Mud as dirt or life essence

Mud as dirt vs. life essence

Ever since the first slimy proto-pigs crawled from the fecund primordial ooze, the concept of mud as dirt vs. life essence has been debated.

Discomforting Junctions

Discomforting Junctions

Far beyond the Atlanteans’ genetic triflings, pigs and humans share many commonalities that bind their species together in ways that are uncomfortable to discuss.

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.

Saddled Pigs, part 1

Saddled Pigs, part 1

What might it be in the British character or psyche that promotes their regular consideration of putting a saddle on a pig? Thinking about saddled sows and bridled boars seems to be a very old tradition in Great Britain.