“Working at the scene of the action, I have adopted Robert Capa's saying: 'If your photographs aren't good enough, you're not close enough.' But in retrospect I add a corollary: if you're too close to events, you lose perspective.”
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Micha Bar-Am
Micha Bar-Am, born in 1930, is an accomplished journalist from Israel. His career spanned various fields, including journalism, photography, and writing. Bar-Am is renowned for his profound insights into the Middle East and his extensive reporting experience. more
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