Luke Somers: photographer of conscience

The year 2014 showcased cruelty unhindered, unmasked !!

Killing choreographed for maximum brutality !!

Those who tried to show the conflict were 

the photographers of conscience,

they too were blown like Anja,

lost mental balance as Jason,

and now one more as Somers.

Mr. Somers, 33, was killed during an attempt to rescue him in southern Yemen. He had been missing since September 2013, when he was taken from a street in Sana, the Yemeni capital.

Born in England and raised in the United States, Mr. Somers went to Yemen to teach English, but ended up covering a wave of protests against the government in 2011. He photographed major events in Yemen for the likes of Al Jazeera, the BBC and The New York Times, but he also wanted to capture the concerns of regular people, friends said.

Photo from Luke Somers’ 
Facebook page

Before moving overseas, Mr. Somers attended Beloit College in Wisconsin. He graduated in 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in creative writing. 

A girl, her face bare in a sea of veiled women protesting against the government, looks at the camera and flashes a peace sign with her fingers. Jubilant crowds celebrate the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to a Yemeni woman for her pro-democracy work. A small boy from the Houthi minority walks alongside his father, an AK-47 rifle slung over a tiny shoulder.

The images, published online by Al Jazeera on Saturday, capture moments of turmoil in Yemen as the Arab Spring swept the region, but also the people who were of particular interest to a young American photojournalist, Luke Somers.

thankfully acknowledge:
story credit: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/07/us/luke-somers-remembered-as-journalist-dedicated-to-yemens-story.html?smid=nytcore-iphone-share&smprod=nytcore-iphone

picture credit: http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/inpictures/2014/12/pictures-luke-somer-work-al-jaz-201412610410897469.html

for news update: http://abcnews.go.com/International/american-hostage-luke-somers-killed-us-rescue-attempt/story?id=27397528