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Mar 2023
30m 4s

From the Frontlines to the Shorelines

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
About this episode
National Geographic photographer David Guttenfelder is no stranger to dangerous situations. After graduating from college, he left his life in rural Iowa to cover the 1994 Rwandan genocide, an experience that kicked off a decades-long career of reporting on war, conflict, and major news events all around the world. But when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down tr ... Show More
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