“Photographer of Kabul” Photojournalist Jean Chung’s photography exhibition will be held from 8.13-8.20 at KOTE, with an opening event on Saturday 17th at 3pm.
The exhibition will feature 22 film photos taken in Afghanistan 17 to 18 years ago under the theme of ”Afghanistan: When Afghans took a breath of Freedom 2006~2007” on Aug. 15, the third anniversary of the Taliban’s recapture of Afghanistan.
Photojournalist Jean Chung entered Afghanistan in 2006 with a one-way plane ticket and worked as a freelance photojournalist for a year, working and photographing the daily lives of Afghan people with panoramic and 6X6 film cameras as well as working for foreign media. She stayed in Afghanistan five years after the Taliban retreated after its first occupation.
Now that the Taliban is back in power, it is impossible for women to walk the streets taking photos. “I hope that this will be an opportunity to remind the world of the importance of freedom and women‘s rights in Afghanistan by showing the pictures taken at a time when Afghans started to enjoy their freedom,” says Jean Chung. “My wish is for one day Afghans to regain their laughter like the children in the photos.”
“Photographer of Kabul” Photojournalist Jean Chung’s photography exhibition will be held from 8.13-8.20 at KOTE, with an opening event on Saturday 17th at 3pm.
The exhibition will feature 22 film photos taken in Afghanistan 17 to 18 years ago under the theme of ”Afghanistan: When Afghans took a breath of Freedom 2006~2007” on Aug. 15, the third anniversary of the Taliban’s recapture of Afghanistan.
Photojournalist Jean Chung entered Afghanistan in 2006 with a one-way plane ticket and worked as a freelance photojournalist for a year, working and photographing the daily lives of Afghan people with panoramic and 6X6 film cameras as well as working for foreign media. She stayed in Afghanistan five years after the Taliban retreated after its first occupation.
Now that the Taliban is back in power, it is impossible for women to walk the streets taking photos. “I hope that this will be an opportunity to remind the world of the importance of freedom and women‘s rights in Afghanistan by showing the pictures taken at a time when Afghans started to enjoy their freedom,” says Jean Chung. “My wish is for one day Afghans to regain their laughter like the children in the photos.”