Name: When a reporter becomes the story
Uploaded: 2012-07-29T14:55:00Z
Duration: 11 min 41 s
Description: Giles Duley gave up a life of glamour and celebrity as a fashion photographer to travel the world and document the stories of the forgotten and marginalized. While on assignment in Afghanistan he stepped on a landmine, a horrific event that left him a triple amputee. In this moving talk Duley tells us stories of lives lost and found -- including his.

Giles Duley gave up a life of glamour and celebrity as a fashion photographer to travel the world and document the stories of the forgotten and marginalized. While on assignment in Afghanistan he stepped on a landmine, a horrific event that left him a triple amputee. In this moving talk Duley tells us stories of lives lost and found -- including his.

When a reporter becomes the story

Stories connect people across divides and push the world to notice those left behind. After losing three limbs to a landmine in Afghanistan, a photographer chose to document the struggles and resilience of the marginalized. He showed how one photo helped an autistic friend finally get care, and how sharing the lives of refugees and street kids became a way to spark change. His own injury became another story, proving that even profound loss can become a tool for empathy and action.