Profotos Staff Evaluation:

Dutch photojournalist, Eddy van Wessel, has traveled into some of the most turbulent areas of the world during the past decade. Chechnya, Bosnia, Kosovo, Northern Iraq, and others are on Eddy's list of places visited. These are not areas where one would go on a holiday. "Then why go to these areas," you ask? To report, reveal and document the horrors and realities of war. Eddy has seen first-hand the realities of some of the most gruesome horrors of the late 20th Century's battles.

Several of Eddy's images look like they are right out of Armageddon. Our staff had a difficult time believing that a few of the images from Chechnya were real. The image which struck us the most from this area, is the street-scene with three figures crossing to the left of the street. This image looks like something we could see after a nuclear holocaust. Nothing is left of the city but dilapidated buildings and dirt. An absolutely incredible image!

We hope that you will get as much out of the images in Eddy's portfolio as we have. Eddy has been the recepient of the Euro Press Award, and the Dutch Photographer of the Year Award, for his incredible images in photojournalism. In the Profotos portfolio following this article, you will encounter the true horrors of modern-day war. Beware, Eddy's portfolio is not for the faint of heart!