1. A young Afghan woman standing beside her much older husband. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

2. 2014 FOTOEVIDENCE BOOK AWARD
WINNER
Majid Saeedi
“Life in War”

3. An injured boy resting while one of his artificial hands hangs on the wall. He is wearing the other hand. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

4. A mental patient poses for a photograph in a
sanitarium March 1, 2010 in Harbe, Afghanistan.
(Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

5. Afghan bodybuilders compete in a regional bodybuilding competition on April 19, 21010 in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

6. 48-year-old Inayatullah who's
feet were damaged by a land
mine 8 years ago, now sells
mobile calling cards to survive,
photographed in December
2010, in Herat, Afghanistan.
(Photograph by Majid
Saeedi/Getty Images)

7. An Afghan man wears a tire around his neck while sorting through plastic and metal items near a rubbish dump on October 27, 2010 on the southern outskirts of
Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

8. Rahimeh, 30, shows the scars from burns she inflicted on herself sixteen years ago, April 6, 2010 in Herat, Afghanistan. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

9. An Afghan school boy plays on a swing on May 4, 2010 in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

10. An Afghan woman learns how to lean a dress for a Barbie doll at a workshop. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

11. Afghan men escape increasing summer temperatures by wading in the Qarga reservoir on July 9, 2010 in a suburb of Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photograph by Majid
Saeedi/Getty Images)

12. A mental patient poses for a photograph in a
sanitarium March 1, 2010 in Harbe,
Afghanistan. (Photograph by Majid
Saeedi/Getty Images)

13. An Afghan youth flies a kite on the remains of a building during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on August 16, 2010 in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photograph by Majid
Saeedi/Getty Images)

14. (R-L) Azizallah, Hashmat, Jalil and
Vali Allah all lost feet and limbs
after a land mine explosion,
photographed in December 2010,
in Herat, Afghanistan. (Photograph
byMajid Saeedi/Getty Images)

15. Wooden horses hang from a swing during celebrations for the solar-based New Year's or Nowruz, on March 22, 2010 in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of ancient Balkh
province in northern Afghanistan. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

16. An Afghan woman preparing herself for going out in Kabul. Most of the women in Afghanistan cover their faces when they go out. Photo:Majid Saeedi

17. A group of Afghan National Army soldiers in northern Afghanistan during operations against the Islamist opposition.Photo:Majid Saeedi

18. Afghans sort through plastic and metal items near a rubbish dump on October 27, 2010 on the southern outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photograph by Majid
Saeedi/Getty Images)

19. 5-year-old Abdol Hamid
from Ghoor, was injured by
a bomb explosion two
week ago. photographed
in December 2010, in
Herat, Afghanistan.
(Photograph by Majid
Saeedi/Getty Images)

20. An Afghan old man taking his wife to the doctor out of their village, northern Afghanistan. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

21. Military, government and security officials attend a buring of confiscated opium November 3, 2010 in Herat, Afghanistan. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

22. (L-R) 30-year-old Gholam
Rasool, from Herat who lost his
feet 3 years ago after stepping
on a land mine, with 35-year-old
Mohammad Aref, also from
Herat who lost a leg 9 years
ago, photographed in
December 2010, in Herat,
Afghanistan. (Photograph by
Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

23. A fighter dog standing on a hill facing Kabul city.Photo:Majid Saeedi

24. An Afghan policeman uses his gun to swipe at opium plants as they tackle the crop on a farm on March 14, 2013, in Babaji village-Helmand Province, south east
Afghanistan. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

25. A mental patient poses for a photograph in a sanitarium
March 1, 2010 in Harbe, Afghanistan. (Photograph by
Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

26. A farmer dries his hay on a ruined tank left from the war. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

27. A religious teacher punishes his student. The absence of a proper educational system in the country’s schools leads few children to enroll or quit school after a short
period to work instead. Photo: Majid Saeedi

28. A man prays at the Qadamghah Shrine October 6, 2010 of Kabul's Saghi District, Afghanistan. (Photograph by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

29. A salesman in the women's section of the Kandahar bazaar shows customers his wares. Despite daily incidents by a growing Taliban population in Kandahar people
continue their ordinary lives in the streets of the city.Photo:Majid Saeedi

30. Farhad Darya, an Afghan singer, performs in a concert in Heart.Photo:Majid Saeedi

31. A morning military exercise in the police academy in Kabul.Photo:Majid Saeedi

32. A group of Afghan National Army soldiers in northern Afghanistan during operations against the Islamist opposition. Photo:Majid Saeedi

33. An Afghan girl practices Vosho in a gym in Heart.Photo:Majid Saeedi

34. Afghans gather during the celebration of Nowruz, near the Kart-e Sakhi mosque in Kabul.Photo:Majid Saeedi

35. Members of the Afghan National Police training at their base in the center of Kabul. Photo:Majid Saeedi

36. Soldiers waiting in a queue for their daily ration of food.Photo:Majid Saeedi

37. Afghans refugees live at a refugee camp in central Kabul. Photo:Majid Saeedi

38. Buzkashi Square, Mazar Sharif City, Northern Afghanistan.Photo:Majid Saeedi

39. 'Life in War' (FotoEvidence Press) by Iranian photographer
Majid Saeedi is probably the only book about Afghanistan that
doesn’t show images of war. For ten years his camera
photographed daily life in the context of war. Speaking the
language, Majid embedded with the Afghan people rather than
with an alien army. His photographs reveal the humanity of a
people living through decades of war.
'Life in War' is a fruit of the 2014 FotoEvidence Book
Award. The annual FotoEvidence Book Award recognizes a
documentary photographer whose project demonstrates courage
and commitment in addressing a violation of human rights, a
significant injustice or an assault on human dignity.