A Photographer’s Chronicle of the War in Iraq

Australian photographer Ashley Gilbertson documented for The New York Times the US invasion of Iraq, capturing the lightning fast overthrow of Saddam’s regime and then the slow lapse into civil war. His new book, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot: A Photographer’s Chronicle of the Iraq War, collects some of his best work. Combined, the printed photographs offer what he calls a visual “testament to what war actually is.” They let you see how decisions made by the Pentagon have real human costs on the ground in Iraq; or, put a little differently, the photos illustrate in stark detail “what foreign policy looks like from the ground up.” Below, you can watch a video that features an intelligent interview with Gilbertson and offers a good glimpse into his photographic work. Definitely give it some of your time.

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