Michael Christopher Brown on war, trauma and bearing witness

Photographer Michael Christopher Brown's work has taken him all over the world, from conflict zones in the middle east to post-Castro Cuba. Often shooting with just a smartphone, Brown's work is characterized by an intimacy and immediacy that in some cases, makes it difficult viewing. Getting close to the action has its risks, as he found out in 2011 in Libya, where he was seriously injured in an attack that killed fellow photographers Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros. Michael's 'Native Americ...