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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionsDan Eldon: The Art of Lifeby Jennifer New
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Only 22 when he lost his life on assignment in Somalia, photojournalist Dan Eldon left behind much more than the journals that became the basis for Chronicle's best-seller The Journey Is the Destination. He left a lifetime of adventures that continue to inspire. Raised in Kenya, he took numerous expeditions across Africa that helped him to understand and love the continent. Through his safaris and benevolent crusades — and with interludes of study and work in the US and London, and trips around the world — he crafted a philosophy of curiosity, creativity, adventure, and charity. Intensely visual, like the life it describes, Dan Eldon: The Art of Life is more than a biography. It is an exploration of one man's will to take in everything life has to offer; an example of a life lived for art, and art experienced as life Review:"Dan Eldon packed more creativity, questing, and exuberance into his short
life than most people could in many lifetimes. The collage notebooks he left stand
as rich documents of a rare spirit, and the story of his life is a collage, too
— of places and peoples and journeys and friendships and war and love and,
finally, a tragic end." Susan Minot, author of Evening Review:"Dan Eldon now enters the ring not only of great photographers, but also humanitarians such as Robert Capa, David Douglas Duncan, Larry Burrows, and James Nachtwey. It's Dan's brave voice in his journals that gives us back the grand notion of remembering our own innocence and why it's important." Bruce Weber Book News Annotation:Dan Eldon, the well-traveled son of an American mother and English
father, grew up in Kenya and eventually became one of the first
photojournalists to document the famine and anarchy in Somalia in the
early 1990s. He died at age 23 while working for Reuters, stoned to
death by a mob in Mogadishu reacting to a UN bombing raid. This
handsome and touching biography includes many of Eldon's photos and
collages as well as entries from his journals, excerpts from letters
to his family, and memories from his many friends. The writer, an
educational consultant based in Iowa, fell in love with Eldon's work
the first time she saw it and became determined to use the art as a
launching pad for educational materials—a project his family
embraced.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:A biography of one of the first photojournalists to document the famine and anarchy in Somalia in the early 1990s, who was stoned to death by a mob in Mogadishu in 1993. About the AuthorJennifer New escaped big-city life a few years ago to return to her hometown of Iowa City, where she runs an educational consulting business with her husband. She writes non-fiction for local and national publications. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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