Choucri Bechir : the blog

May 04

May 02

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Apr 24

“You’d be killing a horse - that’s not first degree murder, in fact it’s not murder at all, in fact I don’t know what it is.” —

Johnny Clay - The Killing

Apr 21

Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc sets himself ablaze in protest against the persecution of Buddhists by the South Vietnamese government.  Year: 1963 Photographer: Malcolm W. Browne  Country: Saigon, Vietnam 

Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc sets himself ablaze in protest against the persecution of Buddhists by the South Vietnamese government. 

Year: 1963

Photographer: Malcolm W. Browne 

Country: Saigon, Vietnam 

Apr 20

Apr 18

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Apr 17

“You like baseball? We need lights for the parks, so kids can play at night. So they can play baseball. So they don’t become burros para los malones. Everybody likes baseball. Everybody likes parks.” —

Javier Rodriguez - Traffic

Apr 14

Apr 03

Apr 02

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Mar 29

“There are over 550 million firearms in worldwide circulation. That’s one firearm for every twelve people on the planet. The only question is: How do we arm the other 11?” —

Yuri Orlov - Lord of War

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Priest Luis Padillo offers last rites to a loyalist soldier who is mortally wounded by a sniper during military rebellion against President Bétancourt at Puerto Cabello naval base.  Year: 1962 Photographer: Héctor Rondón Lovera Country: Puerto Cabello, Venezuela 

Priest Luis Padillo offers last rites to a loyalist soldier who is mortally wounded by a sniper during military rebellion against President Bétancourt at Puerto Cabello naval base. 

Year: 1962

Photographer: Héctor Rondón Lovera

Country: Puerto Cabello, Venezuela 


Mar 24

“You’re not perfect, sport, and let me save you the suspense: this girl you’ve met, she’s not perfect either. But the question is whether or not you’re perfect for each other.” —

Sean - Good Will Hunting