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How stepping on an IED changed Giles Duley's life

WARNING: This article contains graphic descriptions of injury, violence and war

When photojournalist Giles Duley became a triple amputee while embedded with a unit in Afghanistan in 2011, his life changed - for the better.

“I stepped on an IED and was thrown in the air. I didn’t lose consciousness. It was absolute silence… but I remember a big white heat and looking up at the sky where I could see parts of me in the tree above.”

As the medivac helicopter whisked him away, he had a flash forward...

To read more or to listen to Nicky Campbell's fascinating interview with Giles Duley on his 'Different' podcast, click here.