Wednesday, January 23, 2002
Afghan Child Labor - Digital Journalist photo essay
[Background] Kabul “was full of kids changing oil with their dirty hands, crawling under trucks changing tires, grabbing tools for older mechanics. I never saw kids so young working, so I started shooting, and that was the start of my photo essay.”
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“I only had a fleeting moment with most of these kids, but from what I observed in that brief time they seemed pretty responsible and disciplined for their age. Getting up at 5 or 6 in the morning and working a 10-hour day for a twelve year old Afghan kid… I was amazed. I think back when I was twelve, I sat around watching cartoons on TV. But these Afghan kids are working, helping support their families; it’s quite a difference. It’s a hard life they lead, and I hope as their country rebuilds labor pictures like this exist only in the past.”
“The kids working the carpet factory struck me, especially if you look at their wrinkled hands from weaving the looms. It seemed their skin had aged about 40 years. ...
[Background] Kabul “was full of kids changing oil with their dirty hands, crawling under trucks changing tires, grabbing tools for older mechanics. I never saw kids so young working, so I started shooting, and that was the start of my photo essay.”
...
“I only had a fleeting moment with most of these kids, but from what I observed in that brief time they seemed pretty responsible and disciplined for their age. Getting up at 5 or 6 in the morning and working a 10-hour day for a twelve year old Afghan kid… I was amazed. I think back when I was twelve, I sat around watching cartoons on TV. But these Afghan kids are working, helping support their families; it’s quite a difference. It’s a hard life they lead, and I hope as their country rebuilds labor pictures like this exist only in the past.”
“The kids working the carpet factory struck me, especially if you look at their wrinkled hands from weaving the looms. It seemed their skin had aged about 40 years. ...
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