Thanks for the link. There are photos there I’ve never seen! (Lily, you’ll want to check it out.)
The pictures were taken by Max Gerber, the photographer who was assigned to the Time magazine “stories”.
Putting that aside, he has posted his thoughts along with the pictures on what appears to be his personal blog. It’s an interesting read as are the comments.
The pictures were taken in September 2006 and posted in June 2008.