Many are the journalists who dream about reporting on the world’s deadliest scenes of strife. Few are the ones who
actually do it. Even fewer are those who do it well. Camille Lepage, a young photographer from France who was
educated in the U.K. but whose work took her far from Europe, was among the latter.
Last fall, Lepage ventured into the Central Africa Republic, where a coup staged by mainly Muslim rebels had
crumpled the state and prompted largely Christian militias to retaliate with fury. She spent her time photographing the fighters
and also those most affected by the turmoil, while learning all she could about its roots. William Daniels, a photographer
who worked with her here, recalls that locals respected her commitment and professionalism. “She was very active,
very patient, very passionate about this work,” he says. “Very brave.”