Brent Lewin Photography

Afghanistan

I worked for a logistics company for 6 months at their Kabul, Afghanistan office during 2005-2006. We lived in a house in a residential neighbouhood and had almost complete freedom and very little restrictions. I had recently bought my first camera and spent most of my free time driving, wandering around and exploring. 

  • Roadside vendor hawks chewing gum in Kabul.
  • Spectators watch cock-fighting in Shar-e-Naw Park, Kabul.
  • Audience members wave glow sticks at the Afghan Star finals in Kabul. In the fall of 2005 the {quote}American Idol{quote}-inspired Afghan Star (a reality based talent show) premiered on Tolo TV. Over 500 hopefuls waited hours to audition before a panel of 3 judges inside the Kabul City Centre. Viewers could vote for contestants via SMS text messaging.
  • Security, Kabul.
  • A mother walks her daughter home from school in the Daruaman area of Kabul.
  • Security reflected in a mirror used for detecting vehicle explosives outside a compound where police are trained in Kabul.
  • A man hauls a bale of sticks near the Salang Pass.
  • Buzkashi players race across a pitch during a match at Kabul Stadium to mark the inaugural Afghan parliament. Buzkashi, the national sport of Afghanistan, literally translates to 'goat grabbing'. Two teams compete for possession of a decapitated goat, which they then try to drop in a painted circle.
  • Public buses damaged from war sit in a field in Kabul.
  • Men dance in Kabul.
  • Swimming Pool Hill - An Olympic sized swimming pool built by the Russians atop Wazir Akbar Khan HIll in Kabul. During the Talban rule it was used as an execution site.
  • Roadside shave, Kabul.
  • Street child, Kabul.
  • Kabul Zoo.
  • A member of President Karzai's security detail looks on as a boy gets his clothes tangled in barbed wire in Kabul.
  • Street scene, Kabul.
  • The ruins of Darul Aman Palace, Kabul.
  • Doves, Blue Mosque, Mazar-e-Sharif.
  • Wazir Akbar Khan Hill, Kabul.
  • A billboard encourages former Mujahedeen to confidentially trade in Stinger missles in exchange for money, Kabul.
  • Henna covers a girls hand, Kabul.
  • Boys ride a truck near Bagram.
  • An improvised kite fashioned from a discarded water bottle and string, Kabul.
  • Police, Kabul.
  • Playground, Kabul.
  • Nan bakers, Kabul.
  • Woman works in a field, Bagram.
  • Roadside market, Kabul.
  • A boy minds shoes at Blue Mosque, Mazar-e-Sharif.
  • Elephants
    • Urban Jungle
    • Street Elephants
    • The Elephant In The Room
    • Kui
    • Roundup
    • Forests - Lao PDR
    • Forests - Myanmar
    • The Crush
  • Stealing Beauty
    • The Chin
    • The Apatani
  • Rabari
  • China
  • Down The Rat Hole
  • End Of Strife?
  • Ganges Source
  • Body Collectors
  • Smokey Mountain
  • Want Not Waste Not
  • Afghanistan
  • Portraits
  • Singles
  • Motion
  • Commercial
  • Community Gardens
  • Info
    • Bio
    • Awards/Recognition
    • Exhibitions
    • Prints
    • Blog
    • Contact

Site design © 2010-2025 Neon Sky Creative Media