Image courtesy of Giles Duley.
Giles Duley, a British editorial photographer who became a triple amputee after stepping on a landmine in Afghanistan, will be speaking about his career at BJP's Vision event on 18 November
Author: Olivier Laurent
09 Nov 2011 Tags: BjpVision11AfghanistanPhotojournalism
Giles Duley is a 39-year-old photographer who started his career in the fashion and music industries. But, in recent years, he has focussed on humanitarian issues, working with organisations such as Médecins sans Frontiers and the UNHCR "to highlight lesser known stories deserving of public attention and action," he says.
His work has been published in Vogue, GQ, Esquire, Rolling Stone and The Sunday Times, among many others. But, in February this year, while on assignment in Afghanistan, following soldiers from the First Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, Duley stepped on an improvised explosive device. The explosion claimed Duley's left arm and two legs.
Eight months later, the photographer is back at work. In recent weeks, he has opened a retrospective of his work at KK Outlet in London, and he is getting ready to go back to Afghanistan to photograph civilians also injured and affected by IEDs.
On 18 November, he will be speaking at BJP's Vision event, which takes place at the Olympia in London. Duley, in discussion with BJP's news and online editor Olivier Laurent, will talk about how and why he became a photographer, and how he plans to return to work following his incident.
For more details and to register for Vision, visit www.bjp-online.com/vision. For more information on Giles Duley, visit www.gilesduley.com.
Duley's Becoming the Story exhibition at KK Outlet runs until 26 November.
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