maandag, januari 07, 2008
Marcus Bleasdale, van kantoor tot Congo
Vandaag in The Globe and Mail een artikel over fotojournalist en nieuwbakken VII-lid Marcus Bleasdale, over hoe hij plotsklaps in de fotojournalistiek terecht kwam en hoe zijn huidige leven eruitziet.
Compared to his old desk job, the hours are longer as a photojournalist of humanitarian issues, the pay is worse, and a warlord can be crankier than a disappointed investor. But Mr. Bleasdale would never trade his career again.
"There's an immense amount of freedom in a place like DRC. Some of the best times I've had are getting up in the morning, putting cameras on your back and jumping on a motorbike and going off in the bush for three or four days, and thinking, 'This is my tube ride to my office.' "
Lees Horror, in hard focus.
Compared to his old desk job, the hours are longer as a photojournalist of humanitarian issues, the pay is worse, and a warlord can be crankier than a disappointed investor. But Mr. Bleasdale would never trade his career again.
"There's an immense amount of freedom in a place like DRC. Some of the best times I've had are getting up in the morning, putting cameras on your back and jumping on a motorbike and going off in the bush for three or four days, and thinking, 'This is my tube ride to my office.' "
Lees Horror, in hard focus.
# posted by Jan-Edward : 23:21
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