Photojournalism Daily: Nov. 24, 2014

WASTELAND PERMITTED USE: This image may be downloaded or is otherwise provided at no charge for one-time use for coverage or promotion of National Geographic magazine dated December 2014 and exclusively in conjunction thereof.  No copying, distribution or archiving permitted.  Sublicensing, sale or resale is prohibited.     REQUIRED CREDIT AND CAPTION: All image uses must bear the copyright notice and be properly credited to the relevant photographer, as shown in this metadata, and must be accompanied by a caption, which makes reference to NGM.  Any uses in which the image appears without proper copyright notice, photographer credit and a caption referencing NGM are subject to paid licensing.        Mandatory usage requirements: (Please note: you may select 5 branded images for online use and 3 images for print/unbranded)1. Include mandatory photo credit with each image2. Show the December cover of National Geographic somewhere in the post (credit: National Geographic) unless using only one image3. Provide a prominent link to: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2014/12/superfund/voosen-textat the top of your piece, ahead of the photos 4. Mention that the images are from "the December issue of National Geographic magazine” GOWANUS CANALNew York, New YorkPollutants: polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), mercury, lead, copperYear listed: 2010Carved from a tidal estuary 160 years ago, the Gowanus Canal is Brooklyn’s industrial artery—and a deeply polluted waterway. Even so, it’s frequented by herons, seagulls, crabs, and canoeists. Defying local fears of economic stigma, the EPA listed the canal as a Superfund site in 2010. It hopes to start dredging contaminated mud in 2016.
From the December issue of National Geographic magazine: WastelandGowanus Canal New York, New York. Pollutants: polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), mercury, lead, copper Year listed: 2010 Carved from a tidal estuary 160 years ago, the Gowanus Canal is Brooklyn’s industrial artery—and a deeply polluted waterway. Even so, it’s frequented by herons, seagulls, crabs, and canoeists. Defying local fears of economic stigma, the EPA listed the canal as a Superfund site in 2010. It hopes to start dredging contaminated mud in 2016.Fritz Hoffman—National Geographic
By Mikko Takkunen

Today’s daily Photojournalism Links collection highlights Fritz Hoffman‘s work on America’s major hazardous waste sites, known as Superfund sites. The Superfund program is a government initiative that was created in 1980 to address the nation’s most environmentally toxic locations after a scandal at Love Canal. There are more than 1,700 of these sites and, despite more than $40 billion of taxpayer money spent on cleanup efforts, at least 1,300 of them are reportedly still contaminated. Around one in six Americans, or some 49 million people, live within three miles of these sites, often without ever realizing it. Hoffman’s photographs offer a compelling look at this environmental issue.

Fritz Hoffman: Wasteland (National Geographic)

Diego Ibarra Sanchez: Pakistani Refugees Are Streaming Into Afghanistan (The New York Times) These photographs show how the flood of refugees from Afghanistan to Pakistan has been turned on its head.

Dominic Bracco II: Aqui Vivimos (Burn Magazine) Bracco’s project on Honduras, one of the most violent countries in the world, was a finalist for Burn magazine’s Emerging Photographer Fund.

The Salt of the Earth – official trailer (YouTube) Trailer for Wim Wenders’ and Juliano Ribeiro Salgado’s eagerly anticipated documentary on Sebastião Salgado.

Scout Tufankjian (The Armenian Weekly) The photographer interviewed about documenting Armenian communities around the world for her Armenian Diaspora Project.

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.

WASTELAND PERMITTED USE: This image may be downloaded or is otherwise provided at no charge for one-time use for coverage or promotion of National Geographic magazine dated December 2014 and exclusively in conjunction thereof.  No copying, distribution or archiving permitted.  Sublicensing, sale or resale is prohibited.     REQUIRED CREDIT AND CAPTION: All image uses must bear the copyright notice and be properly credited to the relevant photographer, as shown in this metadata, and must be accompanied by a caption, which makes reference to NGM.  Any uses in which the image appears without proper copyright notice, photographer credit and a caption referencing NGM are subject to paid licensing.        Mandatory usage requirements: (Please note: you may select 5 branded images for online use and 3 images for print/unbranded)1. Include mandatory photo credit with each image2. Show the December cover of National Geographic somewhere in the post (credit: National Geographic) unless using only one image3. Provide a prominent link to: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2014/12/superfund/voosen-textat the top of your piece, ahead of the photos 4. Mention that the images are from "the December issue of National Geographic magazine” GOWANUS CANALNew York, New YorkPollutants: polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), mercury, lead, copperYear listed: 2010Carved from a tidal estuary 160 years ago, the Gowanus Canal is Brooklyn’s industrial artery—and a deeply polluted waterway. Even so, it’s frequented by herons, seagulls, crabs, and canoeists. Defying local fears of economic stigma, the EPA listed the canal as a Superfund site in 2010. It hopes to start dredging contaminated mud in 2016.
From the December issue of National Geographic magazine: WastelandGowanus Canal New York, New York. Pollutants: polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), mercury, lead, copper Year listed: 2010 Carved from a tidal estuary 160 years ago, the Gowanus Canal is Brooklyn’s industrial artery—and a deeply polluted waterway. Even so, it’s frequented by herons, seagulls, crabs, and canoeists. Defying local fears of economic stigma, the EPA listed the canal as a Superfund site in 2010. It hopes to start dredging contaminated mud in 2016.Fritz Hoffman—National Geographic
A long queue of displaced Pakistanis wait to register as refugees in Matoon, Afghanistan, a village on the outskirts of the provincial capital of Khost.
The New York Times: Pakistani Refugees Are Streaming Into Afghanistan Displaced Pakistanis waiting to be registered in the Khost Province of Afghanistan, a few miles from the border. They are part of a surge of refugees from an offensive against Islamist militants in their homeland. Diego Ibarra Sanchez—The New York Times/Redux
Angel and Gerson pose for a portrait in the municipal dump where they work in Tegucigalpa (Dominic Bracco II / Prime for Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting)
Burn magazine: Aqui VivimosAngel and Gerson in the municipal dump where they work in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.Dominic Bracco II—Prime for Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
The Salt of the Earth — a film on photographer Sebastião SalgadoSerra Pelada gold mine, Brazil, 1986. Sebastião Salgado—Amazonas Images/Sony Pictures Classics

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