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DESERT DIARIES: Latest
Book Combined Stunning Photography with the Personal Remembrances
of Corbis Photographers who Covered the Conflict in Iraq DETAILS: Inspired by the powerful work of twenty-four Corbis photographers documenting the conflict in Iraq, Desert Diaries features some of the most important image-makers of our time - from Pulitzer-prize winner David Turnley to Benjamin Lowy, a 23-year-old newcomer covering his first war from an embedded position with the 101st Airborne, who quickly earned two covers for Time magazine. The photographers come from five countries and include such bold voices as Lynsey Addario, a woman under 30 who has been working in the Middle East for several years, and noted French photojournalists Patrick Robert and Christophe Calais. Desert Diaries goes deeper than the analysis of generals, politicians, and historians. These photographers covered the war from Baghdad, from the Kurdish-dominated north, and from the Shiite-dominated south. They worked in embedded positions and unilaterally, freelance and on assignment, on the front lines and in the outskirts. In their pursuit of the story behind the story, they became intimately acquainted with the human consequences of this war. The images speak for themselves - death, displacement, boredom, fear, escape, loss, triumph, and more. Desert Diaries combines that visual narrative with the remembered experiences of the photojournalists themselves, taken from the actual journals they kept and from telephone interviews conducted in June. While each diary excerpt represents the unique observations and insights of its author, taken together they trace a poignant arc between warmth and truth that reflects the experience of every journalist who covered this war. BRIAN STORM, VP NEWS & EDITORIAL PHOTOGRAPHY, CORBIS: Brian Storm is responsible for defining and implementing Corbis' global strategy for the production of news, editorial, and celebrity photography. He also leads Corbis' efforts to identify and market new sources of editorial photography and directs the operation of Corbis' website for current news and feature images. Storm's experience as a photojournalist, his passionate belief in the power of photography to tell a story, and his background as an innovative multimedia director in the media industry makes him uniquely qualified to lead Corbis' news team, while pioneering new channels that ensure photojournalism remains vital and available in the digital age. Storm previously worked at MSNBC, where he was responsible for photography, audio, and video components of the website, including editorial vision and workflow automation. Prior to that, Brian was a picture editor with MSN News, where he was responsible for startup of the online publication, defining systems, processes, and editorial vision for picture usage.
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professionals to tell their stories with impact that goes beyond
words. Our contemporary and archival photography, fine art, illustrations,
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