War photographer: ‘Telling people’s stories gives me hope’
Claire Thomas says she couldn’t help people in Iraq and Afghanistan, but she could tell their stories. …
A photographer who has covered Iraq, Afghanistan and other conflict zones, has said there were time she felt compelled to put her camera down and help medics.
While she said being behind the lens in dangerous places could give you a “professional distance”, she had felt the need to act in some moments.
“There were times when the medics needed help, so I put my camera down and I would just do whatever I could,” she said. “Those times were much harder, emotionally to deal with.”
•WARNING: This video contains distressing images.
Story by Iwan Griffiths, video edited by Alex Knill
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