Afghanistan https://journals.worldnomads.com/cathjam/ Wed, 8 Apr 2026 15:12:37 GMT World Nomads Adventures A desire to tell other people’s stories has been my North Star for most of my adult life. This aim has led me into all sorts of interesting jobs and places – mostly things I never dreamed of doing until they actually happened, such as going to Afghanistan. However, despite my intention to master photography as a tool to tell those stories and taking it more seriously in the last three years, I have only managed to maintain it as a hobby. The pictures I have taken have only been shared with family and friends. Nevertheless, capturing an evocative picture remains one of the most satisfying experiences I know. When it comes to telling stories with powerful images, who does it better than National Geographic? When I was younger, I could not afford to buy the magazine but I would collect those others were discarding just to gaze at the pictures. I’ve no doubt this has shaped my ideals on photography. But reality is always the best teacher. A 10-day mentored shoot with Jason Edwards will be grueling and awesome in equal measure. But above all, it will finally reveal if I have what it takes to realise the dream of capturing compelling images that are worthy of National Geographic. https://journals.worldnomads.com/cathjam/photos/43561/Afghanistan/My-Scholarship-entry-A-place-I-have-visited Travel Afghanistan cathjam https://journals.worldnomads.com/cathjam/photos/43561/Afghanistan/My-Scholarship-entry-A-place-I-have-visited#comments https://journals.worldnomads.com/cathjam/photos/43561/Afghanistan/My-Scholarship-entry-A-place-I-have-visited Fri, 5 Jul 2013 10:07:00 GMT 0