Marcus Bleasdale Interview on CBC

"Sometimes i'm dumbfounded, you see Iraq in the news the whole time, you see Afghanistan in the news the whole time, you see Darfur getting extraordinary amounts of coverage- justifiably- but over and above all of these conflicts, what's going on in Congo is as bad if not worse than all of those conflicts combined, and for me it's extraordinary why people don't continuously have this on the front page, I'm baffled why people don't look at it more." Marcus Bleasdale has spent the better part of the last decade covering the constant conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. His work has been seen in publications around the world, and has won many awards. CBC recently interviewed him about his work (video is currently on page 2 of the video player, or you can get to it here) For more of Bleasdale's work, visit his website, or check out his book,…

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Ashley Gilbertson- Whiskey Tango Foxtrot and NPR Interview

Photojournalist Ashley Gilbertson has spent considerable time in Iraq, and even more time dealing with the aftermath. NPR's Alex Chadwick spoke with Gilbertson his experiences and the changes he found in himself after returning home. They also discuss Gilbertson's new book, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, a collection of images and commentary from his time in Iraq.

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Interview with Spencer Platt

"In war, there’s often beauty. War isn’t just catastrophe, it just isn’t ugliness, people get married, put on beautiful clothes, people go out in their car, a Mini Cooper, whatever, that’s part of war. I think the juxtaposition there with the rubble and this youth- this youth that stands against death- is intriguing." ~Spencer Platt Spencer Platt was recently awarded the prestigious 2006 World Press Photo of the Year Award for his much-discussed image of a group of young Lebanese driving through a destroyed neighborhood in Beirut. In this podcast Jonathan Klein, CEO and Co-Founder of Getty Images, sits down with Platt and discusses the World Press picture, 9/11, and life as a photojournalist.

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