Though Sean Flynn briefly pursued an acting career like his famous father, he realized that wartime photojournalism was his real passion — and tragically, it would also be his undoing.

Flynn was a dashing figure, swashbuckling from adventure to adventure across the globe. His mischievous eyes saw something the rest of the world couldn’t, and he was able to communicate entire stories with them. Stories of pain, loss, human connection, and daring thrills. It may seem obvious that the Flynn in question is Errol, the action hero of Golden Age Hollywood — but, in fact, this legacy belongs to his son, Sean Flynn.

Though he began his life in his glamorous parents’ shadows, Sean Flynn eventually came into his own as a photojournalist. His specialty: war zones, especially in Southeast Asia duri

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