Our World, Their Lens

Posted by on Jul 12, 2014 in Twenty Years On
Our World, Their Lens

“It was exploring the unknown and trying to make it known to the rest of the world that led to Dan’s death. In the months before he died he made a name for himself covering the civil war in Somalia. Dan took searing images of the conflict’s innocent victims — skeletal children and starving men […]

The Journey is the Inspiration: Joanna Bennett

Posted by on Jul 10, 2014 in Inspired by Dan
The Journey is the Inspiration: Joanna Bennett

I came across this talented young man’s work on the web several years ago. To say I was blown away is an understatement. I think what grabs me most about his work was his celebration of his surroundings, his love of diversity, his honest documentation, unaltered. As it has already been stated, his work is […]

Our World, Their Lenses

Posted by on Jun 27, 2014 in Twenty Years On
Our World, Their Lenses

“After my first trip to Somalia, the terror of being surrounded by violence and the horrors of the famine threw me into a dark depression. Even journalists who had covered many conflicts were moved to tears. But for me, this was my first experience with war. Before Somalia, I had only seen two dead bodies […]

Our World, Their Lens

Posted by on Jun 20, 2014 in Twenty Years On
Our World, Their Lens

“Somalia’s food production system, once relatively strong, had been obliterated, a situation that was only heightened by the country’s longtime over reliance on outside aid. By the spring of 1992, a small number of aid workers and journalists who had been in the country’s interior began to share disturbing news: a famine was under way.” – Art of […]

Tiyeo’s First News Story

Posted by on Jun 2, 2014 in Dan Eldon Legacy
Tiyeo’s First News Story

One day while Rachel and I were helping carry cement blocks in Grippis, I started talking with Tiyeo, a senior in high school, about her dream of becoming a journalist. Having majored in Journalism myself, I couldn’t help but offer to bring my camera the next day to film Tiyeo’s very first newscast. It is definitely a […]