people in the philippines working to add vitamin a to the daily staple, rice. he shot a story and packed up his camera gear into hard covered cases called pel cap cases with the intention of taking a break to visit the beach before finally heading home to washington, d.c. he had no idea his life was about to change forever. i had all the gear in pelican cases. one of the heaviest ones, 60 some odd pounds. i was trying to bungee it and it just kind of toppled over the top of the car. was up high and i was down low trying to connect the bungee cords and it hit my forearm. it hurt. i knew i hurt myself, but it was a bruise, you know? it was a bruise and i wanted to go to the beach. and i was like, well, this will be okay. i wasn t leaving for a couple of days. the bruise hurt but miles thought, it s just a bruise. after all, it wasn t a dramatic incident like a car crash or a