Patrick Baz - The War Photographer (Ep.405)

The Beirut Banyan

Episode 405: The War Photographer A journey into memories of growing up along Beirut's demarcation line during the Lebanese civil war, a professional pursuit of conflict photography across the region and the difficult journey of mental health awareness and personal recovery. With Patrick Baz - award-winning photojournalist and photographer, and author of Don't Take My Picture: Iraqis Don't Cry. With special thanks to Beirut Center of Photography - taped live at Aaliya's Books. The podcast is only made possible through listener and viewer donations. Please help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan Subscribe to our YouTube channel and your preferred audio platform. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @thebeirutbanyan And check out our website: www.beirutbanyan.com Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 4:35 Demarcation line 9:17 Inspiration 15:24 Carnage 19:32 Airport playground 24:19 Manual experience 31:46 Adrenaline 40:01 Palestinian photojournalism 44:12 Bosnia 53:12 Palestine Hotel 1:05:19 Libya 1:15:50 Social media 1:20:27 Motaz Azaiza 1:23:52 “Christians of Lebanon” 1:31:03 Q&A