Ed Ou, a 25 years old Canadian photojournalist working for Reportage by Getty Images, has been bouncing around the Middle East, the former Soviet Union, Africa and the Americas since 2006.

He recently travelled to Iraq for the first time to document the work of the ICRC and people trying to move on in a country deeply scarred by war.

In Ways That Life Goes On, Ed speaks about his experiences in Basra, Baghdad and northern Iraq and his role as a journalist looking for universal emotions that compel us to feel, think and act.

Ways That Life Goes On from Intercross on Vimeo.