Q&A: Greg Kahn on Exposing Toxic Threats in Italy | PROOF

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Q&A: Greg Kahn on Exposing Toxic Threats in Italy

Have you ever tracked how much waste you create during a week, or even a month? Every time I clean my house or walk down a neighborhood street I marvel at the sheer amount of waste we create. But where does it all go? And what happens when large companies

via Photography: http://proof.nationalgeographic.com/2014/07/18/qa-greg-kahn-on-exposing-toxic-threats-in-italy/

In Campania, Italy, the toxic waste situation has become so dire that children and adults alike are developing rare cancers. Photographer Greg Kahn set out to document this issue in a country that is simultaneously beautiful and torn apart by organized crime and governmental failure