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The Thought Show: More Horses than Tanks?

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14/09/2017 GMT

More Horses than Tanks?

BBC World Service - The Thought Show, More Horses than Tanks?

More horses than tanks, the fake war photographer and why do we ask ‘What do you do’?

Is the UK the only country with more horses than tanks in its army? And what does the number of tanks say about a country’s capacity to fight?  

On the face of it, Eduardo Martins had an inspiring story as a young, conscientious photographer working in conflict zones.  His images were used on a number of reputable news sites, and his Instagram following reached into the tens of thousands.  But a BBC Brasil investigation has revealed Martins to be a fake identity.  Martins – whoever he really is – took another man's self-portraits and passed them off as his own, and stole the work of a real war photographer.

When we meet someone and ask them what do you do – what are we really hoping to find out about that person? David Baker explores how much emphasis we place on our jobs as part of our identity.

(image: Members of the Kings Troop Royal Horse Artillery at Wellington Barracks in London. Credit: Oli Scarff/Getty images)

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