If you could go into a conflict area and take photographs, would you?

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Of course! That is a once in a lifetime opportunity. I would go even without the camera, but to be able to document it would be a plus. About the whole risk part – if I die, then I die. When it’s my time to go, I’ll go and be happy that I did all I got to do in my life. That is an amazing opportunity you have, provided you’re careful and don’t go running around asking to be killed or whatnot.

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