MSNBC.com published Ed Kashi and MediaStorm’s Iraqi Kurdistan project on Tuesday. Iraqi Kurdistan is a timely, in-depth look into the daily lives of the Kurdish people of northern Iraq. Thousands of Kashi’s images are presented in an innovative, flipbook-style animation.

MSNBC.com won exclusive rights to publish the project via a private online auction conducted at mediastorm.org. Participants included news, lifestyle and arts publications from around the world.

Read more about the Iraqi Kurdistan project in Photo District News Online.