Photojournalism Daily: Oct. 2, 2014

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A Syrian Kurdish woman wipes her eyes during a dust storm on a hill where she and others stand watching clashes between jihadists of the Islamic State and Kurdish fighters, at Swedi village some 6 miles west of Suruc in Sanliurfa province, on Sept. 24, 2014.
A Syrian Kurdish woman wipes her eyes during a dust storm on a hill where she and others stand watching clashes between jihadists of the Islamic State and Kurdish fighters, at Swedi village some 6 miles west of Suruc in Sanliurfa province, Turkey on Sept. 24, 2014.Bulent Kilic—AFP/Getty Images
By Mikko Takkunen

Today’s daily Photojournalism Links collection highlights Bulent Kilic’s continuing coverage from the Syrian-Turkish border, where he has spent the last two weeks documenting the flood of mostly Syrian Kurdish refugees. The photographs make for a powerful portrait of desperation.

Bulent Kilic: The forgotten faces of war (MSNBC)

Narayan Mahon: New Nations, Living in Limbo (The New York Times Lens blog) An eight-year-long project on ‘unrecognized’ countries around the world, which will soon be exhibited at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art in Wisconsin.

Camera shy: the religious community that shuns the limelight (The Guardian) Sean O’Hagan writes about Jordi Ruiz Cirera’s beautiful, intriguing portrait of Bolivia’s Mennonites, which is published as a book titled, Los Menonos.

Editing images of ‘hell’, in close-up (AFP Correspondent blog) Roland de Courson writes about the decision-making process that goes behind sending graphic images to Agence France-Presse’s photo clients.

Alejandro Cegarra (Stories — Getty Images) Interview with this year’s Ian Parry Scholarship recipient, who is now a member of the Reportage by Getty Images Emerging Talent roster.

A Call for Social Change on Instagram (TIME LightBox) Open Society Foundations’ photography coordinator Annick Shen tells how the organization is using social media to advance its cause.

Is This Art Photography Any Good? (Vice) Humorous video of Magnum photographer Bruce Gilden judging art photography.

Photojournalism Links is a compilation of the most interesting photojournalism found on the web, curated by Mikko Takkunen, Associate Photo Editor at TIME. Follow him on Twitter @photojournalism.

A Syrian Kurdish woman wipes her eyes during a dust storm on a hill where she and others stand watching clashes between jihadists of the Islamic State and Kurdish fighters, at Swedi village some 6 miles west of Suruc in Sanliurfa province, on Sept. 24, 2014.
A Syrian Kurdish woman wipes her eyes during a dust storm on a hill where she and others stand watching clashes between jihadists of the Islamic State and Kurdish fighters, at Swedi village some 6 miles west of Suruc in Sanliurfa province, Turkey on Sept. 24, 2014. Bulent Kilic—AFP/Getty Images
Karabakhi soldiers stand guard at a war memorial in Kharamort, a village that was once evenly populated by ethnic Azeris and Armenians. The village is now half the size since the Azeris fled and their homes were burned.
Karabakhi soldiers stand guard at a war memorial in Kharamort, a village that was once evenly populated by ethnic Azeris and Armenians. The village is now half the size since the Azeris fled and their homes were burned. Narayan Mahon—Redux
A girl cycles in the tower, running the risk of falling into the void. Torre de David, Caracas, Venezuela.Alejandro Cegarra
Mennonites at the burial of a young woman and her baby who died in a car crash. Mennonites in Bolivia don't drive, but do ride as passengers.
Mennonites at the burial of a young woman and her baby who died in a car crash. Mennonites in Bolivia don't drive, but do ride as passengers. Jordi Ruiz Cirera
A man carries a young girl who was injured in a reported barrel-bomb attack by government forces on June 3, 2014 in Kallaseh district in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria.
A man carries a young girl who was injured in a reported barrel-bomb attack by government forces on June 3, 2014 in Kallaseh district in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria.Baraa Al-Halabi—AFP/Getty Images

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