One Year Since the Gaza War…
Palestinians in the West Bank city of Ramallah demonstrate to mark the one year anniversary of the 2008 war in Gaza on 31 December 2009.
Two New Stories Published…
Iraqi refugees in Amman, Jordan in December 2009.
Jerusalem-I’ve had two new stories published.
From Amman, Jordan a story on Iraqi refugees at Allvoices.com
From Helsinki, Finland an interview with Chuck Ragan at Nadamucho.com
Chuck Ragan at Bar Loose in Helsinki, Finland. September 2009.
It is the tea with mint…
Amman, Jordan. 21 December 2009.
Jerusalem- I love the Middle East.
All the tea with mint, all the sun, all the history.
Something is always happening.
After all the travel I did before graduating university, the Middle East is the place I want more and more of.
Right now I am in Jerusalem wrapping up a few stories. In early January I’ll be returning to Finland. But I know I’ll be back here sometime soon.
Christmas 2009…
Members of a Palestinian Boy Scout band march in Bethlehem during Christmas Eve celebrations on 24 December 2009.
Beit Jala, West Bank-I’m in the West Bank city of Beit Jala for the next few days. The above photo was taken in Bethlehem, just a few kilometers away. Until early January I will be in Jerusalem and the West Bank.
India. New Delhi and Rural Bihar. July-August 2009.
A woman whose son was trafficked in rural Bihar State, India. August 2009.
Villagers in Bihar State, India. August 2009.
A roadway in the state of Bihar, India. August 2009.
Simu was brought to work in New Delhi from Kolkata. A victim of human trafficking, her trafficker abandoned her after she became pregnant with his child. She now works in a childcare center in New Delhi, India. July 2009.
A body is burned along the Yamuna River in New Delhi, India. July 2009.
all images copyright Justin Vela 2009.
I will be in the Middle East from 16 December.
Helsinki, Finland. 13 December 2009…
Helsinki, Finland. 13 December 2009.
Helsinki, Finland. 13 December 2009.
Helsinki, Finland. 13 December 2009.
Helsinki, Finland. 13 December 2009.
Heat for Heating at Allvoices.com
A woman walks around the 150 year old Uspenski Cathedral in downtown Helsinki, Finland on 6 December 2009.
Helsinki-Read my story on a database center heating homes in Helsinki at Allvoices.com
I became involved with Allvoices last week when I saw their posting on JournalismJobs.com
Allvoices, one of the largest global citizen journalism sites, recently hired 50 journalists from around the world to bring a wider range of stories and additional credibility to their stories.
This is an exciting opportunity that will have me working on 2-3 stories a month for Allvoices, as well as continuing to freelance.
An excerpt from my story on the database servers:
The moon in Helsinki, Finland on 2 December 2009….
The moon in Helsinki, Finland on 2 December 2009.
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