As a conflict journalist, I was aware of the dangers – but nothing prepares you for the mental trauma I arrived in Mogadishu as a conflict photojournalist in 2008. Years of civil war had left the Somali capital in tatters. As rival factions continued to fight for power, hundreds of thousands ha...
Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/jun/12/experience-i-was-held-hostage-for-a-year)