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Olivier

Voisin

"Violence is intense. Hatred iseven stronger. How can

people feel so much hatred orsuch a strong desire to kill?"

"Violena este intens. Ura

este chiar mai puternic.

Cum pot oamenii s simt

att de mult ur sau o

astfel de dorin puternic

de a ucide?


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Fotojurnalist

francez independent

S-a nscut n 1974 i a murit la

vrsta de 38 de ani, pe 23februarie 2013 ntr-un spital dinTurcia. El a fost grav rnit la capi braul drept dup ce aexplodat un proiectil n N Siriei.


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Brazilia, 2011

Sao Paulo, iulie 20

RUA AUGUSTA. n centrul orasului Sao Pauloexist o duzin de bordeluri, n timp ceautoritile ncearc s reabiliteze cartierelecentrale. Unele femei au nceput la vrsta de16 ani, n timp ce altele sunt departe de copiiilor aflai la peste 1500 de km deprtare.

Sao Paulo, July 2011

RUA AUGUSTA. Downtown Sao Paulo, a dozenbrothels exist, while authorities try torehabilitate the central districts. Some beganat the age of 16 years, while others are awayfrom their children over 1500 km.


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Haiti

Sfritul anului 2010, n dou luni de holer ucide nu mai puin de2.000 de persoane n Haiti. Sntate i medical rspunsulautoritilor, ONG-uri i Naiunile Unite pot conine epidemia dePort-au-Prince, capitala.

Spre deosebire de zonele izolate, inclusiv Artibonite, la trei luni dela spitalele locale primesc nc asisten. Oamenii se organizeze,deoarece acestea pot pentru a stopa raspandirea acestei boli ei nuneleg. Dar cum s lupte atunci cnd condiiile de sntate sunt

mai precare n cele mai sraceiri din lume doar zece luni de lacutremurul din ianuarie 2010?

Haiti de descrcare de gestiune Cit Soleil, ianuarie 2011

De la cutremurul din ianuarie 2010, depozitul a fostmbuntit cudou noi bazine: unul pentru deeuri medicale i biologice pentrulatrine noroi c ONG-urile au stabilit n taberele de refugiai diferiten Port-au-Prince.

n fiecare zi, o mulime de adulii copii vin la fel de deeuri, frnici o protecie, deoarece ara este afectat de o epidemie de holer

a fcut deja mai mult de 2.000 de mori n cteva sptmni, lasfritul anului 2010.


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Kenya

Sat Bulto-Banta, Tana River District, Kenya, octombrie 2011

Aproximativ cincizeci de kilometri de Garissa, dou ore de frontiera cale cu Somalia, rezervele de ap sunt uscate din decembrie 2010.Cele Wells planificate pentrujonciunea ntre sezonul uscat i ploi o serie de trei pn la cinci sptmni, sau nu a existat nici o ploaie demai mult de zece luni. Guvernul kenyan nu poate satisface nevoile de un an i localnici somalez-Oromo.

n viaa de zi cu zi, oamenii, compus n principal din fermieri i fermierii, ncearcssupravieuiasc prin gsirea de ap n adncurilepmntului. Dar, dup mai mult de doi ani ijumtate de secet, oi, vaci icmile mor.


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LibiaAjdabiya, Libia, mai 2011

Situat la aproximativ optzeci kilometri sud de Benghazi, pe autostrada de coast la Tripoli, Ajdabiya este ultimul

ora deinut de CNT rebel. Recuperarea de Ajdabiya este prima victorie major mpotriva insurgenilor din-ofensiva condus de trupele pro-Gaddafi.


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Siria IAleppo, Siria, n ianuarie 2013

Viaai reia ncet n Aleppo. n

ciuda decojirea care continu sdistrug o parte din acest orasnord-vest a rii, unii au preferats prseasc taberele derefugiai de la grania cu Turciampotriva iarna se mute napoiacas, n ora. Comer reiatreptat, pentru a permiteoamenilor s ofere pentru pine.

coli, au deschis, de asemenea,uile lor, dar departe de liniafrontului, ascunse n tracerystrans cldiri, nalte, din ora.

Locaii care nu trebuie divulgatei extrem de protejate, undecopiii nva n condiii desiguran.

Din exterior, este imposibil deghicit c n spatele zidurilor naltese afl o coal. Nici un sunet,nici strigtul unui copil rupestrad linitit n care se aflcoala. Dar, o dat pe u, eleviicare joac ntr-un loc de joacmic pn la urmtoarea lor leciedescoperim.


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Siria II

Siria, august 2012

Viaa de zi cu zi, dup 18 luni de rzboi civil.


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Siria IIIDistrictul Salahadine, Aleppo, Siria, august 2012

Street 15, n oraul de Alep, al doilea ora al Siriei, forele rebele care ncearc s-i pstreze doar cteva strzimonarhist fore. Rebelii nu pot face chruirea nu este echipat cu arme grele.


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Ultima fotografie


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Ultima scrisoare

Syria, February 20, 2013

Ive finally got in! After the Turkish authorities had denied my passage across the border, I had to get in illegally, once again. So,

not far from the border, I paid three soldiers and I crossed the nomans land, a mined territory. Here I was alone, forced to

cross the river bed for about two kilometers while hiding from the watchtowers. Damn it, I was scared to get caught or to go the

wrong way. Then suddenly, I saw my Syrian friend waiting for me. I felt I was saved. My backpack and especially my cameras felt

like 10,000 kilos on my shoulders.

The guys from the combat division were waiting for us in a car to take us in a two-hour road trip to northern Hama. When we

got there, they turned off the headlights to avoid being seen. I received a very warm welcome and the guys were mostly

impressed by my crossing the river by myself.

