We first learned of New York photographer Masood Kamandy in relation to his effort to create a four-year bachelor's degree program in photography at Kabul University in Afghanistan — a major feat considering that photography had been forbidden in Afghanistan under the orders of the Taliban. We fell in love with his hauntingly beautiful images then, so we were excited to learn that he's finally joined the world of e-commerce.
The bears at Kabul Zoo look up eagerly as visitors sit on the ledge and throw bread to them.
South Dakota: A metal deer on the lawn of a junk shop
A fountain in winter
Densely packed magazines at The New York Times Magazine's former headquarters 229 West 43rd Street
Of course, not all Masood Kamandy's prints are of Afghanistan, but our favorite is Bears at the Kabul Zoo. We love having original artwork on our walls, but no one would ever mistake us for an artist, so we're happy to support the work of our local artists.
Each print is sold for $210, which includes shipping. There are currently eight prints offered for sale on the site, and we hope Masood continues to add to the list of prints available.
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i love masood's work! so happy to see him featured here-- the bear image is one of my favorites too.
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Beautiful! The work reminds of work done by photographer Nihad Ademi. Nihad came to Canada in 1993 through a UN-brokered release of prisoners, escaping the tragedies of war torn former Yugoslavia. His brother and him spent almost the last 7 months of their time there in Serbian prison camps, including the Omarska concentration camp, fearful they would never survive the ordeal.
He also sells his work online, and 100 percent of the profits goes toward a global charity that helps war and disaster affected children and their familes. You can see/buy his stuff at www.humantree.ca
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Great work! My favorite is the top image.
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Lovely.
Those are terrific images and his website is so interesting.
I can't decide which to buy as I want them all!!
And the price seems totally reasonable for original art.
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i love that top image as well, what is it? A 'ghost' of a demolished house?
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Ooookay....
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