I owe a lot to the handsome fellow in the center, not to mention the fact that I adore him to pieces. As you can probably tell by the expression, the crouching and the bulletproof vest, Chris Hondros - photojournalist extraordinaire - often places himself in insanely volatile positions in order to make your newspapers/sources a much better and much more realistic experience. And yeah, sometimes he photographs bees and it's equally as cool. His work is as beautifully real, as, well, he is.

When I go for lengths of time without having a good heart-to-heart with this man, I get sad.

Then I steal photos from his Facebook profile.

And post blogs about him.



Photo: Chris and two colleagues during a battle in Liberia.