For nearly 25 years, my profession of reporter has allowed me to cover, for long periods of time, women on their rise to power ... Benazir Bhutto, Corazon “Cory” Aquino, Winnie Mandela, Indira Gandhi ... as well as the anonymous fighters of Mespotamia, Afghan refugees driving their exodus caravans, or Rwandan mothers hunting for their lost children...
...Beyond borders, cultural diversity, and wars, my images do not record only the sadness of mutilated lives. They also try to show the smile behind the tears, the beauty behind the tragedy, the grace above the battle.