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Reporting Without a Parachute: Reflections from a ‘Post-War Correspondent’
September 24, 2013
Following the series, Marc produced a short video to share his reflections on post-war correspondence.
You can also view a Storify summary of the series below:
Undertaken with financial support of the Government of Canada provided through the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD).
Additional information
Marc Ellison left the safety of his cubicle after a 10-year career in IT to chase his dream of becoming a photojournalist. To prove it wasn’t a foolhardy exercise, he’s worked in Central African Republic, northern Uganda and South Sudan over the last two years.
Marc’s most recent project, funded by an International Development Research Centre award, examined the reintegration of female former child soldiers in Uganda (www.dwogpaco.com). In 2013, he received an award from the Canadian Association of Journalists for a subsequent series he wrote for The Toronto Star about the challenges these women continue to face.
Marc has since produced work for: The Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail, 60 Minutes, CBC, iPolitics, VICE magazine, The Tyee, MTV Canada, Canadian Geographic, IDRC, Radio Miraya and The New Nation (both South Sudan), Mega FM (Gulu, Uganda) and OpenFile.
He recently won best photo in the “Africa” category in the World Bank Picture Inequality competition, and his work is currently being displayed in an outdoor PhotoSensitive project in Toronto.
In October 2013, he will be travelling to post-conflict Mali to assist in a reality-radio project with Farm Radio International.
You can follow Marc on Twitter @marceellison and see his work at www.marcellison.com.
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