Forgotten Afghanistan Revisited

• Prize
• Photographer
  Gloriann Liu, United States
• Studio
  Gloriann Liu Photography
• Website
  http://www.gloriannliu.com

War in Afghanistan has now gone beyond its thirtieth year. Many
Afghans do not know what it is like to live without the constant
threat of the terror of war. There are many layers to the ruin and
devastation as seen in the destroyed lives and homes. Thousands
of landmines are still scattered across the farmlands, in orchards,
and hidden beneath the ground on the rugged mountainsides.
There are unexploded bombs in the yards of many homes waiting
to claim more victims. Of course, the biggest tragedy is the
thousands of lives that have been lost.

• Biography
  Gloriann Liu has been a photographer for over twenty years. She received her Bachelorâ??s Degree in Art from Wichita State University and subsequently attended the Art Institute of Kansas City. She taught Art and Photography in Kansas City, Missouri for twenty years. Now residing in San Luis Obispo, California, she is applying her efforts toward increasing awareness of social issues facing our global community. To this end, she is working with several nongovernmental organizations with activities in the Middle- East and Central Asia.