The Vault

February

21

2011

The Colonel in Pretoria, 1999.

In 1999, world leaders descended upon Pretoria for South African President Thabo Mbeki’s inauguration. The ”Guide of the First of September Great Revolution of the Arab Libyan Popular and Socialist Jamahirya” received the most thunderous reception.

The Library of Congress lists the 32 most common spellings of his names:

(1) Muammar Qaddafi,
(2) Mo’ammar Gadhafi,
(3) Muammar Kaddafi,
(4) Muammar Qadhafi,
(5) Moammar El Kadhafi,
(6) Muammar Gadafi,
(7) Mu’ammar al-Qadafi,
(8) Moamer El Kazzafi,
(9) Moamar al-Gaddafi,
(10) Mu’ammar Al Qathafi,
(11) Muammar Al Qathafi,
(12) Mo’ammar el-Gadhafi,
(13) Moamar El Kadhafi,
(14) Muammar al-Qadhafi,
(15) Mu’ammar al-Qadhdhafi,
(16) Mu’ammar Qadafi,
(17) Moamar Gaddafi,
(18) Mu’ammar Qadhdhafi,
(19) Muammar Khaddafi,
(20) Muammar al-Khaddafi,
(21) Mu’amar al-Kadafi,
(22) Muammar Ghaddafy,
(23) Muammar Ghadafi,
(24) Muammar Ghaddafi,
(25) Muamar Kaddafi,
(26) Muammar Quathafi,
(27) Muammar Gheddafi,
(28) Muamar Al-Kaddafi,
(29) Moammar Khadafy,
(30) Moammar Qudhafi,
(31) Mu’ammar al-Qaddafi,
(32) Mulazim Awwal Mu’ammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Qadhafi.

February

06

2011

From the archives:

GREEN BAY, WI – JANUARY 27 1997: Green Bay Packers fan Sue Heuer of McHenry, ILL, drinks a beer atop a snowbank outside Lambeau Field in Green Bay, WI, 27 January, prior to a welcome home celebration. The Packers returned to Green Bay after defeating the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XXXI. About 60,000 fans braved nine degree Fahrenheit temperatures and a steady snowfall to greet the team.

June

22

2010

Bafana Bye-Bye

The vuvuzelas will continue to bleat like stunned cattle, even after Bafana Bafana has been eliminated in the World Cup.

Twelve years ago, South Africa made its initial appearance in the World Cup, opening against France in Marseille. A few thousand gathered at a drive-in theater in Johannesburg, braving the winter chill to support the team, with barrel fires keeping the fans warm.

February

11

2010

In Paarl 20 Years Ago

Nelson Mandela walked as a free man for the first time in 27 years.

This image is from a rally in Johannesburg a few years later.

February

01

2010

Moving History from Manhattan to Austin

The print archive from the Magnum Photos collective recently made its way to Austin, where it will be studied and exhibited for the next five years. Michael Dell, the computer maker, and two art collecting partners made the purchase, and insured the archive for $100 million as it was transported from Manhattan.

Randy Kennedy described the sale for readers of the the grey lady. “It is one of the most important photography archives of the 20th century, consisting of more than 180,000 images known as press prints, the kind of prints once made by the collective to circulate to magazines and newspapers. They are marked on their reverse sides with decades of historical impasto — stamps, stickers and writing chronicling their publication histories — that speaks to their role in helping to create the collective photo bank of modern culture.”

January

13

2010

How to Help in Haiti

During the years I worked as a photojournalist, CARE and Medecins Sans Frontieres impressed me the most for their dedication and ability to help those who are in need. MSF provided this traveling photographer with a safe place to sleep in Sudan, as did CARE in Zaire, and a decade ago, I worked with the Atlanta based CARE on a project in Ghana.

For those who would like to donate to the people of Haiti, please click to assist via CARE and MSF.