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Totto-chan's Little Friends in Afghanistan
トットちゃんとアフガニスタンの子どもたち

Photos: TANUMA Takeyoshi 田沼武能

Totto-chan's Little Friends
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Reviewed on: 2002-06-21 Last modified: 2005-04-03
Photos of children in Afghanistan during the photographer's trips with Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, the UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. 子供写真の専門の写真家がUNICEF親善大使トットちゃんとアフガニスタンへ行ったときに撮った写真。
Published:	2002-05-20
Publisher:	Iwanami Shoten
ISBN:	4265801072
Price in Japan:	¥1,890
Qualities:	Hard cover, B/W photos
Size:	A4, 86 pp.
Language:	Japanese,No text
Sample photos:	Image 1 \| 2 \| 3
Related reviews:	None
Status:	Available
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Impressions: Photographing children of the world is the photographer's life work. He has done it in 120 countries during the last 50 years. He's not out to photograph children to try and make them look cute as most parents might do. Instead, he aims to show the state of the world through children's viewpoint.

He traveled to Afghanistan in the July 2001 and Feb. 2002 with Japanese actress Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, the UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. It was before and after the terrorist attack on the US and the US retaliation on Afghanistan.

The photographs show how Afghan children are living in the war-torn country. Life goes on no matter what. See children at school, at home (which might be a tent or hospital), and at work (selling candy). The photos are all captioned (in Japanese only).

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QUICK REVIEW PROFILE
What's Inside		About the Artist		Photo Evaluation
Genre: Documentary		Domestic acclaim:	9	Artistic value:	8
Photo:Text ratio:	90:10	Dedication & effort:	9	Cultural value:	7
Understanding ease: 9		Vision & concept:	9	Historical value:	9
Overall impression:	9	Int'l acclaim:	8.5	Educational value:	9
*Rating Scale 1-10:		10-Outstanding, 9-Very good, 8-Good, 7-Average-Good, 6-Average, 5-Average-poor, 4-Poor, 3-Very poor, 2-Extremely poor, 1-No value, --Not applicable
Location/Setting:		Afghanistan
Artist's Bio:		Born 1929. President of Japan Professional Photographers Society. For a more detailed biography, also see PhotoWho'sWho.

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