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The Journey is the Destination: The Journals of Dan Eldon (Hardcover)

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Dan Eldon, who was only 22 when he was chased down and killed by an angry mob in Somalia, was one of the youngest photographic stringers in Africa. But his journalistic work, which had appeared in Time and Newsweek, showed only a small part of his talent. Eldon excelled as an artist in his collages, which combined his photographs of Africa with paint, pastiche, pop culture images, advertising, and official documents. The Journey Is the Destination collects pages from the 17 scrapbooks that held his art. Chronicling his work from age 14 through his death at 22, this volume is startling not only in the intensity and thoughtfulness of the pages, but also in the fact that someone so young could have this kind of artistic depth and insight.


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Photojournalists who risk their lives while on assignment in dangerous circumstances are often unsung heroes. In 1993, Dan Eldon was a 22-year-old Reuters photographer covering the severe famine and strife in Somalia when he was brutally murdered by an enraged mob. In a painful tribute to her son, freelance journalist Kathy Eldon has assembled and prefaced a somewhat offbeat, scrapbook-type publication containing collages, sketches, photographs, and written ruminations culled from her son's 17 journals. Born in England and raised in Kenya, Eldon comes through as an exuberant, passionate, handsome youth who was troubled by the world's violence and deprivations. He appears to have possessed a fearless spirit, and women were attracted to him. With Eldon prominently featured in an upcoming Turner-produced TV documentary on journalists at risk and with an exhibition of his work opening in New York, this book could attract a wider-than-expected audience and is recommended for general collections.?Joan Levin, MLS, Chicago
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Chronicle Books; First edition. edition (August 1, 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0811815862
  • ISBN-13: 978-0811815864
  • Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (52 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #40,283 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely life-altering, May 1, 2003
By Ciara (Milwaukee, WI United States) - See all my reviews
This is the most beautiful book I have ever read, and it hardly contains any words that weren't torn from a magazine or cut from a food container. I absolutely recommend it for anyone who is touched by lives led for adventure, for journalists and photojournalists alike, for diary-keepers and journalers, for artists and photographers and collagists and secret writers of poetry... Anyone who has a speck of compassion in them and an eye for color and beauty will treasure this. What a life lived!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Truly Profound , February 25, 2005
By kcbooks (Tampa) - See all my reviews
I bought this book upon it's release in 1997. I can remember allowing the contents of this memoir to captivate me for hours on end. I lent my copy to a friend shortly thereafter and subsequently forgot about it. I recently ordered a replacement and I must say, this book is even more compelling than I ever remembered. Dan Eldon was a profound visionary, an articulate statesman and a devoted caretaker. As a Reuters photo-journalist, he traveled the world and served as a dipomatic embassador to many, yet his life was taken prematurely in a stoning riot in Somalia. He experienced more in his brief 21 years than most of us will over an entire lifetime. A MUST HAVE.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Dan Eldon is a Lantern, February 20, 2002
By Rita King (Cooperstown, New York) - See all my reviews
This book will put you in a trance and change your life. It reinforces what is real and important, and pulses with the brilliant existence of Dan Eldon, who lived to his maximum potential, passionately, fearlessly free.

We all have the ability to minimize our flaws and enhance our strengths. Dan reminds us of this. We have the ability to see beyond the ordinary to glimpse the majestic miracle of being alive. This book is filled with the dreams and reflections of a true romantic hero, a war correspondent willing to put his own life on the line to deliver the truth. It is a book of light and shadow, and rather than telling people what to think, Dan offered his own perspective.

This is a book for people of all ages because it removes the linearity from time, from age and development, and proves that the length of a life, in this case, twenty-two years, is a cross section of eternity. My perspectives on life and death have changed because the images in this book are so powerful.

You will find something new every time you open this book, if you look. You will be amazed, and grateful that Dan took the time to record so much. You might get the fever to start doing this on your own. This book spans the gamut of human emotion, and there is something in it for everyone.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Enlightening
This book will open your eyes and change your life. Dan Eldon is my hero, he walked his own path and fell doing what he loved.
Published 12 months ago by Charles W. Woods

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing, Inspiring, & Beautiful
This book is absolutely amazing. My mother got this book for me when I was about 17 and just really starting to bud out and become an artist. Read more
Published 19 months ago by A. Kindred

5.0 out of 5 stars An amazing visual record of a brief, spectacular life
This is a dense, rich book of images and words left by Dan Eldon, one of those brilliant, outsized people who burn through life like a flare and are gone. Read more
Published on September 1, 2007 by Dennis Tafoya

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome read, beautiful art
Eldon's story of the war-torn Somolia is as much an artwork as it is an engaging story. This "book" is a reproduction of photojournalist Dan Eldon's journal from his... Read more
Published on March 23, 2004 by Alan Dodaro

5.0 out of 5 stars giving inspiration
After seeing this book in a Borders store, I decided to buy it. I couldn't put it down, page after page offers so much of the author, yet offered so much to the reader. Read more
Published on December 2, 2003 by Ian Krawcykowski

5.0 out of 5 stars a visual diary
knowing how dan was killed in somalia and that he left such a visual journal was enough to want to look at this book. it a a tremendous body of work saved by the photographer. Read more
Published on July 6, 2003 by William D. Tompkins

5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous Book
I found this book in the special collection section of the library at VCU, and was very intrigued. It is a wonderful reproduction of a most interesting journal. Read more
Published on February 25, 2003 by Rebecca Thomas Snyder

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Book
I purchased this book four years ago and I love it. The creativity in Dan Eldon's journals is amazing and inspiring. The pages of the journals are filled life and color. Read more
Published on December 15, 2002 by John William Davis

5.0 out of 5 stars A captivating and important work of art.
The Journey is the Destination presents a very unique and enlightening perspective of the world. The pages of this book are alive with photographs, color, and text woven together... Read more
Published on July 8, 2002 by Brian C Shaffer

5.0 out of 5 stars Book Review
The Journey is the Destination: the Journals of Dan Eldon is a fabulous work. After my art teacher showed me this book, I went out and got it for myself. Read more
Published on January 13, 2002 by Kate Mason

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