When following your dream means getting into harm's way
A demonstrator stands among smoke during the Israeli-Gaza protests in 2018 (Photo: Samar Abu Elouf)
I've got a confession to make. I would have loved to be a war photographer. Even after the father of a friend of mine, ABC correspondent, Pablo Magaz, was killed, I would have loved it. I just didn't know how to do it. So this story really speaks to me.
It’s been more than 10 years since Abu Elouf became a photojournalist, defying traditional gender roles and blazing new trails for women. Since then, she’s captivated the world and set hears on fire with portraits of death, displacement and despair –as well as moments of joy and resilience.
“I’m not just a person with a camera, I’m a human being. As I’m taking these pictures, I know what I’m seeing isn’t normal” she says. “Being a journalist in Gaza feels like you’re dying on the inside over and over again.”
Abu Elouf was 26 years old and a mother of three when she decided she wanted to be more than an obedient wife and dedicated homemaker.
“I had to make a choice, and I chose my dream”
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