Margaret Moth will not be...

[February]

...down at the pub tonight, having a pint and smoking a cuban cigar.

Margaret Moth, CNN Photojournalist...

I had never heard of this woman before today but I wish I had. She totally inspires me.

When I grow up I want to be just like her.

A bit from the article (though the video Fearless is really worth watching- it's linked to this page)

Given her jet-black hair, thick black eyeliner, black clothes and combat boots (which she often slept in while on assignment), people didn't always know what to think upon meeting her. She was quirky, the sort who excused herself from a social gathering by saying she had to wash her socks. And she was fearless, the kind of woman who not only kept the camera rolling while under fire, but zoomed in on a soldier who was shooting at her.

She survived getting shot in the face in Sarajevo in 1992 and then went back to work there and in other war zones. She said she couldn't blame the sniper who had shot her because after all she was the one who stepped into the middle of their war. She respected her life but she was willing to risk it to show the world the stories of war.

What a fabulous, incredible, magnificent broad (and I say that as one of the very best compliments I can give.)

As someone who struggles with health issues, I find her inspiring beyond words for all she went through and truly lived- not just existed- through.

I'll be putting her picture up where I can see it every day.

RIP, Gipsy Moth. Thank you for living out loud.

~bru

[Saint March]

Hi everyone, if you haven't watched this video yet, trust me, it is worth your time. This woman was the very definition of fearless. They simply don't build 'em like her.

What a great person.