Yup.
This shot, taken of the desert near Palmyra as we waited for ruins to be lit up by the sun, for some reason brought to mind some of the imagery that has come from the region during the Gulf Wars. I can imagine oil wells burning on this landscape, and that the dust cloud is being thrown up by the wheels of a patrolling Humvee.
This was the closest I have been to country which is effectively an active warzone - less than a couple of hundred kilometres from the border. It was a sobering thought, and having seen the bustling life of Damascus, to which the Baghdad of 20 years ago was a match, it is hard not to be reminded of the part played by my culture in the devastation of such an important and historic part of the world. May it recover soon and become a thriving part of this lovely region once more.
This shot, taken of the desert near Palmyra as we waited for ruins to be lit up by the sun, for some reason brought to mind some of the imagery that has come from the region during the Gulf Wars. I can imagine oil wells burning on this landscape, and that the dust cloud is being thrown up by the wheels of a patrolling Humvee.
This was the closest I have been to country which is effectively an active warzone - less than a couple of hundred kilometres from the border. It was a sobering thought, and having seen the bustling life of Damascus, to which the Baghdad of 20 years ago was a match, it is hard not to be reminded of the part played by my culture in the devastation of such an important and historic part of the world. May it recover soon and become a thriving part of this lovely region once more.
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