Category: War

  • Photojournalist Lynsey Addario Captures the Unfolding War in Ukraine | PetaPixel

    Photojournalist Lynsey Addario Captures the Unfolding War in Ukraine | PetaPixel

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    Photojournalist Lynsey Addario Captures the Unfolding War in Ukraine The situation on the ground from the perspective of a photojournalist. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2022/03/01/photojournalist-lynsey-addario-captures-the-unfolding-war-in-ukraine/ Award-winning American photojournalist Lynsey Addario has been on assignment in Ukraine for the New York Times documenting the war as it unfolds, from the tragic loss of human life and homes to…

  • The Afghan War: A Photographer’s Journal Since 2001 – The New York Times

    The Afghan War: A Photographer’s Journal Since 2001 – The New York Times

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    The Afghan War: A Photographer’s Journal The Times photographer Tyler Hicks, who chronicled the 20-year war, captured American troops in battle, the deaths of civilians, schoolgirls in class and the struggles of ordinary Afghans to survive. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/07/world/asia/afghanistan-war-photos.html One of the first things the New York Times photographer Tyler Hicks witnessed after arriving in Afghanistan…

  • The Enemy Is Us | Conscientious Photography Magazine

    The Enemy Is Us | Conscientious Photography Magazine

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    The Enemy Is Us via Conscientious Photography Magazine: https://cphmag.com/enemy-is-us/ The photographers who go out to photograph wars know that the actual experience of being in a war zone cannot be communicated with pictures. The people who look at photographs of war now know very well that war photography also doesn’t do much for or to…

  • Photos From America’s Longest War – The New York Times

    Photos From America’s Longest War – The New York Times

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    Photos From America’s Longest War A visual chronicle of the Afghanistan conflict. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/article/afghanistan-war-photos-pictures.html Here, in chronological order, are images showing the long arc of the war, as seen through the eyes of New York Times photographers.

  • Stephen Dupont on documenting Afghanistan’s “Forever War” | 1854 Photography

    Stephen Dupont on documenting Afghanistan’s “Forever War” | 1854 Photography

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    Stephen Dupont on documenting Afghanistan’s “Forever War” | 1854 Photography Reading Time: 4 minutes Dupont has spent decades reporting from Afghanistan. Here, he discusses his work, from photographing legendary commander Ahmad Shah Massoud, to reflecting on what the future might hold via 1854 Photography: https://www.1854.photography/2021/06/industry-insights-stephen-dupont/ Dupont has spent decades reporting from Afghanistan. Here, he discusses…

  • Photojournalist Shares His Experience of Documenting the War on ISIS | PetaPixel

    Photojournalist Shares His Experience of Documenting the War on ISIS | PetaPixel

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    Photojournalist Shares His Experience of Documenting the War on ISIS Felipe Dana, an award-winning photojournalist, recounts his experiences photographing the realities of the War on ISIS. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2021/05/03/photojournalist-shares-his-experience-of-documenting-the-war-on-isis/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+petapixel+%28PetaPixel%29 In a six-minute video with Vice, news photographer Felipe Dana recounts his experiences of documenting the War on ISIS and shows photos that illustrate the complex…

  • The photographer risking it all to capture Kashmir’s conflict

    The photographer risking it all to capture Kashmir’s conflict

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    The photographer risking it all to capture Kashmir’s conflict For the past 10 years, Syed Shahriyar has photographed gun battles across the Indian subcontinent and the funerals of militants and policemen. Despite the danger, he’s determined to document life there for future generations. via Huck Magazine: https://www.huckmag.com/art-and-culture/the-photographer-risking-it-all-to-capture-kashmirs-conflict/ For the past 10 years, Syed Shahriyar has…

  • Industry Insights: Ron Haviv on the changing landscape of conflict photography | 1854 Photography

    Industry Insights: Ron Haviv on the changing landscape of conflict photography | 1854 Photography

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    Industry Insights: Ron Haviv on the changing landscape of conflict photography | 1854 Photography Reading Time: 5 minutes From cutting through the oversaturated image market to combating fake news, the renowned conflict photographer and Emmy-nominated filmmaker discusses how the role – and risks – of photojournalism continue to shift in the digital ag via 1854…

  • ‘You Are Not A Soldier’: Watch Clip Of Hot Docs Film About André Liohn – Deadline

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    ‘You Are Not A Soldier’: Watch Clip Of Hot Docs Film About War Photographer André Liohn EXCLUSIVE: Brazilian production and distribution outfit Elo Company has unveiled a first look at their new documentary feature You Are Not A Soldier, which will have its world premiere at Hot Docs … via Deadline: https://deadline.com/video/you-are-not-a-soldier-watch-clip-of-hot-docs-film-about-war-photographer-andre-liohn/ Brazilian production and…

  • Don McCullin – Photographs by Don McCullin | Exhibition review by Mark Durden | LensCulture

    Don McCullin – Photographs by Don McCullin | Exhibition review by Mark Durden | LensCulture

