My life isn't always at risk, even if I'm in a war zone. A lot of these places have areas of calm, so covering war doesn't necessarily mean being shot at all the time.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I've gone to war zones before and never got shot.
Most people, when they meet me, one of the first things they say is, 'Why would you voluntarily subject yourself to war? Why would you go into these places where you know there's a risk of getting killed?'
I don't go to war for the adrenaline rush. I cover wars because that's what I've ended up doing.
I think it is rather heroic to go into a war zone where everyone is trying to kill you, and you have no way of shooting back.
War zones are dangerous, protests can be violent, also, natural disasters are difficult to cover, so there are going to be risks.
With each assignment, I weigh the looming possibility of being killed, and I chastise myself for allowing fear to hinder me. War photographers aren't supposed to get scared.
You have two options when you approach a hostile checkpoint in a war zone, and each is a gamble. The first is to stop and identify yourself as a journalist and hope that you are respected as a neutral observer. The second is to blow past the checkpoint and hope the soldiers guarding it don't open fire on you.
You cannot avoid war in life, you cannot avoid the fear of terrorism, you cannot avoid those things now, they are a part of everyday demeanor.
Since the early '80s, I've found myself in war zones in various parts of the world.
Even a war zone looks peaceful in most places, most of the time.
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