--- title: Covering Conflict in the Central African Republic: Photos description: Photographer William Daniels has published a book of his work in the African country. 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A man making fuel from waste wood discarded by a timber factory in Mambelé, Central African Republic.William Daniels—Panos Pictures by [Olivier Laurent](https://time.com/author/olivier-laurent/) ## Olivier Laurent Jun 6, 2017 4:17 PM UTC Over the course of the last three years, French photographer William Daniels made 10 trips to the Central African Republic to report on the country’s rapid descent into civil war and its very slow and still fragile recovery. His photographs were published, [including](http://time.com/4203034/central-african-republic-william-daniels/) [in](http://time.com/3808991/crisis-in-central-african-republic/) [TIME](http://time.com/4282646/central-african-republic-william-daniels-2/), and exhibited internationally. Now, they are the subject of a new book, _RCA_, that takes a different approach — one that’s more reflective, “more subtle, more personal,” says Daniels. He spoke to TIME about his process. **When I look at the work you’ve done in the Central African Republic that was published in magazines, it was about chaos and violence. Yet, your book is different. It seems to be about a country that’s trying to understand itself in the mist of that violence. Was that purposeful?** The majority of the images that were published, I made them as a photojournalist covering a hyper-violent conflict. I have to admit that it’s a very photographic subject and that it was relatively easy to get access to this violence — it happened in front of our eyes, at least during the crisis’ first months. When I started working on this book, I didn’t see any point in publishing these pictures again. Plus, from the end of 2014, I went back to CAR with grants from Getty Images and from the World Press Photo’s Tim Hetherington prize, so I wasn’t on editorial commissions. As a result, I didn’t want to chronicle an unfolding crisis but, instead, focus on creating a portrait of this country, explore its context, but also the causes and consequences of this crisis. So the second part of my work in CAR, which constitutes the majority of this book, is not made up of news images. Instead, they are quieter images – and more personal as well. One of the benefits with working with grants is that it gives you time to reflect and to make images that are more subtle, more personal. You can work on the feelings of a place, of an event. **How did you approach the making of this book?** I didn’t want to approach this book as yet another book designed like a magazine portfolio. I wanted it to stand on its own, which is not always easy with such images. So, I decided to work with a young designer named Charlotte Guy who has worked on creative and literature projects before. Together, we exchanged a lot and spent more than six months reflecting on the images, their order, the dummy. Purposely, there’s little text in the book. I made the choice to offer little of the information I collected over my ten trips to the country. I wanted the images to speak for themselves. This book is not the result of a journalistic investigation. This work is intemporal, which is why the images are not dated. These photos could have been shot in the 1990s or early 2000s, as the foundations of the current crisis form part of the country’s identity. These photos could also be about a future crisis as, unfortunately, I believe will come. **You’ve spent several years in this country. Is this book the end of your work there?** Yes. For me, it’s the opportunity to turn a leaf, at least for now, on CAR. I’m sure I’ll go back, because I have a deep affection for this country, but this will be in five or ten years. Right now, since I’ve spent so much energy on this work, I’m not sure I would be able to make any new interesting images. [**_William Daniels_**](http://www.panos.co.uk/stories/1-5-1113-1582-WDA/William-Daniels/) _is a photographer represented by Panos Pictures._ Follow him on [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/williamodaniels/). **_Olivier Laurent_** _is the editor of TIME LightBox. Follow him on_ [_Twitter_](http://twitter.com/olivierclaurent) _and_ [_Instagram_](http://instagram.com/olivierclaurent) _@olivierclaurent_  Minutes after a storm in Zawara village, Central African Republic. William Daniels—Panos Pictures  A young fisherman on the Ubangui River, a few kilometers upstream of Bangui, Central African Republic. William Daniels—Panos Pictures  Men walking on a sandbank in the Ubangui river, which forms the border between Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo. William Daniels—Panos Pictures  A fisherman dressed for Sunday Mass walks in the Ubangui River in the early morning, Central African Republic. William Daniels—Panos Pictures  A man making fuel from waste wood discarded by a timber factory in Mambelé, Central African Republic. William Daniels—Panos Pictures  Workers in the wood industry, Mambelé, Central African Republic. William Daniels—Panos Pictures  A muslim man in his home, which has been looted by anti-balaka militia in Bangui, Central African Republic. William Daniels—Panos Pictures  Ndélé high school, Central African Republic. William Daniels—Panos Pictures  Ndassima gold mine, where several hundreds miners are employed in dangerous conditions. The site is under the control of the rebel chief Ali Daras, who rakes off a large proportion of its takings, Central African Republic. William Daniels—Panos Pictures  Ndassima gold mine, where several hundreds miners are employed in dangerous conditions, Central African Republic. William Daniels—Panos Pictures  Ndassima gold mine, Central African Republic. William Daniels—Panos Pictures  The abandoned palace of President Jean-Bedel Bokassa, who named himself emperor in 1977. William Daniels—Panos Pictures  Sugarcane cutters working for the company Sucrerie centrafricaine (SUCAF) in Ngakobo, Central African Republic. William Daniels—Panos Pictures  A man looks through the window of the plane of presidential candidate Karim Meckassoua. He complains that he has not been paid for his work during a political meeting in the town of Carnot, Central African Republic. 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