Photos are awesome. I’ve been meaning to set up a dedicated photoblog for quite a while now so that I could help contribute to the wider pool of imagery on the web. It was going to be a WordPress install with a super minimalist theme,… Continue reading →
Just below the Dapka Ghat in Kanpur, a “nhala” or drainage ditch, pours raw sewage into the Ganges River. The pollution is 80% domestic and 20% industrial. Waste treatment should have been addressed by the Ganga Action Plan of 1985 but, like many of India’s… Continue reading →
Kids play cricket, India’s most popular sport, on the banks of the Ganges River in Kanpur. Although significantly polluted, it is still the life-source for those who live along the river. The Ganges, according to Rakesh Jaiswal of Eco Friends, is forecast to “die” in… Continue reading →
I’m proud to announce the Oregon Daily Emerald now has one more online property: Up Close, the Photo blog. To the tune of Boston.com’s The Big Picture and the Seattle Times’ Best Seat in the House, we’ll be expanding upon the number of images traditionally… Continue reading →