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Great series. Reminds me of Tim Hetherington's book Infidel. I assume you know it? It's a bit strange to me his work hasn't resurfaced much during this “ending.”

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Hi Christopher, I do know Tim's work, he was a true gentleman, a great storyteller and has been an influence. Before my first kinetic embed in Afghanistan, where I made the top photo in this post, I had the privilege of meeting Tim through a friend in New York. I must admit I was a little in awe of him. I told him I was headed to the Korengal Valley the following week, and that's where he made the work for Infidel of course. I was a stranger, yet he sat at the bar for over an hour with me and imparted what he knew, from an older photographer to a younger one. I’ll never forget that conversation with Tim and may he rest in peace.

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That's great you got to meet him. He was one of my best friends in the world. We met as we both were becoming photographers before he had started on his projects in Africa (and then the rest.) He started out so far away from conflict photography that it disturbs many of us how he was often defined by his death as a war photographer or hero. He was just a wonderful, compassionate human.

I am enjoying your posts here and look forward to more. Best, from Bangkok.

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