CHRISTINA ASSI - Behind the Camera (Ep.400)

The Beirut Banyan

A conversation with Christina Assi - photojournalist and photo editor at AFP. Taped live at Aaliya's Books. Made special with the audience that joined. Covering Christina's lifelong passion for photojournalism, an initial false comfort of wartime coverage along the Lebanese-Israeli border, surviving the October 13 Israeli attack that took Issam Abdallah's life and left Christina with an amputated leg, coping through mental and physical scars and her physical recovery ahead. In addition to her commitment to her profession, no matter the consequence. The podcast is only made possible through listener and viewer donations. Please help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan Subscribe to our YouTube channel and your preferred audio platform. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @thebeirutbanyan And check out our website: www.beirutbanyan.com Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 5:38 Initial passion 11:06 Photography 13:37 Issam Abdallah 19:23 Persistence 22:02 October 13 24:57 What happened 37:50 Investigation & report 43:36 Mental coping 48:09 Physical recovery 53:06 Message to journalists 1:03:34 Power 1:07:11 Dylan Collins & Elie Brakhia 1:11:27 Commitment 1:14:13 “Don’t do it”