After researching Dickey Chapelle, some people may conclude that her first words were 'war photography.' Her images frequented the pages of National Geographic and many other respected publications. Her status as one of the leading female war correspondents remained strong throughout her life and for many years following her death. The thing that she loved the most, photographing war, eventually ended her life.

Biography excerpt below from Kirkus Reviews

Always an outspoken eccentric, with a voice like a "marine drill sergeant," Chapelle was a tiny woman known for her signature uniform--fatigues, an Australian bush hat, dramatic Harlequin glasses, and pearl earrings--and her refusal to kowtow to authority. Ostroff chronicles her life with easy, workmanlike skill, drawing on interviews with those who knew her and on her extensive correspondence, articles, and reporter's notes. And while the author does not attempt to examine Chapelle's life so much as straightforwardly report it, she does provide moments of analysis and insight. A solid if not profound biography of a remarkable woman whose life story has been sorely neglected.
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