Monday, May 30, 2011

shouting from a rooftop

i dreamt i was on a city rooftop - shouting into the night, into the silent - no distinguishable words, just shouting. i woke up, reminded of a beautiful, haunting photograph, shot by italian photo journalist pietro masturzo, that won the world press photo of the year award in 2009. 
its an image of women shouting their dissent from a tehran rooftop on june 24, following iran’s disputed presidential election. at night, for weeks following the fraudulent, vote-rigged election, people shouted from their roofs, an echo of protests that took place during the 1979 islamic revolution. a demand for fairness and dignity and justice. 
world press photo of the year - 2009

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