old city. From an alleyway on the right side of the frame a girl is emerging; the colors of her dress match the color of the kites. Kite Seller is a hopeful picture of an Afghan neighborhood in peacetime. The goal of my work in Afghanistan and the other West Asian countries where I have lived over the past decades has always been to express to a broader audience the beautiful humanity that I found all around me. The people in these countries have suffered greatly through various wars and conflicts, but their character remains stronger than ever. My films and photographs are love poems to my friends and all the people I met and who allowed me to immortalize them in stills and in motion. A portion of my income goes to support people I have filmed and worked with in the past, their education expenses and the upkeep of their families. This limited edition print is signed and unmounted, unframed. This size includes a 2-inch white border The printed picture area is 33 x 21 inches Rendered on museum quality Hahnemühle Photo Rag paper, made by a fine art printer using archival inks in the United States. About the paper: Hahnemühle papers are designed for archival storage are acid-free, which makes them highly resistant to ageing. The paper is also lignin-free, which means it should consist of linters or alpha-cellulose. Lignin-free paper does not yellow. Collectors are encouraged to contact James Longley through his website: www.jameslongley.com

Photography:Color on Paper

Artist Produced Limited Edition of:5

Size:37 W x 25 H x 0.1 D in

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