A Pakistani child looks on as women covered with burqas from the tribal region of Bajur and Mohmand agency wait to be registered at the Jalozai refugee camp near Peshawar, Pakistan, Friday, Jan. 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)While looking through the first few of Morenatti's photos I find that they are very dark and ominous. While at first I was unsure about this, I am growing to like this dusky and overcast style because his images are never drab. The connection with the child in this image really pulls you into this world.
A Shiite Muslim worshiper receives medical care in a clinic, after flagellating himself with knives in a procession in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on Monday, Feb. 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)Although there is blood clearly smeared on this man's hands and body this image is not grotesque. The subdued colors help as well as shrouding the man's face. You feel as if you know something about this human, but you also feel that he is not being exploited by the photographer.
A Pakistani barber cuts the hair of a boy in a barber shop on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, Jan. 31, 2009. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti) The natural framing is what drew me into this photograph. There is a good feeling of space here both inside and out. While the focus is on the boy getting his haircut who is framed neatly in the center by the window, you also get a sense of what season it is by the bare branches outside the building as well as the detailing of the bricks.
A group of jesters spit fire during a carnival parade in Barranquilla, Colombia, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/ Fernando Vergara) Seen on Boston.com's Big Picture blog.This is an astonishing capture. You can feel the heat as well as the lighter fluid splattering forth from his mouth. The texture in the flames is incredible. The colors, the movement, everything in this photo makes you stop and wonder at it in awe.
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