SubscribeYes, it’s that time of year where we all take a look back and contemplate on the future. A number of magazines and websites have come up with their own versions of “the best photos of 2008″ and we have to agree that there are some terrific photos out there.
- Boston.com’s The Big Picture: part 1, part 2, part 3
- Time Magazine’s Pictures of the Year 2008
- NY Times 2008 – The Year in Pictures
- The Economist 2008 in pictures
Finally, here are some of the best photos uploaded to Collective Lens in 2008.
Street life from Kolkata, West Bengal, India. A head load would possibly fetch him the money to buy his meal for the day. ‘Daily Labor’ is possibly the only means of earning for many people living here. A centralized policy (or Enforcement of such a Policy) on the minimum wage to be offered for daily labor would possibly make their lives relatively better and reduce their exploitation !!
by Tanushree
Beno is hard at work in one of his four barbershop locations, which are rapidly growing through the use of microloans.
by Meda.org
An officer taking blood sample from a Sumatra Tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) in BKSDA (Badan Konservasi Sumber Daya Alam – Natural Resource Conservation Agency) in Banda Aceh, Aceh Province. June 26th 2008. (fauzan ijazah)The tiger was captured in Southern Aceh on November 2007. The Tiger will be identified with a transponder device and tattoo, and soon will be release in national park Bukit Barisan Selatan which covers 3 provinces Lampung, South Sumatra, Bengkulu.
The Sumatran tiger, or Panthera tigris sumatrae, is the world’s most critically endangered tiger subspecies. WWF estimates fewer than 400 remain in the wild in comparison to about 1,000 in the 1970s.
by fauzan ijazah
A baby’s temperature is being taken at the Duk Lost Boys Clinic in Southern Sudan. The Clinic provides OB/GYN services and almost 200 expecting mothers were seen and evaluated in the first year of operation. These are the first women to ever receive prenatal care in Southern Sudan. The Duk Lost Boys Clinic is operated and funded by the John Dau Sudan Foundation.
Photo by Dennis Steinauer for the John Dau sudan Foundation.
Little girls from the first home, eating lunch cooked by their local “aunties” (they are the ladies who look atfer them, day and night.
by Orphfund
Thanks for your contributions, everyone! We’re looking forward to 2009.