I don’t make pretty pictures. My goal has always been to craft images and tell stories that make people react. That make them stop and take notice of a moment that has some real social significance. I work hard to tell these stories in a way that evoke a deep emotional reaction and, ultimately, response. For more than 20 years I have gotten to know some amazing people on just about every continent. I’ve introduced millions of readers to those people and done so in a way that is honest and open. The stories I’ve told through my lens have helped shape policy, they have helped improve impoverished neighborhoods, they have framed war in a way that I hope makes us all realize the futility, they have given us reason to hope that the future is brighter and that the human spirit can overcome tremendous darkness. I write, I research, I tell stories visually.