The lesson of the truffle pig

The lesson of the truffle pig

Be careful what you wish for?… No worries if you are a pig bred for truffle hunting, in which case you will never get your wish. And that’s too bad, for truffles are one of the few things in life that does live up to the fantasies…

Swineherds, grammar & social injustice

Swineherds, grammar & social injustice

Here are photos from the second place winner in the Alexia Foundation’s 2010 student competition promoting photojournalism as an agent for change against social injustice.

“Swineherd: the salaried gypsy with a domestic mind” was submitted by Muhammad Murtada, a native of Bangladesh, and a third year photojournalism student at Pathshala, the South Asian Media Academy.

A waste of swine

A waste of swine

The abstraction of pigs and gods is an act of individuals, but the idea of an “offering” is merely the waste of substance for a payment of shadows.

Courting whilst making sausages

Courting whilst making sausages

Courtship is as much a ritual now as it ever was. Here’s a timeless reminder for men to add to their Dos & Don’ts list.