Right around the world, bureaucracy is encountered on a daily basis. As an interface between the people & the power, the desk is an icon of disinterest. Here is a collection of Jan Banning's photographs that go into his book - "Bureaucratics" featuring pencil-pushers of varied nationalities, backgrounds and responsibilities all officiating away. He also gives a brief description of the people manning the desks including details of their titles, duties and pay. The photographs contrast the inevitability and permanency of the bureaucratic machine with the insignificant and transitory nature of the position holder's grip over it.
Links:
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/photobooth/2010/06/bureaucratics.html
http://www.soros.org/initiatives/photography/movingwalls/17
http://www.janbanning.nl/
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