Female photographers on deadliest front lines
Sprinting for her life as the Taliban sprayed bullets at her in open ground, Alison Baskerville had to rely on the covering fire of British soldiers to ensure she didn't die in Afghanistan.
Caught in an ambush, she was forced to dive for cover, only pausing when coalition air support arrived to scare the enemy away.
But Baskerville is not a soldier. She is one of a growing number of female photographers putting themselves on the front line of conflicts across the world, to capture at times what their male counterparts can't.
‘From the streets of Paris to the outposts of Iraq, women are now fighting along side men and now photographing alongside them also,' the 41-year-old respected war photographer and former sergeant in the RAF told MailOnline.
‘Times are changing, and some of the women I have seen in this industry are brave and confident. They put themselves in danger and challenge the stereotype of women and war.’
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