2008

Boston.com Photos of 2008

· Alec Couros

Boston.com has put out a three part series highlighting the year in photographs for 2008. There are some amazing photos here, and it’s highly recommended viewing.

Part I, Part II, Part III.

Although there are many images to choose from, I think the one below may be my favourite. The strength of the woman depicted in this photograph is simply beyond words.

Strength

An indigenous woman holds her child while trying to resist the advance of Amazonas state policemen who were expelling the woman and some 200 other members of the Landless Movement from a privately-owned tract of land on the outskirts of Manaus, in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon March 11, 2008. The landless peasants tried in vain to resist the eviction with bows and arrows against police using tear gas and trained dogs, and were evicted from the land. (REUTERS/Luiz Vasconcelos-A Critica/AE)

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Melanie Holtsman

Your story about the taxi driver and him speaking to you before the accident happened was chilling enough but the iphoto file is really weird. I’m glad you’re around to tell the story!

Thanks for sharing :)