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    The Shattered Lens: A War Photographer's True Story of Captivity and Survival in Syria
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    The Shattered Lens: A War Photographer's True Story of Captivity and Survival in Syria

    Written by Jonathan Alpeyrie, Bonnie Timmermann and Stash Luczkiw

    Narrated by Qarie Marshall

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    Capturing history was Jonathan Alpeyrie's job, but he never expected to become a news story himself. For a decade, the French American photojournalist weaved in and out of over a dozen conflict zones. But, during his third assignment to Syria, Alpeyrie was betrayed by his fixer and handed over to a band of Syrian rebels. For eighty one days, he was bound, blindfolded, and beaten. Over the course of his captivity, Alpeyrie kept his spirits up and strived to see, without his camera lenses, the humanity in his captors. The Shattered Lens is his firsthand account: the account of a photojournalist who has always answered the next adrenaline pumping assignment but, during his headline making kidnapping, was left to consider the value and risks of his career, to ponder the violent conflicts he had seen, and to put the historical events over which he had no control into perspective.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDreamscape Media Audio
    Release dateOct 17, 2017
    ISBN9781520083612
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    Jonathan Alpeyrie

    Jonathan Alpeyrie was born in Paris but moved to the United States when he was fourteen years old. His photography career stretches over a decade, and has brought him to more than thirty-five countries, covering fourteen conflict zones, from the Middle East and North Africa to Ukraine and Central Asia. His work has been featured widely, from the New York Times to Time to the BBC. He is a staff photographer for Polaris Images and also has been working as a fashion photographer with Elle and various local designers.  He is currently in Ukraine photographing the 2022 Russian invasion. He lives in New York City.  

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    • 3/5
      meh. Captivating story. Narration not so great. I read the first 'book' and perused the rest of it. Guy talks about his sex life frequently