Ive heard the first artillery fires in the distance. They say that the loyalist troops occupied the region thats about 25 km north of

Hama and that the front line is basically between the Alawites and the Sunnis. So, Assads troops continue the blind fire while

keeping their position as the dominant force. Luckily, the weather is so bad that the air attacks have stopped.

Life conditions here are worse than precarious. Its kind of tough. The good news is thatIm going to lose some weight, but when

I come back, Illneed to take 10 showers to become presentable again!

Today Ive met some families from Hama who lost their homes. Now theyre living underground or in caves. Theyve lost

everything. All of a sudden, my perspective of the divisions bad living conditions has changed.

Ive taken the pictures butIm not even certain that the AFP will accept them.

The nights are cold. Luckily, I have the womens tights I bought in Turkey, which makes it bearable for me.

The artillery fires almost every 20 minutes and the ground often trembles.

The problem is that I think that these are blind fires and their cannons are strong enough to cover about 20 kilometers.


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There arentmany direct combats. The guys would need about $20 U.S. worth of munitions for two-four hour battles. Therefore, their

battles are shorter. During the day, nothing happens. I even wonder how they expect to win this war. This only confirms my fears that

this war will last a long time. So, the big boss comes from time to time to make it even worse: he brings a sheep for lunch and the

guys have to go in the nearby forest and cut wood. He also brings cartons of cigarettes and in the evening he makes everybody pray!Some of them are very young. Theyve already lost about 20 of their companions and others are wounded but still alive. Im mostly

touched my Abou Ziad who has lost an eye and builds homemade rockets to be launched during the battles. He is brave and

courageous. Hes always the first one to do everything, to help, to cut wood, or to give cigarettes. Ive tried to talk to him using my

poor Arab speaking skills. Evidently, discussions have turned to religion, but theydontconsider themselves as Salafis. Lets be honest,

if it were the case, I wouldnt still be alive. I enjoy his presence. When the others ask me all kinds of stuff noticing all the

equipment I have he always backs me up andargueswith them, telling them to leave me alone!

Compared to Aleppo, last summer, I have the feeling that this battle is less intense. Aleppos battle was a tough one, although some

of the old companions say that it was nothing compared to that in Chechnya. Probably, because I was closer to the battle field andthere were daily battles. As I said, here it costs too much, so, they fight from time to time. We are also far from Libya where they

have munitions at will. And, there they have more countryside battles, which is different from the urban warfare.

Last week, they declared Aleppo the second worst destroyed city since Stalingrad, during the World War II.

The commander asks me when France intends to send military aid. I have no idea! I am ashamed because it has been two years and

we still have no idea. He says that nobody helps them and he doesntunderstand why the West is afraid to intervene. I dontfeel like

answering. Were afraid of the extremists who find followers amongst people lacking education and considering the Koran as the only

book to read what can we do? And then again, Im not a politician or a man of power. I do what the AFP wants. The less I do the

less I earn, and I alreadydontearn much. The days go by andIm more and more behind with the number of photos they want me to

take.

Its true thatIm addicted to this damn camera. There are no other drugs as powerful as the adrenaline we get from this incredible

feeling of wanting to be alive. This evening will mark three days since Ive been here. And as usual, Im an idiot and I always forget to

bring a book with me, so, I donthave anything to do tonight. It would take about 2 hours to process my photos, and since theres no

Internet and the conversation is limited, I feel like an idiot.


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Most of the guys are nice to me and try to make my stay with them as pleasant as possible. Theyve asked me 1000 questions about

Paris and France and they stilldontunderstand how I can be French. Ive told them that my father is French and my mother Korean.

Its not the first time that this has happened to me! In all developing countries, Ive always been taken for a Chinese, although

saying to be Korean is much better perceived. They always seem to wonder how it was possible for us to live there, and especiallybefore the war. I always have a hard time when they ask me to show them photos from Paris because the differences are striking.

Like an old friend of mine used to say, after one of his trips to the Eastern countries, soon after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the

Lithuanians had a hard time understanding that even in France there were poor men dying of cold in winter.

Not showing them these photos (I donteven have them on my laptop!) allows me to live in the present moment and not go back to

the past or move forward to the future.

It would have helped to have a drink! If God is nice, He should make sure that the next wardoesnttake place in an Arab or Muslim

country! At least, Idbe free to talk about women The guys have asked me if I had any porn pictures, too. This is funny and sad at

the same time, because theywonthave more of such pictures after the war either, thanks to these stupid religious moralists.Violence is intense. Hatred is even stronger. How can people feel so much hatred or such a strong desire to kill?Ive seen videos with

the inhabitants of Homs being beaten up by the loyalist soldiers. Ive never seen such violence and so much blood everywhere, and

men crying like children and they kept on kicking them, or hitting them with sticks until they bled. Nevertheless, this shitty world,

Ive seen it before. If this violence is confirmed one day by witnesses, they will all face justice in an international court. We, the

people from the West, we believe and we are educated to believe in the order of law, according to which people can be judged by

people. But how can we do this with people who only believe in the divine justice? Afterwards, it will all end up in violence, if there is

an afterwards. In the Christian culture, the idea of reconciliation is important. I repeat myself, but I was very young when I

discovered this idea of reconciliation in the Christian countries, such countries like Poland or Czechoslovakia after the fall of the

Berlin wall, that have suffered from the communist persecution. But my comparison ends here. Brother Roger talked about this inPilgrimage of Trust on Earth,a theory that had a great impact on me and my friends, and I still believe in it.

More than ever, its theparachutistsprayer that comes to my mind in every moment of doubt: DearGod, please, give me what the

others refuse, give me the fight and the storm, I ask for it tonight because tomorrow I will lack the courage.

Olivier

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