Louie Palu - Jess Duran

      Louie Palu was born in Canada the son of two Irish immigrants, His mother worked in the assembly line sewing clothing and His father was a stonemason who worked in construction although, they were very poor. Palu's parents were alive during WWII , he was so inspired by war that it became the basis of his life. Palu does not believe photography is a career but more of a belief system. The images Palu would capture were shown internationally and he was an award winning documentary photographer. As Louie Palu Said, " I believe in ethically produced, straight forward, raw, unflinching images."   - http://louiepalu.photoshelter.com/about/

      Louie Palu Was so fascinated by war in a beautiful way. He felt he had to uncover and expose these harsh realities that are an everyday part of life. His images were disturbing but you can't look away because it gives you so much to feel. He covered war in Afghanistan
For 5 years. He experienced very real things such as losing friends in the same squad as him.
While he was in Afghanistan , he liked to take portraits of people's faces. Different soldiers with different facial expressions but in a way they all connect and share a feeling of human decency.

    Palu Believed That it was his role in the world to monitor and owe and document Social political issues, human rights, poverty, and conflict. He did it so well he won an award for best documentary photographer featuring his very famous photographic documentary . He captured a lot of murders and the struggles of living during a war.

   Palus most recent work is mostly covering the Mexico Drug War. About 50,000 People dead in just 6 years and Palu Covered a lot of it. His work was mostly along the border in Cuidad Juarez, Mexico. He covered Drug related bloody crisis. He also journeyed into the Key Cartel territory and government controlled areas. One photograph in specific were he takes a picture of cameras to remember his fallen comrades and fellow photojournalists who have devoted and given their life's to expose the truth about the world.

   All In All, Louie Palu Is An inspiration amongst other professional photographers around the world capturing the truth through intense, dramatic ,and disturbing photographs . His work is shown throughout the world not to mention a museum of his own. He continuous to devote his life to photography and continues to document the harsh challenges people living in poverty and government corruption.


- http://louiepalu.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/Mira-Mexico/G00000HwIP1Korg8/I0000B0pnuHqxusA

-  http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2012/05/mexicos-drug-war-50-000-dead-in-6-years/100299/

- http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louie_Palu