New post added at News Channel 365 - My friend Luke Somers and the photos he took before his capture by Al-QaidaSource: pbs.org - Friday, December 05, 2014 Photojournalist Luke Somers was captured by militants in Yemen last year. The 33-year old appeared in a video released by Al-Qaida’s branch in Yemen Thursday. Photo from Luke Somers’ Facebook page On Thursday, Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula threatened to kill American photojournalist Luke Somers, according to a video released by the group. I knew Luke. Not particularly well. But during my 15 months as a fellow freelancer in Yemen, we crossed paths on perhaps a dozen or so occasions — both social and professional. Quirky, passionate and thoughtful, he also struck me as a fairly private guy. But his photography is anything but. Luke never wavered from the front lines. He spent countless hours documenting revolutionaries in Sanaa’s Change Square and snapped photos ranging from Yemen’s former president to children afflicted with malnutrition. His work provides a gripping window into a country rarely on the world’s radar. It also reveals his deep and persistent love for the country. Below are a few of my favorite of Luke’s photos. More can be found on the BBC ( here , here and here ), as well as Luke’s Corbis and Demotix pages. With President Saleh’s efforts focused on remaining in power, general security and stability rapidly deteriorated in 2011. Among the inevitable consequences for the Arab world’s poorest nation was a worsening humanitarian situation. In 2012, the UN World Food Programme said that one million Yemeni children fAll Related
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