susanhall

Susan Hall

has been a member since Mar 2008 and goes by susanhall.

I am a writer, photographer, runner, with a current obsession...preoccupation with all things related to homeless, down-and-out, veterans, conflict and war.

Find me at: http://www.susanhall.etsy.com

Nice to Meet You: Dan and Samantha
Photo Essay

Nice to Meet You: Dan and Samantha

4 Mar 2009268 views

Today I wandered down to Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco and encountered a panhandler named Dan and his Persian Himalayan cat Samantha. According to Dan,...

Tea with the Mujahideen
Photo Essay

Tea with the Mujahideen

21 Jan 2009407 views

Istalif, is a village famous for its pottery. Sitting high above the Shomali Plain it offers a panoramic view of the Hindu Kush Mountains. The...

Greetings from Afghanistan
Photo Essay

Greetings from Afghanistan

21 Jan 2009379 views

Kabul is a city of hustle and bustle. There are few paved roads and no traffic lanes, intersections or traffic lights. Livestock including sheep,...

anti iraq war protests
Photo Essay

anti iraq war protests

31 Jul 2008400 views

My son once asked me if I had protested the Viet Nam war. The prospect struck me as equally humorous and ludicrous. In...

Culann's Hounds
Photo Essay

Culann's Hounds

8 May 2008516 views

Punk Irish Accordion Band at the Cotati Accordion Festival

A4T Girl's Schools, Kabul, Afghanistan
Photo Essay

A4T Girl's Schools, Kabul, Afghanistan

27 Mar 20081237 views

During the five year period from 1996-2001, that the Taliban were in power, girls in Afghanistan were not allowed to attend school. Following the...

Homeless Residents of New Orleans Still Wait for Help
Photo Essay

Homeless Residents of New Orleans Still Wait for Help

24 Mar 2008501 views

In New Orleans, 12,000 homeless persons are sleeping in cars, flooded out houses, abandoned buildings, emergency shelters and beneath freeway overpasses.

Field Trip to Band-e Qargha Lake
Photo Essay

Field Trip to Band-e Qargha Lake

23 Mar 2008438 views

ASCHIANA (meaning "the nest") is an Afghan Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) that provides services, support and vocational training to street working children in Kabul. In addition...