Despite being the bloodiest conflict since World War II, with anywhere from 3.5 to 4 million deaths since the start of fighting in 1996, the war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is one of the least known and publicized conflicts in the modern era
October 14, 2007 11:40 am Congo War
Child by Gary Knight
Woman by Antonin Kratochvil
Exhibit Review: Democratic Republic of the Congo: The Forgotten War | pegasusnews.com
Despite being the bloodiest conflict since World War II, with anywhere from 3.5 to 4 million deaths since the start of fighting in 1996, the war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is one of the least known and publicized conflicts in the modern era. Seeing their opportunity to shed light on the atrocities and suffering taking place in the region, five world-renowned photographers from the VII Photo Agency visited DRC with Doctors Without Borders. Ron Haviv, Gary Knight, Antonin Kratochvil, Joachim Ladefoged, and James Nachtwey spent four months between May and August of 2005 documenting their experiences through photography. [I was not able to enlarge the photographs posted above.]