For the past 3 years, Michael Yon has become best known for his web-based photojournalism and in particular for his frontline dispatches from Iraq and Afghanistan, which are published at: www.michaelyon-online.com Although he had no formal training for experience with either photography or journalism careers, Michael's work chronicling the conflicts that have dominated the news quickly gained attention, earning him both prestigious industry awards and popular acclaim.

Michael Yon is a fascinating person whose life experiences are as wide ranging as his imagination and list of talents. A natural storyteller, Yon communicates with ease and charm whether on camera or in print. One of the youngest soldiers ever to pass the grueling Green Beret selection process, Yon's biography includes so many accomplishments, in such diverse areas, that "amazing" seems inadequate to the task of describing this man. Whether starting successful businesses behind the Iron Curtain, or tracking cannibals in Indian jungles, or traversing the Anna Purna Circuit in search of the perfect sunset--these are just a few of Yon's way stops on a lifetime journey that continues today with no sign of ending any time soon. "I intend to be the first blogger in space," Yon says, revealing a life long passionate interest first ignited in a childhood spent watching the Apollo launches from his backyard in Florida