Moises Saman, a freelance photographer for The New York Times, arrived there just after United States Marines had secured the district center. Traveling with Taimoor Shah, a Times correspondent and translator who is based in Kandahar, Mr. Saman was working independently from the military, unembedded, seeking to document conditions since the offensive.

Link: On Assignment: A Perilous Route to Marja - Lens Blog - NYTimes.com