Gary Knight/VII ./files/ambassadors/gary_knight/_showcase/_medium/img_01.jpg ./files/ambassadors/gary_knight/_showcase/img_01.jpg 14 January 2008 Kisingani, River Congo at the Stanley Falls, Democratic Republic of Congo EOS-1Ds Mark III; EF24mm f/1.4L USM Fishermen preparing traps and casting nets into the River Congo at the Stanley Falls at Kisingani, DR Congo. Local men have been fishing in this way for centuries. Gary Knight/VII ./files/ambassadors/gary_knight/_showcase/_medium/img_02.jpg ./files/ambassadors/gary_knight/_showcase/img_02.jpg 26 October 2006 Mbuji Mayi, Democratic Republic of Congo EOS 5D; EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM Workers dig for diamonds in Matempu Mine near Mbuji Mayi, Congo. The mine is a private concession that belongs to local speculators who flock to this area from all over Congo in the hope of finding their fortune buried at the bottom of 20 meter deep holes dug into the soft earth. Local people say that 15 people on average die in this mine every month due to earth collapses and fights. Most of these miners live below the poverty benchmark of $1 per day. They frequently work for several months to dig holes deep enough to reach diamonds during which time they have no income. Mbuji Mayi has a population variously estimated between 3.5 and 4.5 million inhabitants. It has an infrastructure built for 30,000. Most residents are migrant workers. The town has an unemployment rate of 85% according to the local mayor. Gary Knight/VII ./files/ambassadors/gary_knight/_showcase/_medium/img_03.jpg ./files/ambassadors/gary_knight/_showcase/img_03.jpg 15 April 2006 Pélissanne, Provence, France EOS-1V; EF35mm f/1.4L USM French Gardians running bulls through the streets of a small village during traditional Easter celebrations in Provence, France. Gary Knight/VII ./files/ambassadors/gary_knight/_showcase/_medium/img_04.jpg ./files/ambassadors/gary_knight/_showcase/img_04.jpg 15 January 2005 Banda Aceh, Indonesia EOS-1D Mark II; EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM Aerial photographs of the destruction wrought by the Asian Tsunami in Bandeh Aceh, Indonesia. Gary Knight/VII ./files/ambassadors/gary_knight/_showcase/_medium/img_05.jpg ./files/ambassadors/gary_knight/_showcase/img_05.jpg 7 April 2003 Baghdad, Iraq EOS-1D; EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM US Marines of the 3rd Battalion 4th Marines take Baghdad Bridge. Gary Knight/VII ./files/ambassadors/gary_knight/_showcase/_medium/img_06.jpg ./files/ambassadors/gary_knight/_showcase/img_06.jpg 25 April 2005 Tehran, Iran EOS-1Ds Mark II; EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM The reflection of a porter in a pool of water in Tehran’s central market. Gary Knight/VII ./files/ambassadors/gary_knight/_showcase/_medium/img_07.jpg ./files/ambassadors/gary_knight/_showcase/img_07.jpg 4 October 2002 Tokyo, Japan EOS-1V; EF50mm f/1.4 USM Geisha, Japan. Gary Knight/VII ./files/ambassadors/gary_knight/_showcase/_medium/img_08.jpg ./files/ambassadors/gary_knight/_showcase/img_08.jpg 1 March 1999 Albanian Kosovo border, near Kuk, Kosovo, former Yugoslavia EOS-1V; EF35mm f/1.4L USM Ethnic Albanian Kosovar refugees cross the Kosovo/Albanian border. Gary Knight/VII ./files/ambassadors/gary_knight/_showcase/_medium/img_09.jpg ./files/ambassadors/gary_knight/_showcase/img_09.jpg 22 January 2007 Al Fasher, Darfur, Sudan EOS 5D; EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM An aerial photograph of North Darfur. Gary Knight/VII ./files/ambassadors/gary_knight/_showcase/_medium/img_10.jpg ./files/ambassadors/gary_knight/_showcase/img_10.jpg 18 January 2007 Darfur, Sudan EOS 5D; EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM Women riding together to protect themselves from being raped and robbed by the Janjaweed in Darfur.