Carol Guzy

Carol Guzy with her disabled Katrina dog Trixie. Soon afterwards, she passed away.

Photo by Linda Anthony.

Photo of Carol Guzy by Jeanie Adams-Smith.

Photo of Carol Guzy by Andrea Pritchard.

Photojournalist Carol Guzy working as a contract photographer for ZUMA Press stands amid the ruins of the Old City in Mosul, Iraq in July, 2017 at a base camp at the front line in the fierce battle with ISIS for liberation of Mosul. She covered a Trauma Stabilization Point near the front line focusing on coverage of civilians wounded and displaced by the conflict.

Photo by Lauren Rooney.

Carol Guzy with her disabled Katrina dog Trixie. Soon afterwards, she passed away.

Photo by Linda Anthony.

July 4, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A soldier's bloody boots are taken off as Global Response Management team provides emergency medical care for both soldiers and refugees. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins arriving at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City.

"FAITHFULLY WAITING"  
“Amidst all this human suffering and loss, of course, is the tragedy of the animals left behind.”—Jessica Higgins, Volunteer. A dog sits in quiet dignity amid unspeakable tragedy.

Katrina’s rampage through Louisiana and Mississippi left in its wake countless lives shattered, thriving communities reduced to ghost towns and precious mementos scattered amid the debris. The tragedy’s most silent of victims were the animals. Thousands of them abandoned when archaic policy forbade residents to evacuate with their pets.

Memuna Mansaray McShane and Carol Guzy, Washington Post staff photographer, take a portrait at Memuna's new home in DC. The family recently asked Guzy to become godmother for Memuna after she documented the experiences of the group of amputees from Sierra Leone upon their arrival in America.

"SPIRIT"
WOUNDED MESSENGERS
Memuna Mansaray McShane Sierra Leone Amputee has her portrait taken at her home in DC. She was four years old when she arrived in US. She lost her arm when rebels in Sierra Leone shot through her, killing her grandmother as they fled an attack at a mosque during a conflict where many civilians had limbs amputated by rebels as a form of intimidation and control of blood diamonds. She was adopted by the McShane family in DC and has grown up to be an enchanting young woman with many talents in art, soccer etc. 

Haiti Light.

Princess, therapy dog of Jenny Desmond, caregiver for orphaned baby chimpanzees which are victims of the bushmeat and exotic pet trade stay at sanctuary LCR (Liberian Chimpanzee Rescue), a project of Humane Society of the United States in Liberia West Africa on March 8, 2016. They require constant care as any baby but especially to recover from the trauma they experienced.

Orphaned baby chimpanzees, victims of the bushmeat and exotic pet trade are cared for by LCR (Liberian Chimpanzee Rescue), a project of Humane Society of the United States in Liberia West Africa on March 6, 2016. The mothers are killed and babies sold as pets which is illegal in Liberia. As they grow, people realize it is impossible to care for the wild animals that are not meant to live as pets. The babies spend the day at "school" in the compound with Liberian caregivers and sleep in bed at night with Jenny and James Desmond. They require constant care as any baby but especially to recover from the trauma they experienced. The project is run by the Desmonds.

HURRICANE MARIA, SIX MONTHS LATER...
Despair & Determination in Playa El Negro. 

Irma Torres Rodriguez, 75 years old, walks in the darkness of her home with a lantern on February 25, 2018 in the Playa El Negro sector of Yabucoa, Puerto Rico where Hurricane Maria made landfall. Power is still out almost six months after the storm and residents are doing repairs. “Sometimes I get depressed, I can’t sleep,” she says. She silently prays every night as she goes to bed but is embarrassed, as she does not know how to speak the proper prayers.

HURRICANE MARIA, SIX MONTHS LATER...
Despair & Determination in Playa El Negro

Tragic grace, the bloody hands of an injured boy lie on a stretcher in West Mosul, Iraq on July 6, 2017. Global Response Management team members provide emergency care. Civilians, many wounded and weak, arrive at a medical Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City as they flee the fierce battle with ISIS amid ruins of the city.

July 4, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A soldier's bloody boots are taken off as Global Response Management team provides emergency medical care for both soldiers and refugees. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins arriving at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City.