It reminds me of a time when people wernt controlled by constant advancement of tech. A time when people were strong and independant. A time when people were leaders and not followers. Before this age was such a good one, a real one and this reminds me of it...

said Brian9460 2006.08.22 at 01:03:32 PDT

Congratulations for being selected in the blog to represent the new sub-section of Iraq. Greetings from Israel, Yair.

said ykarelic4 2006.02.21 at 01:14:44 PST

Very wonderful photos, here and in all your albums. Fantastic images! Congratulations are in order for being featured and for simply putting together such an impressive collection of great photos. Thank you for sharing these delightful images of other worlds...Les in Alaska

said glacierman54 2006.02.21 at 00:43:34 PST

Hi,congratulations on your featured album,a little late but I have been in Canada for over 4 weeks so I am catching up on featured albums I missed,a well deserved feature,great shots,thankyou for sharing,please take a look at some of mine,I have many new pics of Canada and Alaska to post on Webshots,take care Ann (Chester UK)

said annedm1 2005.06.02 at 15:38:56 PDT

Assalamu alaikum ya Sate! My belated congratulations on your feature! Sorry I missed it, but now I was happy to find your album at the top of the Middle East category. How well deserving! Your photos are excellent, very interesting and very human, and your explanations are wonderful. Thank you so much for sharing this vanished world with all of us. I join your hope for the well being of your beloved area, and hope you will be able to return there again as soon as possible and meet the marshes people in tranquility and peace. I hope to visit there too. My very best wishes, Orly in Israel

said orlyyahalom 2005.05.22 at 05:31:54 PDT

Your wonderful photos are an important documentary. Greetings from Brazil. Peace! Lety

said letymr 2005.05.21 at 11:04:03 PDT

Hi!!! Thanks for sharing your wonderful photos. Congratulations!!! on your featured album, great job!!! God Bless.... Patty from Indiana USA

said pattypoo115 2005.05.21 at 11:02:21 PDT

Congratulations on being a featured album. Your albums are beautiful. It is well deserved. Thank your for sharing. Luc, Montreal, Quebec

said maxeclip 2005.05.21 at 02:30:05 PDT

Hi there Sate and a big Congratulations and Welcome to Webshots. A totally beautiful album with a very deep and heartfelt hope that Peace shall be returned to the native people of Iraq and the Marshes. You have done a wonderful job with the composition, and there is a lovely light overall throughout this beautiful album. Great work and tks for sharing the Marshes of Iraq and touching the depths of humanity within us all at Webshots. Take care and have a really great Feature Day....Kindest regards...Em from Aussie

said emphotos103 2005.05.20 at 22:37:19 PDT

Sate, thank you for sharing your beautiful photos. I remember reading about the destruction of the marshes in the National Geographic. We can hope and pray that with time, the marshes will be restored to their beautiful splendor and the people of Iraq will be at peace. Judy~Illinois~USA

said jabudaby 2005.05.20 at 21:41:49 PDT

In my ignorance, I had no idea there were marshes in Iraq. Thank you for enlightening me with your beautiful photos! Congratulations on your featured album! Candi

said candistackable 2005.05.20 at 20:05:13 PDT

Hello! I had know idea there were marshes in Iraq! Wonderful to know and see! What a great story! Thanks for sharing this very nice feature! Have a great day! Bob-New York State, USA

said rgarrow 2005.05.20 at 15:51:40 PDT

Hi Sate, and thank you for this so beautiful gift. Your pics come to all of us from such an important place, at least for occidental culture. Perhaps the society of the Marshes still retains grains of that ancient culture that was, millenniums ago in Mesopotamia, before the Egyptians, before the Greeks, before the Romans, before Napoleon, before these days of war such an important basis for our nowadays culture. Thank you! Have great days! Ale :-) from Italy

said carioni 2005.05.20 at 13:09:23 PDT

Hello and congrats on featured album. I really like the photos. They are great and tell a great story. Thanks for sharing them.

said 19mimi63 2005.05.20 at 12:43:22 PDT

Congratulations on your featured album! The photos are great. Thanks for sharing! http://community.webshots.com/user/brianhahaha

said brianhahaha 2005.05.20 at 12:14:43 PDT

This is a world I have been longing to visit for a long time. Does it still exist? Your album doesn't make that clear to me. Congratulations on being featured today!

