Qamar Hashim is in third grade at school, and top of his class. His favourite subject is art, and he wants to be an actor when he grows up. So far, so normal. But this eight-year-old boy, born just a few months after American forces captured the city of Baghdad in 2003, has recently been certified the youngest professional photojournalist in Iraq, an accolade he prints on his own business cards. Last year he won gold in a photography competition open to all ages. He is an official member of the Iraqi Union of Journalists. He edits his own photography page in one of the leading Baghdadi newspapers.