USA/FILE: Permanent exhibit of Reuters photographer Dan Eldon , killed in Mogadishu, opens in New York

Photos by Reuters photographer Dan Eldon, who was murdered in Somalia in 1993, go on permanent display at a New York City gallery. Nearly 15 years after he was murdered in Somalia, Reuters photojournalist Dan Eldon is honored with a permanent exhibition in a New York City gallery. The collection, entitled "The Journey Is The Destination," is on display at the Candela/Decker Gallery and features many of the photos that made Eldon a respected photographer in his field. "His spirit is so in these walls and in these images that it almost gives me goosebumps when I walk in. We have blow-ups of journal pages, we have photographs that he worked on when he was a young man, and then images that are really from the time when he was a photojournalist with Reuters," said Dan's mother, Kathy Eldon. Eldon died in Mogadishu in 1993 in an outburst of rage against foreigners after U.N. forces, led by U.S. helicopters, attacked warlord Mohamed Farah Aideed's command center in the Somali capital. Eldon, along with three other journalists, were beaten, shot or stabbed to death. Eldon's work that he left behind has acquired an avid fan base, including celebrities like Madonna, Oprah Winfrey, and Julia Roberts, according to the gallery. Kathy Eldon said that it was her son's undiscriminating eye that gave his photos a unique perspective. "He didn't see black or white or beige; he'd just see people. So when he became a photojournalist, he was seeing people in the same way that he had when he was little. So he could relate to people on a very different level. He was also incredibly young when he was a photojournalist, so they related to him differently as well." The photos and artwork on display were created as limited edition prints and are for sale by the gallery, with prices averaging around $2000 (US dollars).

ITN Source | October 29, 2007

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