Fine Print: Friday prayer at the Al Azhar college, Jakarta, Indonesia, 1989 Paper size:20 x 24 in (50 x 60 cm) he devoted much of his

he devoted much of his working life to looking for order and tranquility in traditional culture

where Rodger appears to have been able to photograph freely

He has since visited many other countries where the religion is a strong presence in society and people’s lives

In reality

clarity and consistency of thought

Fine Print: Friday prayer at the Al Azhar college, Jakarta, Indonesia, 1989 Paper size:20 x 24 in (50 x 60 cm) he devoted much of hisDescribing himself as a historian of the present, Abbas dedicated himself to documenting the political and social life of societies in conflict. In a career that spanned six decades, he covered wars and revolutions in Biafra, Bangladesh, Northern Ireland, Vietnam, the Middle East, Chile, Cuba, and South Africa during apartheid. The result of a process described by Abbas as writing with light, his images occupy a niche that spans both photojournalism