Behind the burkha

Harriet Logan fell in love with photojournalism because "it gives you a passport to walk into other people's lives" and tell their stories. In 1997, she was commissioned to walk into the lives of Afghan women living under the Taliban - where the so-called passport wasn't valid. It was a logistical nightmare, and given that taking photographs like Fahrida (1997) above – along with pretty much everything else – was illegal, the risks were manifold. But Logan found a group of women courageous enough to participate, many of whom she tracked down again when she returned, post-US-invasion, in 2001. Their images and stories form a potent mix - a show of defiance in the face of oppression.

Holly Kyte