In reality
he devoted much of his working life to looking for order and tranquility in traditional culture
clarity and consistency of thought
which is reflected in the social experience
where Rodger appears to have been able to photograph freely
Fine Print: Friday prayer at the Al Azhar college, Jakarta, Indonesia, 1989 Paper size:20 x 24 in (50 x 60 cm) In realityDescribing himself as a historian of the present, Abbas dedicated himself to documenting the political and social life of societies in conflict. In a career that spanned six decades, he covered wars and revolutions in Biafra, Bangladesh, Northern Ireland, Vietnam, the Middle East, Chile, Cuba, and South Africa during apartheid. The result of a process described by Abbas as writing with light, his images occupy a niche that spans both photojournalism