Photographer Kael Alford, who moved to Oak Cliff a year ago after her husband began teaching at the University of North Texas, has spent a significant part of the last decade in highly charged areas of the world, including eight years in Bulgaria, Serbia and Kosovo, and a long, recent stint in the Middle East. Her work photographing the war in Iraq is part of a traveling exhibition, Unembedded, that has shown throughout the United States. To view an audio slideshow of Alford's work, visit here. Jenni Stolarski spoke to Alford about her work and her experience in a war zone.