Photographs that shook the world: omayra sanchez
Omayra Sanchez, 13 years old, was the victim of volcano Nevado del Ruiz's eruption in 1985, that devasted the Armero village, in Colombia. Omayra was trapped for three days under the mud, clay and water that was left from her own house. When the paramedics, with scarce resources, tried to help her, they sadly realized there was nothing they could do, since to remove her from the deadly trap they would have to amputate her legs and the lack of a speacilist on the scene would result in her death.
According to the paramedics and the journalists that surrounded her, Omayra was strong until the last minute of her life. For the three days her agony lasted she thought only about going back to school, her studies and her friends. Photographer Frank Fournier took this photo of Omayra that travelled the world and generated a worldwide controversy about the indifference of the Colombian government before the victims of natural disasters such as this.
The photograph was published months after the girl's death and Frank Fournier was awarded the 1986 World Press Photo Premier Award for this picture.
On The Run With ROA
Just Taking Pictures, a blog within the mighty Ekosystem has posted a great set of photos of streetartist, ROA hard at work. It's great to be able to see his painting process in a couple of different locations. Not to mention that the photos are excellent too!
OnRepeat Typography
Joao Oliveira, aka OnRepeat is a Portuguese typographic illustrator/designer with a bright future. He has been working in the various creative fields of graphic, print, editorial, web and motion design, collaborating with clients from various industries such as MTV, Nike, Hugo Boss, Adidas, Diesel, Computer Arts and many more.
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