Peter van Agtmael Discusses Why He Photographed the Iraq War

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A Photographer’s Unfiltered Account of the Iraq War

In a new oral history of the Iraq war, Peter van Agtmael discusses what attracted him to photographing the American-led invasion — his roots, ambitions, experiences and reflections.

via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/15/an-unfiltered-account-of-photographing-the-iraq-war/

“Photojournalists on War,” an oral history of the Iraq war by those who documented it from the front lines, was published this month by the University of Texas Press. The book consists of interviews conducted by Michael Kamber, who covered the war for eight years for The New York Times and is a co-founder of the Bronx Documentary Center.