What happens when a small town Welsh girl travels the world and takes a photo that gets published in National Geographic? For Claire Thomas, it launched a career in global conflict and humanitarian photojournalism.
In this episode, Claire takes us behind the images — into her life photographing trauma centers during the battle for Mosul, documenting the lives of the wives and mothers of ISIS fighters, and spending years embedded in the Middle East, covering war, migration, and survival with deep empathy.
We also talk about her love of horses, how she finds balance in such intense photojournalistic work, what it's like to shoot from horseback across the Mongolian steppe, or the moment she realized a single photo could help save a child’s life.
This episode is raw, inspiring, honest — and yes, between the heavy topics, we also shared a few good laughs.
🎧 Tune in for a conversation that will challenge, move, and remind you what photography can truly do.
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📸 See more of Claire’s work:
https://www.clairethomasphotography.com/
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