TEDxObserver - Giles Duley - Becoming the Story

Giles Duley
Photographer

Giles was a photographer who, some years ago, tired of celebrity photoshoots and the attendant egos and tantrums that often accompanied them, he flung his camera on the photoshoot bed and it bounced out the window into the streets of Soho. At that point he decided to change course and dedicated himself to using his camera to "tell unheard stories of those caught in conflict and economic hardship around the world". His work took him to Sudan, Angola, Ukraine and Bangladesh among other places. Early last year, on assignment in Afghanistan, Giles stepped on a landmine. Though he became the story, the real story is his photographs.

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[Philip Parker]

An amazing story, and amazing humble man. Thankyou :)

[ardlair13]

Very inspiring. Thanks!

[Ak McKeever]

3 taliban members must of came and given those thumbs downs

[SupremeParkitects]

wanted to tell a story and walks the rest of his life in the shoes of a man from the story he was telling. strong man.

[cristiano modanese]

"So I did a self-portrait, because I wanted to show everybody what a bomb does to somebody, but also to show that loosing your limbs doesn't end your life, that you can have what people see is disability, but not been disabled. That you can be able to do anything, if you put your mind to it, and your belief in it." - "Everyone of us is going through are own terrible experience. But if we share those, and we talk about stories, we can inspire each other to get through our own bad experiences."

[kwokonedancecompany]

whauw Thank you Giles, your story went straight to my heart. Thank you for making a difference in the world. Wishing you lots of more success in your journey.

[naidwonutube]

Thanks for sharing! :)

[Jharaiz]

Simply wonderful. It made me cry and I'm a man ;) Thanks a lot for this!

[inagod]

saw a great piece on him on MSNBC.I can relate to what he said about being disabled,,everybody is always telling you what you can't do.I can do what ever I please to do. thank you.He should take up motorcycle riding,bike riding,etc.Something about the air blowing in your face,feeling the road.But I wish him well,in where ever life's journey takes him.

[theworldwider]

Such a moving talk. These are the kind of people I admire - those who believe in the value of keeping stories. Great job!

[BRANDOOOOOOM]

so good