said sante1 2005.05.20 at 12:11:34 PDT

Thank you for sharing the 'Marshes of Iraq' album. A real learning experience! ~ Cindy (CA./USA)

said natureluvrforever 2005.05.20 at 11:32:46 PDT

Your album is simply beaufitul.Enjoy your celebrity,Gabriela, Bucharest,Romania

said divinacomedia101 2005.05.20 at 11:07:28 PDT

Wonderful pictures, beautiful place. Congratulations on being featured. You did a great job!

said danarae94 2005.05.20 at 10:55:19 PDT

Thank you for these wonderful photographs of God's people. I pray that we all become the family The LORD created us to be in the beginning. Betty from California/USA

said faithbw 2005.05.20 at 10:47:33 PDT

Excellent album, Sate. And a well deserved feature. John / Wisconsin / USA.

said nierenj 2005.05.20 at 09:36:37 PDT

Hello Sate....This album is outstanding! I can see exactly why it was chosen to be featured. Thank you so much for sharing a bit of the culture of Iraq with me. I hope to see more photos from you soon. Ranae, Indiana, USA

said msfitzfotos 2005.05.20 at 09:33:31 PDT

Hello!!, I looked at your album" Home Page" the photos are very beautiful and the holds of views also!!, you have knew to make a good choice in the opportunity to photograph the picture that you wanted shown us!!, Congratulations!! <bonpapabobonne@ho tmail.com>...Belgi um..

said richard1378 2005.05.20 at 09:31:43 PDT

What a poignant photo essay! I had heard that plans were underway to re-flood the marshes. Is this true? It would be such a shame to lose this culture, and a new generation of children may forget the old ways. Charlotte - Texas & New Mexico

said barnchaser 2005.05.20 at 09:00:47 PDT

Hi Sate: Your photos of Iraq give me new insight to the many hardships in other parts of the world. They are very inspiring photos. Thanks for sharing and congratulations on being featured today. Don/BC, Canada

said donkeyquod 2005.05.20 at 08:11:11 PDT

Congratulations on being featured today ! Such a beautiful and interesting album ...very well deserved ! Thank you for sharing ...it is great to see photos of countries where you have never been! Welcome Sate to the Webshot family !Greetings from Belgium.Mary.

said marywilford 2005.05.20 at 07:57:48 PDT

Wow, What a great day. Your first album and it was chosen to be a featured album. A great honor. Welcome to the Webshot family. It is a great place to visit. You can travel the world sitting at your computer. Thanks for sharing your pictures with the world. Caroline Louisiana USA.

said wmcaroline2003 2005.05.20 at 07:47:28 PDT

Hello Sate, Thanks for sharing a culture that few are even aware of. Your photos make a powerful statement. Congratulations on a well deserved feature. Doug in California USA

said dyetter 2005.05.20 at 07:47:07 PDT

Hello Sate and Welcome to the community. It powerful statement in every photo. Thank you for reminding the world how precious life is. You are all in my prayers. Maria Elena, Argentina

said ameg100 2005.05.20 at 07:17:14 PDT

It looks so peaceful, would that the world could be like that always Chris NSW Australia

said chrismary105 2005.05.20 at 07:16:17 PDT

What an interesting and educational album! I never would have known about this area and way of life. Thank you, and congratulations on having your first album be featured. Helen from California, USA

said helennoel 2005.05.20 at 06:40:41 PDT

Congratulations on YOUR Featured Album and welcome to the family of Webshots. Your album has stirred my heart to a world so far away, yet educated us all on a life so old and peaceful. My blessings to you all. Vicki/Michigan

said haneckow 2005.05.20 at 06:06:04 PDT

Congratulations on having this fine photo documentary of the Marshes and the People that live there. I had no idea Iraq had such wetlands or that life existed on islands of reed. Thank you so much for bringing the plight of these folks to the world. May peace and harmony someday unite the world. Lorrie/Wyoming, USA

said greenhorngrl 2005.05.20 at 06:00:32 PDT

This wonderful window on the past shows me a life I never knew existed. The journalistic quality of the photos is superb. One can only hope these obviously gentle folk will be able to return to repaired marshes now that Iraq is beginning to become a government of its people. Thanks, and you and your countrymen have the best wishes of the world. ~~~~Bob

said mrcart 2005.05.20 at 05:50:54 PDT

Hello Sate and yes, more congratulations on this, your very first album in our community of Webshots users. Welcome! Each of the commenters has spoken volumes on this educational Featured Album. I echo the question, "When did you take these photos?" What a beautiful and peaceful way of life, filled with HARD, hard work for these people...people with dreams of their own. I look forward to your future albums. Judy/Florida

