Photojournalist Chloe Sharrock: ‘By choosing to cover a story we are already taking sides’
09 July 2023 |
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She's documented war and conflict – and its devastating aftermath – in Ukraine, Syria, Iraq and Gaza, and shone a spotlight on women's struggles in India and Egypt, with her images appearing in the likes of Le Monde, Libération, The Washington Post, Newsweek and Stern Magazine. She's back in France for the Rencontres d'Arles photography festival. Our Perspective guest is award-winning photojournalist Chloe Sharrock, who works for the MYOP photo agency.
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