War Training Camp Photographer Pulls Down a MacArthur Genius Grant

War Training Camp Photographer Pulls Down a MacArthur Genius Grant

An-My Lê says she still remembers seeing her parents lay sand bags around the walls of her bedroom in Vietnam during the 1960s to protect against mortar blasts from the surrounding war.

via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/rawfile/2012/10/an-my-le/

For the last 15 year Lê has used her camera and her experience to dig into the complexities of an issue that’s often seen in very stark terms. She’s become well known for the unique way she addresses the scale of war and for her focus on military landscapes.