Images of War: The Legacy of Photographer Anja Niedringhaus

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Paying tribute to photojournalist Anja Niedringhaus, killed in Afghanistan in 2014, this DW film revisits her images and the conflicts she covered. It uses her work to reflect on the courage that frontline witness demands and the dangers that attend it. The result doubles as portrait and meditation, honoring one career while considering the wider risks facing those who document war.

Images of War pays tribute to Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Anja Niedringhaus, who spent her career documenting conflict until she was killed in Afghanistan in 2014. The DW film revisits her photographs and the wars she covered, examining the courage it took to bear witness on the front line. It reflects on the risks facing journalists and the power of a single image to record history. Moving and respectful, it honours a life given to showing the world the truth of war. Free to watch in HD on Dr Documentary.

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