Before the war, in the former Yugoslavia, Jovo Krndija made a living as a truck driver.  But the war changed all that.  While serving on the front lines he was seriously injured and later discharged.      

Before meeting Jovo, I had wrongly assumed I'd be meeting a handicapped, depressed and isolated individual. Indeed, his injury was to be the original focus of my story. 

However, as the day wore on, the more I realized the injury was somehow irrelevant. Yes, it affected his life. Of course it did. But, it did not define who he was as a person, and a great person he was too. 

These images are part of an essay depicting a day in the life of Jovo.