The Company Gardens, Cape Town, South Africa

Cape Town, South Africa

The truth is... in the suburbs

Fail Again. Fail Better.

While we failed in our mission to set up the Truth Booth, due to vastly underestimating the severe winds and potential for sandstorms, we succeeding in our first Burn. It was overwhelming, remarkable, sometimes unreal, relentless, and totally amazing. Perhaps next year we'll get it right?

How To Be The Man

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#burningman2014 see more @jackshainmanny #hankover2014

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The Truth about Burning Man

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@therealjimricks valiantly trying to keep @insearchofthetruth from flying away in a dust storm. #thetruthbooth

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#thetruthis #burningman #duststorms via @ryanalexiev

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Moonrise at sunset

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Moonrise at sunset. See more @jackshainmanny #hankover2014

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Burn

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#burningman2014

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And then the wind

Man. Oh Man.

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Looks like we made it. #burningman2014 #hankover2014

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Pulse and Bloom

A quiet first morning at Burning Man.


 

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#campinainteasy #burningman2014 @hankwillisthomas #hankover2014

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The road to Black Rock City

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Follow the yellow line.

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There is only deception and fraud

The Truth in Afghanistan is there is none. from In Search of the Truth on Vimeo.

Telling the Truth is Costly for the People

The Truth is power determines the Truth. from In Search of the Truth on Vimeo.

What will 2014 bring?

The Truth is we have complaints: there is no work. from In Search of the Truth on Vimeo.

Cleveland Museum of Art

A Breeze

That awkward moment when...

That awkward moment when... The taxi driver decides to attempt going OVER a huge earthen barricade in the middle of the road. *slaps head* Just outside the ancient city of Balkh.

Last, but...

This is long overdue... an enormous thank you to Antoinette de Jong! Antoinette made this project, full stop. Literally. We met her at the Unseen Photo Festival in Amsterdam a year ago where she mentioned the idea of taking the Truth Booth to Afghanistan completely out of the blue. Of course we said yes, but it took countless hours, days, and months of preparing and organizing and behind the scenes work to actualize it. All of this was done by Antoinette. Her unreal patience in all of our dealings, her understanding and appreciation of the In Search of the Truth project, years of experience in Afghanistan, and her extraordinarily generous approach to everyone will not be forgotten. Antoinette got us off the ground and guaranteed the success of our journey. Our appreciation and gratitude is immense. Thank you. And you should check out her and her partner's amazing book in the meantime: Poppy: Trails of Afghan Heroin

Tip Top

Yet another huge thank you. This time to Ian MacWilliam. Ian is the regional (Afghanistan/Pakistan) director for Free Press Unlimited, the good people from the Netherlands that made In Search of the Truth: Afghanistan possible. Ian's vast knowledge of the region and its history was an invaluable resource. His patience and professionalism in our everyday dealings and the constant logistical challenges were not only admirable, but essential to the project. He also knows all the best Sheesha spots throughout Afghanistan. Here he is on top of the 'City of Screams' along the ancient Silk Road in Bamyan. Photo: Antoinette DeJong.