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Books and Films

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BOOKS

The Journey is the Destination by Kathy and Amy Eldon

This book is a collection of pages from Dan’s 17 extraordinary journals, edited with both reverence and a critical distance by his mother, Kathy Eldon. The pages are densely layered, filled with collages of writings, photographs, and drawings; the beginning is packed with colors, quotes, labels, and photos of Eldon’s friends, while the later pages are simpler but more sophisticated and resonant. The collection is a seemingly unfiltered testament to both Dan Eldon’s amazingly sophisticated vision and the purity and naivete of youth on the brink of adulthood.

The Art of Life by Jennifer New

This handsome and touching biography includes many of Eldon’s photos and collages as well as entries from his journals, excerpts from letters to his family, and memories from his many friends. The writer, an educational consultant based in Iowa, fell in love with Eldon’s work the first time she saw it and became determined to use the art as a launching pad for educational programs and materials.

Images of Conflict by Reuters and the Associated Press

Images of Conflict contains moving photographs by Reuters photographers Dan Eldon and Hos Maina, and AP photographer Hansi Krauss, who were killed together on July 12th, l993, while covering the conflict in Mogadishu.

DVDs

The Art of Life CNN World News by Charles Tsai

Interviews with Dan’s family along with original footage of Dan’s travels and films in Africa. Perfect for educators in high schools and universities. 15 minutes.

Dying to Tell the Story by Kyra Thompson with host Amy Eldon

This Emmy-nominated documentary studies the motivations of journalists dedicated enough to risk their lives for a story. We follow narrator Amy Eldon on a personal journey to find meaning in the death of her older brother, 22-year-old Reuters photographer Dan Eldon. Dan was among a group of five journalists attacked by a mob during the Somali famine in 1993; he and three others were stoned to death. As she interviews other journalists and the sole surviving witness to Dan’s death, we see her attain the peace she sought.

Safari as a Way of Life by Patty Kim for National Geographic

This Emmy-nominated documentary studies the motivations of journalists dedicated enough to risk their lives for a story. We follow narrator Amy Eldon on a personal journey to find meaning in the death of her older brother, 22-year-old Reuters photographer Dan Eldon. Dan was among a group of five journalists attacked by a mob during the Somali famine in 1993; he and three others were stoned to death. As she interviews other journalists and the sole surviving witness to Dan’s death, we see her attain the peace she sought.