From peacekeeping in Timor-Leste to PTSD in Afghanistan: The beauty and terror of being an official war artist

A double-hulled catamaran cuts a path through the rough waters of the Timor Sea.

Forging towards the tiny country of Timor-Leste or East Timor, it carries a clutch of peacekeeping army personnel from a mix of 22 different countries. A soldier vomits over the edge of the vessel, his first…