shows a world fragmenting
the men and boys who inhabit it
A grid of twelve square photographs—sunlit
even when faced with COVID-19
‘I believe this project is an important testament to a political crisis that will shape international relations and reverberate through the decades to come
Magnum Poster: Liwa, United Arab Emirates, 2008 Newsha Tavakolian shows a world fragmentingIn this 2008 photograph by Stuart Franklin, taken in Liwa, United Arab Emirates, the vastness of the Rub al Khalialso known as the Empty Quarterunfolds in a breathtaking sweep of golden sand. The high dunes, some reaching up to 100 meters, are sculpted by the wind into smooth ridges and rippling textures. Against this immense, undisturbed landscape, three camels stride in silhouette along a distant crest, their presence accentuating the scale and