Silva

[Bill Pierce]

http://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/23/thinking-of-joao-silva-in-afghanistan/

 

[robklurfield]

sad news. he's done great work. wishing him a speedy recovery. war isn't worth the price that anyone ever pays.

 

[Bill Pierce]

I think this is important. Michael Kamber is an exceptional photographer working in the same arena as Joao Silva.

http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/26/joao-silva-acting-despite-fear/

 

[robklurfield]

see today's NY Times for an article written by the reporter, Carlotta Gall, who was with Joao at the time of the mine explosion.

from the times' blog:
http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/29/its-the-photographer/

from the 11/30/10 edition of the paper:
http://www.nytimes.com/glogin?URI=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/30/world/asia/30silva.html&OQ=_rQ3D1Q26refQ3Dtodayspaper&OP=949728eQ2FCQ7ClQ5BC%28!THy!!EeCeM.MC..CKMCQ7C!yQ5D%28CJHzJCKMHzQ5DAJOjEhQ5D

Professional that he is, Silva managed to snap three more frames after he was injured. Apparently, he's still at Walter Reed.

 

[SimonSawSunlight]

thanks JSU

 

[Chuck Albertson]

Some good news---Joao is up and starting to walk again:

http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/08/joao-silvas-first-steps-to-recovery/

 

[migtex]

Some good news---Joao is up and starting to walk again:

http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/08/joao-silvas-first-steps-to-recovery/

Thank you for the heads up Chuck.
A Role Model to everyone and they are 000's like him out there that we don't know about.
João will come back on the same spot again to take pictures. I know he will.