Afghan Box Camera documents a living form of photography in danger of disappearing forever. Afghanistan is one of the last countries where Kamra-e-faoree (‘instant camera’), has continued to be used by photographers as a way of making a living.
The images collected in Afghan Box Camera range from charming to surreal. Some are ominous – a Taliban member holding flowers and a walkie-talkie – and others wonderfully kitsch – a hand-painted collage of an Afghan exile in Peshawar next to the Pashtun actress, Yasmeen Khan.
The book is "a social history of Afghanistan over the last seven decades. A portrait of an age, and the humble camera that recorded it" says The Guardian. Read the full review & see a sample of the images .