Photos Lie, But For Whom?

I used to pay closer attention to events in the Middle East, having majored in the region in college. But then, happenings just kept getting more complicated, and solutions even further off. Maybe that's why I so appreciate those with the courage and persistence to report on the day-to-day mess over there.

One photojournalist who did just that, and who analyzed her own responses with intelligence and compassion, was Carol Spencer Mitchell. Danger Pay: Memoir of a Photojournalist in the...