Award-winning photographer Rafal Gerszak spent a year embedded with the American military in Afghanistan, where he used his camera to document everyday life in the war-torn country. While there, he developed a deep affection for the land and its people, and he later returned on his own. Despite the dangers around him, he continued taking photos, exposing the plight of that besieged country. Framed by journal entries that relate his experiences on two levels as a foreigner looking for a deeper connection to a country that has stirred him, and as a journalist looking for another side to the story Beyond Bullets addresses the volatile situation in Afghanistan with sensitivity and profound insight. Through Gerszak's lens, readers can see the shattered aftermath of military attacks and dismal hospitals and refugee camps, but they can also experience the vibrant activity of life in the markets, at home and on the Muslim day of rest. Featuring more than 40 of Gerszak's photographs and at once harrowing and heartrending, Beyond Bullets is as illuminating as it is riveting.

 

This book was recognised in the Nonfiction category by the Middle East Book Award. It was recognised in the Nonfiction - YA category by the Indiefab Award.

This book has been graded for interest at 9-11 years.

There are 128 pages in this book. This book was published 2011 by Annick Press Ltd .

Dawn Hunter is an editor and the author of several books for young people, including "Adventures on the Ancient Silk Road," winner of the Norma Fleck Award for non-fiction. She lives in Toronto.