Women in war zones: Shooting the frontline when you’re not a middle class man

Women in war zones: Shooting the frontline when you’re not a middle class man

It is April 1st, 2017 in Mosul, Iraq. Smoke rises from a recently fired mortar, and the atmosphere is eerily calm. Although far from the frontline, the area still carries risk. Egyptian photojournalist Asmaa Waguih is in Mosul to cover operations by US-ba

via Huck Magazine: https://www.huckmag.com/art-and-culture/photography-2/shooting-the-frontline-when-youre-not-a-middle-class-man/

We speak to four female photojournalists working in hostile environments about the challenges they face and what drives them, despite the inherent risk in their work.