The Amazing Courage and Tenacity of a Conflict Photographer
The New York Times has a powerful piece about photographer Giles Duley. Duley was covering a patrol in Afghanistan back in February when he stepped on a bomb and lost an arm and both legs: “I remember...
View ArticlePhotojournalist Joao Silva on Life, Loss and Conflict Photography
Photojournalist João Silva lost his legs to a land mine in Afghanistan at the end of last year, but — after months of intense rehabilitation — returned to work in July, landing a photo on the front...
View ArticleAn Eye-Opening Look at How Many Conflict Photos Are Staged
Here’s a fascinating video in which Italian photographer Ruben Salvadori demonstrates how dishonest many conflict photographs are. Salvadori spent a significant amount of time in East Jerusalem,...
View ArticleColumbia J-School to Offer Safety Course to Photographers Interested in War...
This may be a rare case in which a $695 class might actually save your life: Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism is offering a safety course for journalists who cover war, conflict and...
View ArticleShocking Image Shows Tank Shell Hitting Rebel Outpost in Syria
Freelance photojournalist Tracey Shelton captured the striking image above showing the instant a tank shell exploded in a Syrian rebel outpost earlier this week. She was filming the group of four...
View ArticleWar Photographer Don McCullin Reflects on a Career of Chasing Haunting Images
Here’s a powerful video shared by The Economist a couple of years ago that features acclaimed British photojournalist Don McCullin talking about his 50 years of photographing war, atrocities, and...
View ArticleJapanese Truck Driver Photographs the Front Lines in Syria as a “War Tourist”
When you mention the words “vacation photos,” most people might think of trips to the mountains or to the beach. Not Toshifumi Fujimoto. The 45-year-old Japanese trucker is passionate about “war...
View ArticleSunday Times Telling Freelance Photogs Not to Submit War Images From Syria
“Deadly sniper shot through the lens.” That’s the title of a photoblog entry published over on Reuters last week by staff photographer Goran Tomasevic, who’s covering the deadly conflict in Syria. The...
View ArticleWar Journalist: A 1/6-Scale Action Figure of a Conflict Photographer
Behold, the coolest photography-related toy we’ve seen so far this year: War Journalist: Battlefield Hero. It’s a 1/6-scale Toymaster-brand action figure that lets kids play make believe with their...
View ArticleSyrian Conflict Transforms Woman From English Teacher into War Photographer
NPR has published a fascinating piece about 25-year-old young Syrian woman named Noor Kelze who has been working the front lines of the Syrian conflict as a conflict photographer for Reuters. When the...
View ArticleConflict Photog Leans on Crowdfunding to Replace Stolen DSLR Gear
While on assignment in the Middle East, war photographer Tracey Shelton had her gear stolen during an attempted kidnapping back in August 2011. As a freelance photojournalist, she didn’t have a...
View ArticleWhich of Us Dies First? The Achilles Heel of the War Reporting Business
“I wonder which one of us dies first?” It was 2003, and a stray, morbid thought crossed my mind one night in a hotel in Iraq. I was in a room full of twenty and thirty-something photographers and...
View ArticleLynsey Addario’s Thoughts on Being a Female War Photographer
New York Times photographer Lynsey Addario was recently released along with three male journalists after being taken captive in Libya. After details of her abuse was reported in the news, there were...
View ArticleWar Photographers Share about Shots that Almost Got Them Killed
Categories: Culture InspirationTags: conflictdangerousdeathinterestingpiecepowerfulreadingspecialreportstoriestheguardianvignetteswarwarphotographerwarphotographyThe Guardian compiled a powerful...
View ArticleThe Amazing Courage and Tenacity of a Conflict Photographer
Categories: Inspiration NewsTags: amazingamputeeconflictconflictphotographercrazyextremegilesduleyinspirationalmentalitynytimesphotogphotographerwarwarphotogThe New York Times has a powerful piece...
View ArticlePhotojournalist Joao Silva on Life, Loss and Conflict Photography
Photojournalist João Silva lost his legs to a land mine in Afghanistan at the end of last year, but — after months of intense rehabilitation — returned to work in July, landing a photo on the front...
View ArticleConflict Photogs Reflect on the Realities of the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
Conflict photographers like Michael Kamber and Louie Palu have spent years covering the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. They’ve lost friends, been very nearly killed themselves, and come back with...
View ArticleMy Experience Photographing on the Front Lines of the Syrian Civil War
It’s cold. The air is stinging my ears and my hands are numb. I pull back on my gloves and resume huddling in the conner of the courtyard. It’s December in Aleppo and the air is bitter, but the...
View ArticleHidden World of South Sudan: An Interview with Photojournalist Camille Lepage
Camille Lepage, 25, is an independent French photographer living in South Sudan. She works on long term projects about topics that do not make to the mainstream media and looks at the consequences of...
View ArticlePhotog Using the Power of Photography to Help Stop Exploitation & War in Congo
We hope you never get sick of hearing about stories that show the true power of photography to affect change, because I doubt we’ll ever get sick of finding and sharing them. The most recent such...
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