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Jordan: Women Refugees Turn to Prostitution for Survival – A Photojournalist’s Tale
“The hardest thing about prostitution is giving myself,” she said. “It’s like a monster eating meat — all of them,” said Rana, an Iraqi refugee in Jordan who survives by sex.
Rohingya images sweep White House News Photographers Association honors
Thank you to the judges of the White House News Photographers Association for this immense honor. I’ve never been awarded an entire category in any competition, and I’m deeply moved.
War Teaches Lessons about Fear and Courage
Working as a photojournalist, I’ve been through war zones several times in the past five years. I was there at the height of the war in Afghanistan, during the fall of Konduz when the last Taliban stronghold in northern Afghanistan was destroyed.
Baghdad Hospital in the Midst of War
Returning to Iraq, Cheryl Diaz Meyer reflects on the chaos she encountered at a Baghdad hospital. Amid the disarray, she found that life goes on.
Saddam Hussein’s Spider Hole
Recounting her experience covering the capture of Saddam Hussein, Cheryl Diaz Meyer takes you to the “spider hole” where the deposed Iraqi president was hiding.
Life amid Lawlessness
Amid the rubble, Dr. Suaad Abdulla rose from the bombarded remains of her home to defend it from looters and to protect her family.
On the Road to Baghdad
The infantryman, not yet a man, had to make a man’s decision. Had he not, I may not be alive today.
2000 Marines and Marilyn Monroe
Cheryl Diaz Meyer is welcomed as an embedded journalist with the Second Tank Battalion.
Reentering Civilization
Afghanistan war photographer recounts her challenges of returning to civilization from a conflict zone after September 11, 2001.
The Fall of Konduz
Cheryl Diaz Meyer addresses the challenges faced as a female photojournalist working in Afghanistan during the Afghanistan War after September 11, 2001.