WOW Writer: Leah B

Leah dreams of becoming a photographer some day.  Through the inspiration of other combat photojournalists, she has written this interesting piece, "On the Job of a Photojournalist."  She has been influenced by the ordinary people who risk their lives to have others relive the horrors of life. 

What was the last book that you read?
The last books I finished were The Princess Bride by William Goldman and The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood.

If you were writing a book about your life, what would the title be?
My book would be titled Anglophile meets Retrophile.

What other hobbies do you have?
Photography and piano are my other pastimes.

On the Job of a Photojourrnalist

by Leah Barnhart

  The adrenaline of being a combat photojournalist is constant.  You will always feel the presence of the fear of being killed.  When you are a combat photojournalist you are documenting world history, recording images and stories that will last forever, and changing many lives in the world.  You travel and meet new and exciting people on the job.  They will impact your life forever.  As you meet and see new people and visit exotic places you will always be haunted by what you see and hear.  You are documenting a side of the war that is horrific that no other will face.  Those memories will be embedded inside you forever.  You may also encounter diseases and people that wish you no good.  You must cross enemy lines, find the stories that hide beneath the canvas of lies, where no one else dares to go.  Being a combat photojournalist will haunt you forever.  You will meet the greatest and most horrific people you will ever meet.  Yet, you will never regret it for one moment.