This story was originally published on November 1, 2019.

For years, photojournalist Eros Hoagland documented conflict zones around the world, from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to the drug wars in Mexico.

But over time, he grew weary of what he was witnessing, and skeptical of conflict photography's worth.

Hoagland tells Out in the Open host Piya Chattopadhyay about the political and deeply personal reasons why he decided to quit shooting conflict altogether.

This story appears in the Out in the Open episode "Bearing Witness".