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Witness
an interview with Susan Meiselas
by Kate Bernhardt
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 If you've ever met a war correspondent, you know they can run to type: thrill-seekers drawn to the world's hotspots because they crave excitement, danger, and intrigue. They fascinate you with stories about the dangerous places they've been, the important historical figures they've interviewed, the close calls they've had. But when you think back on it, their stories are mostly about themselves. Not so with Susan Meiselas.  She's a Magnum photographer who has won awards for her courage as well as for the genius of her art in her coverage of war and its aftermath in Nicaragua, El Salvador, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Bolivia, and Iraq. Her most recent project, a photo history of Kurdistan, is an attempt to both create and preserve a vital archive for a people whose country has been erased from world maps. She is dedicated to putting the subjects of her images at the center of their own stories, and in being there to make sure that the world has a witness-even if it means she must put herself in the line of fire, observing and recording up close so that the rest of us won't be able to turn away.
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Meet Susan Meiselas: award-winning photojournalist and witness to a world in distress.
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Susan Meiselas
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