I was in the process of doing my usual lunch time googling when I ran across the work of Paul Taggart. Paul is a photojournalist living in Brooklyn NY. He covers both domestic and international assignments and has done work for Newsweek, Time, US News, World Report and the New York Times. I was struck by the first image that I saw on his website www.paultaggart.com. The image is of a bombed out shop in Lebanon, two people are sitting amongst the ruins dejected. It’s an extremely powerful image and I was completely struck by it. His images on SSCS volunteers on a Zodiac raft attempting to sabotage the Nissan Maru Whaling Vessel in Antarctica was also extremely powerful. His images of his trip to Congo also leave a strong impression.
I wasn’t able to download any of those images for this blog post so I would recommend a visit to his website. Well worth a look.