Conflict Journalism News

No truth in photography? Photojournalist Ben Lowy on making (not taking) images

Can we ever be truly objective in our photography? Does photography objectify the suffering that it depicts? Check out our interview with award-winning photographer Ben Lowy for answers to these and other tough questions at the heart of photojournalism.

“War Toys” project documents children’s view of conflicts using toys

 

 

The impact of war and ongoing conflict on children can be horrific — but one photographer is doing his best to help those affected by conflict by combining his own photography expertise with the principles of art therapy. The project is called War Toys, and in it photographer Brian McCarthy recreaties children's drawings...