All images COPYRIGHT: Don McCullin/Contact Press Images

Words are great. But words are complex. Abstract even. They come loaded with connotations. They confuse, even distort situations, and do not always lend themselves to objectivity. A photograph, on the other hand, literally gives you the truest picture possible. Going by that argument, it can be said that Don McCullin is one of the greatest truth-tellers of the 20th century.

He is a man who has experienced life through the lens of the camera. Once, in Vietnam, he was even saved by his camera, when a bullet meant for him was stopped by his Nikon. Having observed so much of man’s brutality against his fellow man, McCullin obviously has a wealth of experience and stories. But, in this intimate interview with Catch’s photo editor Kaushik Ramasawamy, we go beyond his images, to get to know the man behind the camera

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