As a photojournalist for the Associated Press John Gaps has covered dozens wars in all the worst hell-holes the world has on offer and maintained both his sanity and sensitivity, in no small part because of his poetic ability with his camera and his words.

About the Author
John Gaps III has been a staff photographer for the Associated Press covering assignments in Somolia, Haiti, Kosovo, the Gulf War, Los Angeles, Isreal, Lebanon, Latin America and the Iowa Girls High School Softball Tournament.