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Paul Harris
Scotland
Bosnia to Sri Lanka, vast experience as war and
foreign correspondent and photographer
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Biography/Resume:
Paul Harris has worked as a journalist and photographer in more than 20 war zones of the world over the last ten years. He wrote about and photographed the wars in Croatia and Bosnia for a wide range of newspapers and magazines; made the first BBC documentary on the Bosnian war, and has covered conflict in Albania, Algeria, Sri Lanka and Sudan for Sky News. He is the author of 32 books on a wide range of subjects: his most successful being 'Cry Bosnia', which has been reprinted five times.
Subjects:

  • Life as a war and foreign correspondent

  • Worldwide threat of terrorism

  • Specific conflicts: Sri Lanka & Tamil Tiger rebels, Algeria, Caucasus, Sudan, Eritrea, Somalia, NE India, Uganda & kidnapping of schoolchildren, Albania, Bosnia including Sarajevo under siege, Croatia.

Popular Presentation Titles:

All illustrated

  • Travelling Safely in a Dangerous World [instructional]

  • Destination and Travel Photography [instructional]

  • Surviving as a War Correspondent [anecdotal]

Speaking Experience:
Paul Harris has been a speaker aboard the Queen Elizabeth 2, the Royal Viking Sun and Vistafjord. A speaker to the British Army and NATO forces, he also has extensive experience as an After-dinner speaker.