said ladybug591 2005.05.20 at 05:16:56 PDT

Hello Congratulations on this wonderful and unique album. This is a marvelous window on a world I have never dreamed existed, and now I see this through you and your great photos. Thank you for this great opportunity to see a place I could never imagine existed. Sharon from SE Minnesota, USA

said sharwils 2005.05.20 at 04:13:26 PDT

Hello Sate and congratulations for your feature and welcome to Webshots community. This is a great and historic album you did. Thank you for sharing it to the world. Enjoy your special day and take care, Yan/Ottawa

said zegale 2005.05.20 at 04:07:18 PDT

Hi Sate, Welcome to the family of friends that is Webshots. Congratulations on being featured so soon. I'm so glad your sensitive and caring album has been brought to our attention. War is SO futile. It destroys much, and often achieves so little. I do hope these self sufficient and seemingly contented people are left in peace, and pray that Iraq may soon settle down to a normal and ordered life. You have shown us more than great pictures, wirh informative commentry,.. that life is precious and that no 'man' has the right to force his will upon another..... God bless you for bringing us these enlightening pictures. Enjoy your special day. Shall be back to see more of your photos. Sheila UK

said lensmate 2005.05.20 at 03:40:45 PDT

Hello Sate and Welcome to Webshots!! Congratulations on Your Featured Album Today! Wonderful Portfolio and Presentation of such an Interesting way of life in South Iraq!! Hope You Enjoy Your Special Day, Thanks for Sharing! Ted

said torretab 2005.05.20 at 03:20:30 PDT

Congratulations on being featured, thanks for sharing. Michel

said nttl2k1 2005.05.20 at 03:10:03 PDT

Hi Congratulations with the featuring of this beautiful album! When did you take the photos? have the reed islanders really disappeared? Tons of people envy you as you are featured with your very first album, just a couple of days after uploading! Hope you will have a lot of fun reading the messages and visiting the sites of the people who wrote in your guestbook! Greetings Anna Oldenhave

said annaoldenhave 2005.05.20 at 02:44:56 PDT

What a beautiful collection of photos! An enchanted world! Has it really disappeared for ever? I hope not. I hope it will revive soon. Congratulations on being featured today! Anna Maria, from Italy.

said annamaria_stefani 2005.05.20 at 02:40:56 PDT

Congratulations on beings featured! Great album! - Jon, California, USA

said northwester100 2005.05.20 at 02:17:14 PDT

Hello, and welcome ot Webshots. Congratulations on having your first album featured. It's an great documentary, thank you for the commentary, it makes your photos so much more interesting. I will look out for more albums from you in the future. Best wishes from Keith in Sydney.

said magikeith 2005.05.20 at 01:39:44 PDT

Hello, I think sensible people the world over would love to see peace to all, these pictures just go to show how everybody no matter how isolated they are get dragged into conflict. Let us hope that they can now live a peaceful and happy life. Ken from England

said hircock100 2005.05.20 at 01:10:29 PDT

A very interesting and well taken album of a way of life we don't often hear about. The people look happy enough with the only life they know and I guess the world just passes them by. I enjoyed your photos and congratulate you on the feature. Best wishes, Peter in Western Australia

said georgieboy98 2005.05.20 at 01:08:35 PDT

Dear Friend, welcome to the Webshots family! Aren't we lucky to have you among us with this beautiful and yet heart-breaking story???!!!!We have seen on Japanese television a documentary about these marshes and villages a while ago and the memories have been brought back by your album. An incredible way of life, and yet.....a life.Congratulations for being featured and thanks for sharing with us all this unique feature! Greetings from Japan, Yoshiyuki Tanaka

said tanaka62 2005.05.20 at 00:57:55 PDT

Congratulation for being featured. Wonderful albom. first class story. Thanks for sharing. Ran from Israel

said ranyaari100 2005.05.20 at 00:52:31 PDT

Congratulations and thank you for sharing a wonderful album. Ray

said mccoyray 2005.05.20 at 00:51:02 PDT

Congratulations on being a featured album. Your album is wonderful. You have a great day, and enjoy your special day.Renato–Italy

said renato26 2005.05.20 at 00:46:03 PDT

Hi Congratulations on being featured. It can be a cruel world sometimes. May the world be at peace, one day. Best Wishes. Ray

said viking153 2005.05.20 at 00:18:36 PDT