Images and video snippets are just small slices of complex situations. By looking at the conflict photographer’s & cameraperson’s story of Before / After The Scene, we get a wider perspective and a better understanding of the bigger picture.
German photojournalist Peter Kullmann is discussing ‘Sarajevo Safari’ and ‘weekend chetniks’ who used to come for a weekend from Germany in order to shoot and kill innocent people in Sarajevo during The Siege.
Spanish photojournalist Enric Martí recorded that day in Sarajevo under the Siege. He gives us a detailed account of his work and how one of the most iconic photos from that period was made.
American photojournalist Christopher Morris who shares his story of the massacre from 22 January 1994, Alipasino Polje, Sarajevo. Six children were killed in the Serb mortar attack while playing in the snow in front of their building.
American photojournalist Thomas Haley tells us the background story of one of his photos taken in Sarajevo during the siege in September 1992.
Italian photojournalist Enrico Dagnino tells us the background story of one of his most memorable photos taken in Bosnia, during his war coverage in Sarajevo in late April 1992. He explains how he managed to snap the photographs of the execution of innocent civilians while being arrested by Arkan soldiers in Ilidza.
French photojournalist Veronique de Viguerie discusses some of her iconic work on the pirates of Somalia and what it is like working as a female photojournalist in Muslim countries – including photographing the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Danish Siddiqui explains the circumstance on the day that he took the iconic picture. While he was waiting on beach, he saw the Rohingya refugees coming from a dangerous journey from Myanmar.
Former AP photographer Jeff Widener talks about the censorship of his iconic photo and why — 30 years later — the “Tank Man” is still relevant today.
We don’t know their names, nor the photographer who immortalized them, but these men lunching 800 feet up show the daredevil spirit behind Manhattan’s vertical expansion.
Alexandra Avakian describes how a quiet moment can create a memorable composition.