Picture of the Day for 2/13/11

Once again here is the Picture of the Day, its from National Geographic, but its from the Top Ten Photos From 2010 by Chris Johns. I picked this one because I saw this photograph at one of the exhibits for this particular exhibit in Los Angeles at The Annemberg Space for Photography and it was one of my favorites. Here's his opinion: "Paolo takes this tough story about water in the Middle East and the politics that surrounds this combustible part of the world and makes this honest, open photo we can all relate to." -Chris Johns. I would definitely have to agree with this opinion because the photo itself is one that captures the essence of how important water is to the world. Here's the caption: "Girls from a West Bank village cool off in the salt-laden waters of the Dead Sea. Its main tributary, the Jordan River, is depleted by drought, pollution, and overuse and has been a source of conflict between Israel and its neighbors for decades." Photograph by: ©Paolo Pellegrin, if you want to check out more of the top photos from this article here's the link: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/01/top-ten/top-ten-photography