From Johannesburg. Today, we met with Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist, Greg Marinovich.

Last year, after our first trip to South Africa, I started reading the book The Bang Bang Club. It is an account of the South African township violence between 1990 and 1994. A group of young conflict photographers captured this unrest with their cameras; and, Greg Marinovich was one of them.

When I was reading The Bang Bang Club, what struck me most was the idea that so many people I had met and worked with had lived through this outrageously violent time. I kept wondering how they managed to survive.

Before watching the videos, I think it is helpful to have a basic understanding of some of the political groups Greg mentions: the ANC, PAC, AZAPO, and IFP. These groups were struggling against the white-minority government and apartheid rule.

This was the first time that our team had been invited into someone's home. This came with a new set of challenges! For example, while I set up the cameras, Greg's dog was more than happy to help inspect our equipment bags and cases. However, Greg's invitation to interview him in his home means that we get to share his experience and stories with you in a very unique way.

After Ilana and Greg completed their discussion, Greg showed us some of his photos. There was a combination of conflict images and beautiful every-day moments captured on film. I'm sure that flipping through these photos was particularly exciting for our new photographer, Marc Morris. Marc, a native South African, is an aspiring photojournalist and Greg is one of his personal heroes.

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