In order to be able to go to the front independently of 'tours' organized expressly for foreign journalists, one had to agree not to send any photos abroad...As for me, I wanted to break down censorship and barriers, to show really what the battlefields looked like before they had been tidied up for official pictures.
In order to visit the front without being part of a specially organized tour for foreign journalists, one had to agree not to send photos abroad. This was my goal in challenging censorship and removing obstacles to show the unvarnished reality of war zones.