“João Silva, 44, a South African photographer on contract with The New York Times, stepped on a mine while accompanying American soldiers patrolling an area near the town of Arghandab in southern Afghanistan on October 23rd, 2010. Despite immediate help from medics, both his legs were lost below the knees.” Friends of his set up a website (which is the source of the quote) where you can either donate money or buy one of his prints, to support Silva’s recovery efforts.