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    Don McCullin – Photographs by Don McCullin | Exhibition review by Mark Durden | LensCulture From his pictures of wars and famines from around the world to his social documentary work in Britain, this retrospective draws together work from all aspects of this British photographer’s remarkable career via LensCulture: https://www.lensculture.com/articles/don-mccullin-don-mccullin From his pictures of wars…

  • Blind – Peter van Agtmael Chronicles the Frontlines of War in the 21st Century

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    Peter van Agtmael Chronicles the Frontlines of War in the 21st Century Magnum Photos member Peter van Agtmael shares his journey as a conflict photographer, and the importance of adopting an open, questioning approach to photojournalism. Link: https://www.blind-magazine.com/en/stories/1272/Peter-Van-Agtmael-Chronicles-The-Frontlines-Of-War-In-The-21st-Century While at Yale, van Agtmael also developed a more critical approach to the mythos of America he…

  • The Twenty Years War | Conscientious Photography Magazine

    The Twenty Years War | Conscientious Photography Magazine

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    The Twenty Years War via Conscientious Photography Magazine: https://cphmag.com/the-twenty-years-war/ Peter van Agtmael has been documenting the Twenty Year War since its very beginning. I first spoke with him in 2007 and then again ten years later. He has published a number of books, all of them essential records of a country too embroiled in its…

  • We’re Just Sayin: Fifty Years On…

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    Fifty Years On…   I stumble a bit, me, the former Math major, when I try and do the ‘math.’   Last fall was fifty years:   I arrived in Vietnam in October 1… Link: http://werejustsayin.blogspot.com/2021/02/fifty-years-on.html When I told John I was heading to Vietnam, he said to me… “do a story for me – …

  • Blind – When War Reporters Document Peace

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    When War Reporters Document Peace The VII Foundation presents a new book by photographer Gary Knight. Imagine: Reflections on Peace (also published in French as Imagine: Penser la paix), created in collaboration with several photo reporters and journalists, is a collection of 200 images accompanied by reflections on the imperfect construction of peace.

  • A searing elegy on war in Iraq and Afghanistan

    A searing elegy on war in Iraq and Afghanistan

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    A searing elegy on war in Iraq and Afghanistan From 2003 to 2008, Ben Brody worked as a combat photographer in Iraq, capturing the immense brutality that defined the war. via Huck Magazine: https://www.huckmag.com/art-and-culture/a-searing-elegy-on-war-in-iraq-and-afghanistan/ From 2003 to 2008, Ben Brody worked as a combat photographer in Iraq, capturing both the immense brutality and unseen, candid…

  • Guerrero at war: chronicling southern Mexico’s forgotten conflict – photo essay | World news | The Guardian

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    Guerrero at war: chronicling southern Mexico’s forgotten conflict – photo essay Alfredo Bosco came to Guerrero on assignment to document southern Mexican villages emptied out by conflict. Over repeated visits he documents the region’s story via the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/16/guerrero-at-war-chronicling-southern-mexico-forgotten-conflict-photo-essay Alfredo Bosco came to Guerrero on assignment to document southern Mexican villages emptied out by conflict.…

  • Photos: The 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War – The Atlantic

    Photos: The 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War – The Atlantic

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    Photos: The 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War After six weeks of armed conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia, a peace agreement, a handover of disputed territories, and mourning via The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2020/11/photos-2020-nagorno-karabakh-war/617123/ One week ago, on November 10, a Russian-brokered ceasefire agreement was signed by the president of Azerbaijan and the prime minister of Armenia, ending six weeks of…

  • The Life and Times of War Reporter Robert Fisk

    The Life and Times of War Reporter Robert Fisk

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    The Life and Times of War Reporter Robert Fisk If you want a great primer on Fisk, who recently passed away, look to the documentary This is Not a Movie. via Hyperallergic: https://hyperallergic.com/599459/robert-fisk-documentary/ If you want a great primer on Fisk, who recently passed away, look to the documentary This is Not a Movie.

  • ‘War was my life.’ Gary Knight on a career spent in conflict | British GQ

    ‘War was my life.’ Gary Knight on a career spent in conflict | British GQ

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    ‘War was my life.’ Photographer Gary Knight on a career spent at the heart of conflict Gary Knight has documented conflicts in Iraq, Yugoslavia, Cambodia, Northern Ireland and farther afield. The photographer looks back on a career characterised in equal parts by violence and hope. via British GQ: https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/gary-knight-imagine-reflections-on-peace Gary Knight has documented conflicts in…

  • Thana Faroq: “I documented women displaced by the war. Now I’m one of them” – British Journal of Photography

    Thana Faroq: “I documented women displaced by the war. Now I’m one of them” – British Journal of Photography

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    Thana Faroq: “I documented women displaced by the war. Now I’m one of them” Faroq left her native Yemen a year after the war broke out in 2015, and never returned. The experience recast her practice, and she began to turn the camera on herself via British Journal of Photography: https://www.bjp-online.com/2020/09/thana-faroq-i-used-to-document-the-lives-of-women-displaced-by-the-war-and-now-im-one-of-them/ Faroq left her native…