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David Broyles
Longtime readers of texas monthly might think David Broyles’s last name sounds familiar. That’s because his father, Bill, was the founding editor of this magazine, and his mother, Sybil, worked as its design director. And there’s no doubt that their talent rubbed off on David. While a student at the University of Texas at Austin, he wrote a play that was optioned by Fountainbridge Films (Dad, you may recall, has written screenplays such as Apollo 13). “I’ve always wanted to be a writer,” David says, “but the ideal life for me is a physical one punctuated by creative pauses.” So it makes sense that he would write about his experiences in the military (“No Direction Home,”). And who knows what stories are next? He’s in the middle of a trip that has him surfing in Australia and learning martial arts in Brazil.
Mimi Swartz
“When senior editor Pam Colloff offered me a story about a high school near Fort Hood because she was going on her honeymoon, I was deeply grateful,” says executive editor Mimi Swartz. “It was just the kind of piece I’ve longed to do.” Swartz, who has a teenage son of her own, is drawn to the lives of kids that age, particularly those who face the pressures of having parents fighting overseas (“Heartbreak High,”). “The kids at Shoemaker were among the most wonderful I’ve ever met. They were poised, thoughtful, helpful, and of course, bearing pains and strains with incredible grace. They made me much more aware of the sacrifices their families are making for the rest of us.”
Thomas Dworzak
What was the most surprising thing about Thomas Dworzak’s assignment to photograph Texas soldier Jonathan Moss in Iraq? “The Americanness of his life,” he says. “Being on those bases is like being in America.” Dworzak was a natural choice for this project: The 33-year-old Bavarian native had been to Iraq before, in June 2005, and has worked in war zones since he was a high school student. To capture the candid images of Captain Moss and his unit (“Tomorrowland,”), Dworzak spent about three and a half days with the soldiers—getting up with them, eating breakfast in the mess hall, venturing into the local villages, and seeing them in all situations. “The soldiers were very friendly,” he says. “I think their morale ranges from absolutely desperate to very upbeat with a sense of a mission.”
David Broyles
Longtime readers of texas monthly might think David Broyles’s last name sounds familiar. That’s because his father, Bill, was the founding editor of this magazine, and his mother, Sybil, worked as its design director. And there’s no doubt that their talent rubbed off on David. While a student at the University of Texas at Austin, he wrote a play that was optioned by Fountainbridge Films (Dad, you may recall, has written screenplays such as Apollo 13). “I’ve always wanted to be a writer,” David says, “but the ideal life for me is a physical one punctuated by creative pauses.” So it makes sense that he would write about his experiences in the military (“No Direction Home,”). And who knows what stories are next? He’s in the middle of a trip that has him surfing in Australia and learning martial arts in Brazil.
Mimi Swartz
“When senior editor Pam Colloff offered me a story about a high school near Fort Hood because she was going on her honeymoon, I was deeply grateful,” says executive editor Mimi Swartz. “It was just the kind of piece I’ve longed to do.” Swartz, who has a teenage son of her own, is drawn to the lives of kids that age, particularly those who face the pressures of having parents fighting overseas (“Heartbreak High,”). “The kids at Shoemaker were among the most wonderful I’ve ever met. They were poised, thoughtful, helpful, and of course, bearing pains and strains with incredible grace. They made me much more aware of the sacrifices their families are making for the rest of us.”
Thomas Dworzak
What was the most surprising thing about Thomas Dworzak’s assignment to photograph Texas soldier Jonathan Moss in Iraq? “The Americanness of his life,” he says. “Being on those bases is like being in America.” Dworzak was a natural choice for this project: The 33-year-old Bavarian native had been to Iraq before, in June 2005, and has worked in war zones since he was a high school student. To capture the candid images of Captain Moss and his unit (“Tomorrowland,”), Dworzak spent about three and a half days with the soldiers—getting up with them, eating breakfast in the mess hall, venturing into the local villages, and seeing them in all situations. “The soldiers were very friendly,” he says. “I think their morale ranges from absolutely desperate to very upbeat with a sense of a mission.”
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