Every Friday, the opposition organizes the noon prayer on 60-Meter Road outside the University of Science and Technology Hospital. The number of participants various widely depending on the political situation. Friday, April 13th is one of the lighter days with festival-like atmosphere. Even the soldiers were relaxed enough to pose for pictures with kids. The day was named Friday of “Loyalty to Abyan”, the province that has seen the heaviest fighting between the Yemeni army and militants calling themselves Ansar al-Sharia – Partisans of Sharia Law.
By now you probably have read about the armed conflicts and persistent power outages in Yemen, but to Sana’a residents, the most pressing problem at the moment is the mounting garbage due to the strike by garbage collectors and street cleaners who are demanding salaried positions instead of daily wages. I saw one garbage truck on Hadda Street today, does it mean the strike is about to end?
This was how my friend described yesterday. We had no electricity and it pretty much rained all day yesterday. In the years past I had always enjoyed the rain because it kept the temperature cool and presented interesting skies for photography, but this year with all the depressing news coming out of Yemen, the gloomy sky just added another layer of melancholy.
Here are some photos from my latest trip to Ramalat as Sabatayn, Marib.
Change Square, Sana'a, Yemen 19 photos At 9AM, the qat seller is already getting ready to do business. Nothing really changes at Change Square. ساحة التغيير بصنعاء اليمن Since the election of the new president, nothing much is going on in Change Square these days. It looks more like a market than a political gathering. [...]
This is my first attempt at time-lapse photography. Thanks Alex and Michele for being super patient in the cold. The video was compiled from 1500 still photos taken with a Canon 5D Mark II. I set the interval at 2 seconds, but that was apparently too short as the exposure toward the end was close [...]
2012 Trip to Death Valley, Bristlecone Pine Forest, and Alabama Hills 29 photos Ahh.. the earth is round afte all. Badwater salt flat, Death Valley National Park, California Badwater salt flat, Death Valley National Park, California Ubehebe Crater, Death Valley National Park, California The Racetrack Playa, Death Valley National Park, California The Racetrack Playa, Death [...]
¡Hola! I've been in Guatemala for over a month. It's time to post some photos. Guatemala means "the land of many trees" in Mayan language. The landscape can be described as very green and mountainous. Most hills are volcanic which means that they are pretty to look at, but not great for climbing. There are [...]
Here are some random photos I took since I came back from Yemen. Click on the images to view them in full-size
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