WAR-TOYS by Brian McCarty on Kickstarter

Famed toy-photographer Brian McCarty launches a Kickstarter initiative for his WAR-TOYS Project, with the aim of the donated funds to pay for all stages of production of his next trip, including paying for expenses such as: Local Crew (assistants, fixers, translators, etc.), Airfare, Lodging, Locally bought toys, Art therapy supplies for children, to Insurance (via Reporters Without Borders), and Food / Basic needs. Check out the page to see what your pledges will get you, including this box of prints:

"The WAR-TOYS project seeks to explore war from the perspective of children living in its day-to-day reality. Because cognitive ability is often ahead of language development, children typically share their experiences and cope with associated feelings through indirect methods of communication, such as art and play. As a result, their personal accounts of war often go unseen, even when studying its affects. Through WAR-TOYS, I use a collaborative process to unlock and articulate children’s experiences, turning the language of play into serious dialog." ~shares Brian

"This shows exactly how we are feeling...but where is Barbie®?" ~Critique from two young Palestinian girls, East Jerusalem.